Shanling M7: High-res player on ES9038PRO

Shanling introduced its new player M7 . It features the same 5-inch Full-HD screen as the M8, but in a sleeker “Wave” design, measuring 129 x 78 x 20mm and weighing 312g. On the inside, it gets upgrades including a unibody aluminum inner casing. On the inside, it carries over improvements from the M9, including a unibody aluminum internal casing and single-board integrated acoustic design.

The M7’s audio circuitry is based on the ESS Saber ES9038PRO DAC. The flagship model of the ESS range, it’s a powerful 8-channel beast and a DAC that we started to really love last year when we included it in our top-of-the-line CD3.2 (21) CD player. All the experience of adapting it to a classic hi-fi device helped us optimize its performance for the M7.

The ES9038 PRO operates in current mode in combination with the corresponding ESS ES9311 voltage regulator, a power circuit adapted from the M9, and our own I/V conversion stage. Paired with our OP+BUF amplifier architecture, which has been further optimized for the M7, we effectively have our best portable measurement player to date.

Specifications:

• Display – 5-inch 1920 * 1080
• Operating system – Open Android 10
• Processor – Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
• Memory – Ram 6GB, ROM 128GB + one Micro SD card slot
• Hi-Res support – 32/768 & DSD512 & MQA 16X
• Bluetooth – Bluetooth 5.0, two-way, LDAC, LHDC, aptX HD, aptX, SBC support
• Wi-Fi – 2.4G/5G, DLNA support, Airplay
• DAC – ESS ES9038PRO
• Amplifier – ADA4896-2 + MUSES8920 + OPA2211 + BUF634
• Output power – single-ended 400 mW@32Ohm // 900 mW@32Ohm balanced
• Output – 3.5mm single-ended and 4.4mm balanced
• Output impedance – Less than 1 ohm
• Battery – 7000 mAh, supports 18 W fast charging
• Battery life – up to 10 hours in single-sided mode and 8.5 hours in balanced mode
• Dimensions – 129 x 78 x 20 mm
• Weight – 312 g

Price: $1250