Loaner: Shanling M6 Ultra (M6 + newest AKM + updated Android)

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  1. rhythmdevils

    rhythmdevils MOT: rhythmdevils audio

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    Loaner: Shanling M6 Ultra

    Loaner courtesy of Shanling :bow:


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    This is Shanking's latest DAP and is their update to the M6 21, which had to use Saber chips due to the AKM factory burning down. It was a forced departure from Shanking's preferred voicing. This returns the M6 to their preferred (warmer, more neutral) voicing using AKM's latest chips and also uses updated Android so it won't be outdated for years and years.

    I'm creating loaner threads for the last of the loaners I got as gearmaster. But if you have any questions please contact Dan @ChaChaRealSmooth who will be organizing the list for this.

    Standard rules.
    • Open to ALL friends and contributors on case by case basis but do not be shy to ask
    • 1 week per person
    • Insure for 460$
    • FedEx UPS only
    • Impressions required in thread @crenca creates
    • Post with your location if interested
    **If you are the last person on the list send a pm to @ChaChaRealSmooth when your time is up for shipping instructions. Do not just tag me or hold onto the gear.**

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    @crenca NM
     
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  2. crenca

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    Sign me up please. Since I regularly use the pre AKM fire version of this product (M6 Pro AKM) I volunteer to write up the 1st "intro" post if the gearmaster would like.
     
  3. rhythmdevils

    rhythmdevils MOT: rhythmdevils audio

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    Yeah I already got you down for this and will be shipping it to you this week hopefully :). Thanks!
     
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    I’d be keen to check this out, please. NJ.
     
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    Me too! I can compare to my M7 with the ESS Pro chip. Maryland.
     
  6. Bina

    Bina MOT - Shanling

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    I hope you guys will enjoy it, M6 Ultra is definitely return back into our house sound.

    I will recommend to check this bit more detailed setup guide on our website: https://en.shanling.com/article-Android665Setup.html

    And I'm here on forum if you would have any questions.
     
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    I will be happy to be part of it but only post 02nd Dec due to work commitment.
    I can compare it with Shanling M3X, Ifi Gold Bar. For IEM I only have JVC FDX01
    Location - NY
     
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    Aside: I picked one of these up after getting tired of the old Android OS on the M6 Pro21 and selling it. Haven't unboxed it yet, but will probably get it set up this weekend.

    Edit: Just so everyone on the loaner is aware, Roon (both the remote app and ARC) is currently not working on the M6 Ultra. Maybe @Bina can chime in with any guesses as to when the firmware will be updated to support Roon/RAAT. It's not a deal killer for me just yet, since I mostly use Qobuz on the go, and have a goo portion of my library on a 500gb SD card. But, I've not spent much time playing with ARC, so hard to say whether I'll see it as a necessity.
     
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    Has this started making the rounds? I've spent enough time with my personal M6 Ultra that I feel confident sharing some impressions, but don't want to step on the toes of this thread by creating my own impressions thread.
     
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    Give me tonight, maybe tomorrow to start an "intro" thread - should have done it this past weekend but life...
     
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    Hoping my M6U might arrive this week. Looking forward to sharing my thoughts :)
     
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    So I've only had mine for a day. I plan to give it several days of burn in time before commenting (though I am pretty happy so far). I don't want to start the reviews thread though, so just sending a subtle reminder to @crenca about that intro.....;)
     
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    The new firmware (1.27) now supports Roon & Roon ARC. The firmware update process turned out to be really smooth-- the tech support app just does the whole thing for you.
     
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    I'll give this a whirl and report back if I run into any issues, but so far I've never had any issues updating the FW on either the M6 Pro 21 or M6U.

    Wellness check on @crenca? Haven't seen him post in about a month now - hope all is well!
     
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    Update was easy. I don't use Roon so can't comment on that. Still a quite old Android version, but that seems common to DAPs and is probably fine so long as you mostly use them as DAPs. I do see some reviewers on the interweb testing them with browsing and gaming. Because you can does not mean you should.

    Hope all is well with @crenca also. Saving up some thoughts but definitely enjoying this DAP.
     
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    Thanks for the concern guys! Lot's happening in work life per chance, but the big thing has been my father-in-law health troubles that has my wife and I helping care for him. Audio has taken a big back seat for about a month now. I did notice the update yesterday enabled Roon and I even got to download/enable it, but excuses excuses I have delayed too long and will be getting to a post soon...really....:rolleyes:
     
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    No worries, family always comes first. Good to hear you are OK and hope the same for your father-in-law as well.
     
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    Wishing you and your family the best!

    Re: Roon, I'm noticing some kind of sample rate shenanigans with Roon ARC. Everything seems to get resampled to 48kHz, but the indicator in the notification bar always says 192K. Anyone else seeing this? Maybe I have a weird setting enabled/disabled.

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  19. Bina

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    This is issue we had even on our older DAPs, it's some automatic re-sampling in the Roon app messing it up a bit. SO while our latest firmware update made the Roon at least work, this re-sampling still need fixing.
     
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    What happen with this loaner?
     
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