MECHEN M30 - Hi-Fi Lossless MP3 Player With Nice Specs for under $100
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ส.ค. 2022
- This may be a re-housed clone of the NINTAUS X10, but that just means it has solid bones to build off of. I'm very impressed with the M30 from Mechen overall. Plays every audio file I've thrown at it and it sounds FANTASTIC. Onboard DAC is a Wisdom WM8965 paired with the TI TPA6530 amp...Makes for some BIG sound from such a small device. UI is snappy and functional, but updating the songs list can take a while if you have a huge library. Search functions are limited, but I keep mine on shuffle...always...so this has no effect on me.
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【HIFI lossless sound quality】 The lossless music player adopts professional DSP audio lC + imported DAC double decoding, which can effectively restore the real scene. The DAC hard decoding chip adopts the new WM8965 and Ti company's TPA6530 high power. Supported audio formats: MP3（8-48kHz,8-320kbps）、WMA（8-48kHz,5-384kbps,STD 8-96kHz）、WAV（8-192kHz）、APE（8-96kHz,high; 8-192kHz,fast）、FLAC（8-192kHz,LO-L10）、ACC（8-48kHz，8-320kbps,LC）、OGG（8-48kHz）、DSD 128（5.6MHz）.
【High-resolution music player】 The player adopts a 2.0-inch display with a resolution of 320*240, LCD display, intuitive and concise UI interface, user-friendly software operation is clear at a glance, the display has high color saturation, and can display lyrics and music. song title.
【Fashionable craftsmanship】The non-destructive music player is made of high-precision CNC aluminum alloy shell, which is elegant and portable, and does not leave fingerprints. The unique scroll wheel control wheel can quickly find the track function and is very responsive. The independent menu key and return key have a one-key lock screen function, which is easy to operate.
【Large capacity + large memory】The player has a large capacity battery of 1500 mAh, which can be fully charged in 2 hours and play continuously for 25 hours. The M30 player has no built-in memory, but an additional 64GB SD card has been inserted into the player, allowing you to better manage your song files without worrying about the memory capacity.（Expandable up to 256GB）
【Portability and Service】The size of the player is: 2.2*0.6*3.5 inches, and the weight is about 176g. The small size easily slides in and out of any pocket. Perfect to carry.
For all those wondering how to show album covers: if it's music ripped from a CD (therefore without metadata), you have to download the cover of the album in question and resize it to 400×400px. Next, place the image in the album folder, renaming it "Folder.jpg" (jpg is the only supported format). In other cases, use a tag editor to remove the cover already inserted in the metadata, and perform the same process.
Keep in mind that if the files already have a cover and you do not remove it, but still place the resized image in the folder, the player will NOT show it
This video was more useful than literally any other video I saw on TH-cam. You should make more DAP/MP3 player reviews id love to see them, keep up the great vids.
Fantastic review thank you for this, just ordered one.
Found this really helpful in my next purchase. Thanks.
It's still my personal favorite over a year later. Better than any of the sub $100 ones with touch screens running Android.
Idk why but an mp3 player popped in my head and I started looking, this one popped up and you did a great review on it. Thanks dude.
Am going through the same. Which medicine did you take to cure this disease? (Sarcastic but honest sincere question)
@@ramanujgogoi honestly I never made a decision. Considering it's too easy to listen and stream music on my phone I couldn't decide
@@se7enBC1 thanks man! I am still researching on and on if I should get one xD
@@ramanujgogoi same!. I have a lot of music stored local on an external hard drive, so I'm still looking for something that would be great to load and use to listen..I'm just spoiled by wifi accessibility, Bluetooth, and the ability to search and find and even download music so fast to add to my collection and doing it only my phone's has made it souch easier. Let me know if you ever find anything that works for you!!
@@se7enBC1 sure will! Cant find anything cheap, there are some good expensive ones with HiFi sound playback
great review, Mac.
The BEST OF THE BEST!
thanks, very good
I dont need Bluetooth, so this is the right player for me.
