Review: Fiio M3K Portable High-Resolution Lossless Music Player

The first word on FiiO's web page for their new M3K dedicated audio player is "affordable". Usually, citing low price as a flagship feature would be a bad sign — you might expect a cheap plastic device with lackluster specs and basic components. Luckily, this isn’t the case with the M3K. Though there are compromises in its design, the M3K mostly punches above its weight class, and above its "affordable" price tag.

Most importantly: the M3K sounds good, especially considering it's low price, and was noise-free even with sensitive IEMs. We wouldn't say it's the most neutral player we've heard — its presentation is a bit warm — and we have heard better detail retrieval out of FiiO's higher-end DACs and DAPs, but the M3K never disappointed us in our testing. The M3K might not match Fiio’s expensive flagship players, and there are certainly some software features that we wish would be added but, viewed as a complete package, we don't think the M3K is trying to unseat players 10x its price. Rather, we see the M3K, with its metal and glass body and Hi-Res decoding as a welcome elevation of budget DAPs. If your budget is tight and you’re looking for a high-quality DAP, we think the Fiio M3K is a solid choice.

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Author: Guido Gabriele; From: iLounge

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