New Shangling looks pretty bad ass!

[dtaylo1066]

Expensive, but this thing is loaded with features. I hope they send one to Amir for review.

M30 Pro_Shenzhen Shanling Digital Techno

 

[Rednaxela]

$5k…

SHANLING M30 PRO Dual AK4497EQ DAC & Headphone Amplifier & Music Strea

shenzhenaudio.com: professional headphone, earphone, amplifier, dac, decoder, hifi player, cable supermarket. you will find good price here.

shenzhenaudio.com

 

[mhardy6647]

Wait, it's a headphone amp? $5k? How long do we expect it to last (i.e., time to failure) and how long before it's obsolete enough to be effectively useless?
What's the value add that justifies the price -- or, more to the point, the gross margin?

 

[kemmler3D]

Wait, it's a headphone amp? $5k? How long do we expect it to last (i.e., time to failure) and how long before it's obsolete enough to be effectively useless?
What's the value add that justifies the price -- or, more to the point, the gross margin?

Seems like it's a very bells-and-whistles all-in one.

It's a DAC, it's a streamer, it's got tubes, it's got a ton of I/O, it's modular, it's battery powered...

Honestly haven't seen such a broad feature set before. If you're into massive overkill then this might be your unit.

 

[mhardy6647]

It's got tubes and it's battery powered‽
All righty then.

 

[jhenderson0107]

Modular.

Shanling, I don't think that means what you think it means:

 

[Saponetto]

Dammit, it checks a lot of my boxes.
Luckily, my wallet saw it coming before my brain and started to terror-shake!
Kidding... it's a nifty thing, for sure.
I like a lot its concept and aspect is very appealing but I'm not sure about its actual place in a strange market as HiFi is.

 

[Zapper]

It's got tubes and it's battery powered‽

Korg Nutube 6P1 Dual Triode

 

[beefkabob]

Science!

 

[mhardy6647]

Yes, but still some drain to run the Korg FVD triodes.
The titular Shanling gadget sounds like a truly goofy product -- so I am sure it'll be very successful.

Science!

Marketing.

 

[beefkabob]

After looking at the features, I "feel" that this will "sound good".

 

[Trouble Maker]

It's all very high tech.

Amazon.com

 

[mhardy6647]

Has @amirm tested any components using the Korg VFD NuTube?
I did a quick search & didn't see any.
Maybe someone has one of Pete Millett's NuTube headphone amps sitting around & could add it to the queue?

NuHybrid Headphone Amp

The only Pete Millett headphone amp I have uses OldTubes.

 

[Bleib]

It's obviously high-end because of the price

 

[Axo1989]

Seems like it's a very bells-and-whistles all-in one.

It's a DAC, it's a streamer, it's got tubes, it's got a ton of I/O, it's modular, it's battery powered...

Honestly haven't seen such a broad feature set before. If you're into massive overkill then this might be your unit.

Hopefully CD and cassette modules are forthcoming …

 

[mhardy6647]

Hopefully CD and cassette modules are forthcoming …

 

[Bleib]

Hopefully CD and cassette modules are forthcoming …

Don't forget AM radio

 

[dtaylo1066]

I thought my iFi mini IDSD Black Label tried to be a Swiss army knife of portable audio. Shanling went Full Monty, which is why I would like to see how it performs. For kicks I made a preamp with the Korg NuTube. The issue is that the NuTube, a novel modern triode in a tiny package, is very prone to microphonics.

 

[sunao]

Review and Measurements of KORG NuTube HA-KIT Headphone Amp

This is a review and detailed measurements of the KORG NuTube based, NuTekt HA-KIT headphone amplifier. It is on kind loan from our friends at Gig Harbor Audio. It comes in kit form and retails for USD $249. If you are not familiar with "NuTube" is miniaturized triode vacuum tube. Here is...

audiosciencereview.com

 

[jhaider]

Expensive, but this thing is loaded with features. I hope they send one to Amir for review.

M30 Pro_Shenzhen Shanling Digital Techno

Where are the features? I didn’t see anything at a glance that looked like a useful feature: no PEQ, no loudness compensation, no crossfeed.

Only read quickly though. Maybe I missed something that could put this thing on a reasonable person’s radar?