I might have to order myself one of these. I have an ipod classic 160gb that is on its way out, a sony walkman that takes forever to turn on and read sd card. No bluetooth doesn't worry me. What worries me is the sound quality and all reviews say this is amazing.
I bought this recently after I realized that my old non-DAC mp3 player is rather lacking in sound quality. I have a Google Pixel 5A which has a DAC and everything sounds clearer and richer compared to my old mp3 player. But I wanted a dedicated player and this is it. Nice review!
Waiting for this badboy to come in from Aliexpress. Nice video! Should be good for my street photography sessions.
I've just ordered one from AE for £42 (prob just over $50 or so). Due to arrive in a few days together with some Tangzu Wan'er in ear monitors for £9/$12
If I’m listening to an album where two songs connect, will this play them connected or have a pause between songs
I live in the Yukon where cell coverage is not everywhere. And there are long drives and the ability to load up music ahead of time is a nice one. Looks solid and reliable.
We're on a road trip right now and have been using it for three hours straight. One of my favorite players.
Thanks for the review.... I will order one!
Thanks for the great review. Is it possible to adjust (slow down) the playback speed?
Hi, great review, I’m looking at getting a similar one to this, have you experimented with which size memory card it can detect and use? My old IPod classic 320gb was just about near full when I was using it and I’d probably still be using it if it didn’t fail spectacularly…I’m hoping that this music player with be firmware updated to be able to use upwards of 256gb tc cards…
All I've had a chance to use is 128GB, but if yours is formatted as FAT32, it might work.
Would have been nice to see the data upload interface. How easy is it to load music and categorize on the device?
Categories depend on your ID3 tags, but I mostly have my files sorted into folders. Loading music on - this is like an external USB drive. Drag and drop into the music folder. No special software needed.
hi does it show album covers or some art that is attached to the mp3 files (cant remember what exactly they are). thanks
Any experience getting this player to connect to an iMac? I bought the player but the iMac does not recognize it when it connect the USB.
Hi, love these reviews. I have had the fiio x1 for a while now. The mechen just arrived and it is not as loud as the fiio. It the Surfans f20 louder than the mechen to your knowledge? Thank you so much
Fiio is going to beat most things in this price range. I dunno if I can tell too much of a difference in volume between the Mechen and the F20. F20 is slightly louder. Definitely a better sound.
@@RynoDBones Thank you so much. Really appreciate you getting back to me and so quickly. That's really helpful! :)
If I was listening to an audiobook, would the player be able to start playing from where I stopped listening ? ( Hope that makes sense ) - thanks 🙏
If it *is* based on the Nintaus X10, then yes, or at least my Nintaus does. I pause the track, switch off and when I switch back on, press play, and it's back where it was. 'Stop' and power off and sometimes it'd drop back to the beginning of the file. Same with just switching off.
Very good sound from the Nintaus at least. Seems the reshell hasn't altered that.
Wonder if it sounds as good as a QK5 dac
Great demo Bro.. love the parts detail.👌🏽
This mp3 or the Surfan?
They are very similar, but the Surfan has better internals. Unless you've got some fantastic headphones you probably won't be able to hear a difference. Either is a good choice if you can handle the user interface. Both are built well.
@Ryno Reviews Stuff thanks Bro Think I'll go for the surefan on that note. Better line-out quality is also needed. Thanks Bro . Appreciated 👍🏽👊🏽
I've had mine 4 months now and after about 3 it started not recognizing my laptop and now on the fourth month it is not recognizing it at all so I cant download any more music and my play button isn't responding I'm just noticing as I type this. I've pretty much been babying the thing the whole time I've had it. Also, there is NO search function. you have to add songs to 1 of 3 playlists. If you have a ton of songs that really sucks. It feels great and has a nice weighty feel. The wheel is almost useless also. They need to add grip to the top of it to make it more functional. I end up just using the buttons. The volume also takes forever to go up or down. little disappointed for what I paid. No search function is a bit nuts in this day and age.
