FiiOM11S Hi-Res MP3 Music Player with Dual ES9038Q2M, Android 10 Snapdragon 660, 5.0inch, Lossless DSD/MQA, 5G WiFi/Apple Music/Tidal/Amazon Music 4.4mm 2.5mm/3.5mm/4.4mm Black

Looking back to little over a decade, we knew FiiO for high quality budget cables of any kind for portable audio, but not much anything else. After the iPod Era ended, iBasso came to the rescue for me with their DX50 / DX90 to save the day, when time came to replace my ailing iPod classic. I was very skeptical about the first FiiO DAP line when they appeared on Amazon, and opted for Onkyo's offerings instead, owning both, the DP-X1A, and the much more portable Rubato (DP-S1). The boxy little Rubato while small, it was too square for convenience, it kept falling out of my pockets and hitting the ground, one too many times. It was discontinued, so I had to look elsewhere for a replacement, and I paused at the M9 back than. The price and it's size made it very attractive, so I gave it a try. FiiO had realized they shot themselves in the foot with the M9, under $250 it was a steal, so they promptly discontinued it. Now time came to replace my Onkyo DP-X1A as well, which was used mainly for streaming. As I was looking through the list of current offerings, FiiO once again grabbed my attention with the M11S. Looking through the specs, I couldn't resist to try it for the price.Compared to the Onkyo DP-X1A, the M11S is space technology. Boots up fast, snappy to access just about anything, managing and accessing my music content is a breeze. Same goes for streaming, using mainly Tune-In. Charging the battery happens fast, the USB-3 interface is a welcome change from the old interface of the Onkyo. I never use my DAPs directly from a computer to load new content, I always remove the SD-card from the players and use adapters to manage the storage, so the speed of the USB interface on the player is irrelevant to me. I mention this, because others complained about the speed of the M11's USB interface.The audio performance is impeccable, I can't see or hear absolutely anything to complain about. I find the sound signature very similar to the DP-X1A, no surprise there, similar basic components, but the implementation by FiiO is a vastly improved version. Velvet smooth texture, very neutral; sparkling treble, well balanced bass, focused on details and resolution of the low end of the spectrum like the rest, as opposed to bloated, sloppy bass. Some reviews mention relatively narrow sound stage, I can't confirm that. I use this DAP for the most in a stationary setup, feeding its signal to a Valhalla-2 headphone amp, which is driving a pair of Sennheiser HD650 cans. So far the only complains I have that I find the gear too addictive, so buyer beware! A second micro-SD slot would have been a welcome addition, but not a deal breaker! FiiO, congrats to your team of engineers, in my book, now you dominate this segment! Coming from cheap cables, you managed to build space shuttes, Kudos!

After Apple discontinued its iPod - which I think was a stupid decision - I was hard pressed to find a new player. This is a little different from the iPod. However, what sold me was the ability to put in a sd card to store tons more music than an iPod. I had to find a different way to get my music on the machine - but after figuring it out, it really isn't that hard. Plus, I got an app that makes it sound great as well as playing my library. So this is something that if you were a former iPod user - you should look into to see if it's right for you.

I like the fact that it supports standard android, and all the apps that playstore has.I like it better that it is NOT a phone, so you don't get the stupid popups that regular andoid phones spew out.All the good, without the annoying.Reviews are not hot about the battery life (14 hours), but all said, that's not too bad.It might not compare favourably to some other MP3 players, but it's great compred to some phones.It has excellent DAC hardware, so if you're using it to feed amplifiers, you'll get great audio.

This is my first DAP and I wish I got it sooner. I use it with Amazon Music mostly and I have downloaded all of my music on the device and it works without wifi for when I'm on the road. I had this for a little over a week and I had not 1 issue with it. Paired with Fiio FH3 and Sennheiser 660S it's a perfect combination. The B&O H95S sound the same as with the phone but IEM's and ear monitors sound great. Waiting for the Focal Bathys to try them also. No regrets on this purchase. Not having any notifications interrupting your music session it's worth it to me. I'll leave my phone behind and just enjoy the music. PricelessUpdate: After a few weeks I started getting low in internal storage even though I have a 1TB SD card in it. The problem is that all apps store the cache in the internal memory and the system already uses 16gb. Sadly I have to return it. This needs 64gb internal and it would be great.