Shanling M3X

Description

Shanling M3X

Although the Shanling MX3 has been supplanted by the M3 Ultra, it is still a fine high-definition Android Music Player from the good people at Shanling. Packed with two of the trusted ESS Sabre ES9219C DAC chips, it provides clean output and offers a smooth lag-free Android experience, with precision sound decoding. If you want to forgo a few of the latest features, save a few bucks, and get a rock solid DAP, this could be the one for you.

Premium ESS Sabre Dual DAC Chipset

Shanling M3X comes equipped with a premium dual DAC chipset designed by ESS Sabre Technologies. It features dual ES9219C 32-Bit DAC chips that deliver impressive high-resolution audio signal decoding supporting PCM, DSD, and MQA signals.

Upgraded Eight-Core Snapdragon SoC Chipset

The Shanling M3X achieves a super smooth user interface with easy multi-tasking support and promises a fast user interface with its 8-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 chipset.

Bluetooth 4.2 Connectivity

It supports high-resolution LDAC transmission for both-way transmission promising a high-resolution 24-Bit/96kHz wireless transmission rate.

Specifications

System: Open Android 7.1, with AGLO

Screen: 4.2 inch, 1280 x 768

CPU: 8-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 430

Memory: 2GB RAM + 32 GB ROM

Expendable memory: MicroSD card slot

DAC/AMP: 2x ESS Sabre ES9219C

Hi-Res Audio: Up to PCM 32/384 & DSD256

MQA Support: Full unfolding, 16X

Outputs: 3.5mm jack Single Ended & 4.4mm Balanced

Wi-Fi: 2.4G & 5G

Bluetooth transmitter: LDAC, LHDC, aptX HD, aptX, SBC

Bluetooth receiver: LDAC & SBC

USB: USB-C, with USB DAC and USB transport function

Battery: 3200 mAh

Battery life: Up to 23 hours (SE, single DAC) / 20 hours (SE, dual DAC) / 19 hours (Bal)

Dimensions: 109 x 72 x 15.9 mm

Weight: 168g

Output power: Up to 240mW @ 32Ohm (Bal)

Output impedance: < 1 Ohm