Ne ho acquistato uno pochi giorni fa. Ho copiato sulla micro sd solo file in formato FLAC, l'ho collegato ad un amplificatore e sono rimasto letteralmente sbalordito da come suona. Uno degli acquisti migliori della mia vita! ☺️😉 Lo consiglio vivamente
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HI! Wonderful review. I wanted to ask if the Mechen M30 can serve headphones with 55 ohm impedance or more or less.
Thanks again.
Most I’ve used are the ATH-M40X and they’re 35ohms. They get enough power. Usually this is in the car, so don’t use it with headphones often.
Micro USB is a human rights violation.
is this still for sale anywhere?
Which player is better: Mechen M30 vs Shmci C60 ?
Pretty nice review but I'm still struggling to figure out whether this device handles PLAYLISTS and how (what format, etc..)
I regretfully have to say goodbye to my iPods Classic 7 Gen that I've been using for a good decade, just because Catalina isn't able to handle them anymore. Quite a dramatic chance for me as I was used to iTunes (now Apple Music) for managing ID3 tags AND, very important, my playlists.. So in a few words here are the points that I am still having a hard time figuring out with this MP3 (and other alternatives to iPod Classic) :
- Do they and how do they handle playlists, which format, etc..
- What about the file transfer and OS integration (Mac? Win?) and let's dream big, any chance of iTunes/Apple Music compatibility, integration, or even "trick" to get what I use to get from it : just a nice workflow organising music and getting all this songs and playlists into a player..
With most of the non-Android devices you are stuck creating your own playlists in the device itself. They don’t support pre-made playlists. Easiest way around it is to pre-sort your files into folders before you transfer them to the card, then just pick the folder to play. I have a massive collection of random songs that I sort by decade, then into volumes of five CD size folders, then I just select either the decade folder to play them all or the volume folder to get a big chunk, or by specific cd folder to listen to specific songs. Definitely won’t be able to use iTunes with these types of devices. Best bet is something like MediaMonkey for proper sorting and sending to the device…..but I use Tag&Rename for my tags then just drag and drop the folders onto the drive. If I have specific albums, I sort them as artist/album/Weezer - Blue Album - ## - Buddy Holly.mp3. Others are 70s\Vol. 2\ CD08\Ryno’s 70’s Mix - ## - Alice Cooper - School’s Out For Summer.mp3.
@@RynoDBones If you create many folders in computer with each folder has lets say 20 songs, can it be copy and paste to the memory card when the MECHEN M30 is plugged in the PC? (Is other software such as MediaMonkey needed to do this simple copy and paste task?). Can the MECHEN M30 handle folders in the main folder (lets say there are 20 main/root folders, and in each root/main folder I created 5 folders in each root folder)?
@@ScreamingReel500 it works just like an external hard drive. Drag and drop!
@@ScreamingReel500 also, with folders, I know mine go four deep and it detects the songs just fine
@@RynoDBones Thank you! I am considering buying the MECHEN now.
Thanks for the review Ryno. One big issue for me that hasn't been covered - I want to be able to program my music so the music will turn itself off after a certain length of time or after the song or playlist has finished. Is that possible on this player?
I don’t believe this has an option like that. It does have an auto shutoff, but it isn’t customizable as far as I can tell. It just powers down after being inactive.
I looked at another review, there was a setting for sleep mode and shutdown after a certain period of time (set by the user)
Hi, can you import a playlist from a windows laptop, or do you have to re-make it in the mp3 player? Also how does it compare with the SURFANS F20
The F20 is only slightly better but the interface is very similar. I've had one shot several years and it's by far the best player I've owned. Just really confusing to use if you're not used to Chinese mp3 players. As for playlists, I believe you gotta make your own on the device.
@@RynoDBones Thanks Ryno
How do you compare this with Phinistec. Which one you prefer?
For ease of use, I'd go for the Phinistec, but for the best sound quality I'd definitely go for this one. M30 has awesome hardware for the price.
Phinistec is a very close second only because it is incredibly easy to use. Just don't get all the different format compatibility or the truly high quality sound.
