- Twin DACs and help for microSD as much as 2TB
- 13mm slim and 165g
- $149 / £139 / about AU$277
FiiO makes the perfect hi-res audio participant for most individuals, however as a lot as we love the FiiO M23 – and we do, which is why we gave it 4 and a half stars in our evaluation – with a really useful retail worth of $699 / £649, it is also fairly costly. So we’re moderately excited to see a brand new Android-powered FiiO moveable participant with a a lot lower cost tag: simply $149 within the US. For these of us of a sure audio age, that is iPod Nano cash.
As you possibly can see from the pictures, it is a handsome factor, and at simply 13mm thick and 165g in weight, it isn’t going to hazard your pockets or bag. However whereas it could be completely pocketable there’s nothing light-weight concerning the specification.
FiiO JM21: key options and availability
The FiiO JM21 has twin CS43198 DACs, 3GB of on-board RAM and 32GB of inside storage, expandable to 2TB by way of microSD. It is powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 680 and has a 4.7-inch show. You should utilize it as a DAC with Mac or Home windows computer systems, with help for sampling charges as much as 384kHz/32bit.
There’s a normal 3.5mm socket and a 4.4mm balanced output with 700mW+700mW energy, and the participant additionally has SPDIF, USB and line audio outputs. There’s dual-band Wi-Fi with DLNA and AirPlay, and the Bluetooth is model 5.0 with SBC, AAC, aptX HD, LHDC and LDAC.
The JM21 has FiiO’s personal music app and help for all the important thing hi-res streaming providers too. The underlying software program is Android 13 with FiiO’s personal interface on prime.
Along with its small measurement and light-weight weight the JM21 has spectacular battery life, with as much as 12 hours of playtime and quick charging in two hours.
That is a severe spec for a really small worth. If you would like to get your palms on one it’s going to be delivery from late January – and we’re hoping to get our palms on it for the primary time at CES 2025.
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