So it really depends on what you're looking for. The M30 is great, but it's got a clunky interface and navigation takes getting used to. Phinistec is superior in terms of user interface. I've got the Phinistec in my car and the M30 is in my office connected to my good headphones.
How does the output compare to a flagship smartphone?
Depends on the DAC the phone has, really, BUT it comes down to taste, too. Personally, I thought it sounded better than my old LG V20 which had an exceptionally good DAC…but compared to modern smart phones with one, this doesn’t hold up. My LG V60 is far superior, and the iPhone 13 Pro Max with a headphone adapter was fantastic. I’ve not had a current flagship Samsung, but the Ultra 22 does have a DAC built in. So…if you have a flagship with a DAC, don’t bother with this unless you just want a dedicated MP3 player (which I do).
great review, i'd buy it except for the micro usb port. i'd prefer a player with a USB C port...would you be able to review a player with a USB C port ?....thanks for the review. full marks.. 👏👍🏆
Yes micro usb always gets loose and craps out
Can I use it for Audible Books from 2008 till present Audible removed Microsoft and unfortunately iTunes as well and returned to (KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID and IF IT AIN'T BROKE DON"T FIX IT, ( for now)?
This one has zero internet connectivity. If you've downloaded the actual MP3 files you can put them on here like it is an external hard drive.
Does it sound as good/better than nintaus x10..i really liked nintaus x10 but it sadly went broke
This will sound identical to the X10. All the hardware is the same, just a different outside case.
how much is it?
exactly
Can I use this with Apple Music? TIA
If you can export the files to MP3 or FLAC, you can use them. I don’t have any experience with Apple outside of my old iPod, and I filled it with my own CD rips.
does Does the device display the bass in the songs? How does the device compare to listening to music on android smartphones?
The user interface on this is VERY basic. You're basically limited to just the cover art for the song. The audio you get out of this, however, will be superior to 90% of smartphones out there. Now, if you've got a phone with a DAC, you'll get great sound...But if your phone doesn't have a DAC, this will sound better and have more power to drive better headphones. Another caveat - you kinda gotta have some decent headphones or you won't be taking advantage of the DAC anyway. My phone (an LG V60) has a fantastic Quad-DAC, that beats this player hands-down. Here's a list of phones with the best sound, plus some USB-C to 3.5mm adapter cables with DAC built in. I use one of those cables with my iPad and it is wonderful. allaboutwindowsphone.com/features/item/23960_Smartphone_wired_audio_and_DAC.php
Now if you're using bluetooth headphones, it wouldn't make much of a difference. I'm still using wired headphones most of the time.
Does this player support playlists?
Short answer - yes. Long answer…….You can make playlists on the player only. It doesn’t support M3U files. The best thing I have found is to pre-sort my files into playlist sized folders then play one folder at a time. Something like - The Ryno Collection\50’s\Vol. 1\CD1\ 01. - Buddy Holly - That’ll Be The Day.mp3.. Have about 80 minutes of songs in that folder with the two-number file name prefix. I also make sure all my files are tagged correctly using Tag & Rename.
Got it as a gift for an older relative. For 50 bucks.
Will it play while it is charging?
Mine does, yes
How's the battery life?
Can usually go about ten to fifteen hours before I decide to charge it. I'm not sure how much longer it can go.
@@RynoDBones That's awesome
@@user-gz1nv6nw3q quality control can be iffy, though. From one batch to the next, you never know if they use the same components. If you're in the market, just find the least expensive one that looks the same. The company that originally made it sold out and it's now sold under several different names.
@@RynoDBones I thought that a couple of these entry-level DAPs looked really similar. It makes sense that theyre using a lot of the same components. I was kinda attracted to the Mechen, because of the battery life. Even if quality is iffy, it sounds like it lasts longer than the Surfans or similar
does it have bluetooth?
Nope! For Bluetooth, I'd go for the F20 player. Not much pricier, and much better DAC.
This Player cut all songs by 2-3 sec....
NO FUKKEN BLUETOOTH? WTF?
Why would you want bluetooth? Then just use your phone
You can buy a Bluetooth aux dongle