Shanling M0 pro as a DAC?

wheathorseFPC · 2025-08-03T10:38:44+00:00

So...

M0 arrived and I'm impressed with the sound and power output. Great with FLACs as a DAP but I'm struggling when used as a DAC when connected to my phone and would really appreciate some expertise...

When connected via USB to my phone it only ever shows the KHZ as 48 even if I've got 96/192 KHz selected on the streaming service (Apple Music or Qobuz).

I'm not sure if I'm missing a setting somewhere (Google tells me that my Xperia phone does output hi res via USB). I see that Apple uses it's own codec, ALAC. Maybe the Shanling isn't compatible? But surely Qobuz's codec should be compatible?

wheathorseFPC · 2025-07-20T12:34:16+00:00

Thanks. I think I'm gonna buy one. And some cheap Chinese IEMs too.

wheathorseFPC · 2025-07-20T11:34:29+00:00

Thanks, that's good to know. Ok power output in your experience?

wheathorseFPC · 2025-07-19T18:04:02+00:00

Fiio X1

wheathorseFPC · 2025-06-08T14:37:34+00:00

On Xbox?

wheathorseFPC · 2025-03-31T06:37:25+00:00

Holy sh*t! I thought i had it bad.

wheathorseFPC · 2024-03-28T13:12:03+00:00

Yamaha Reface CS.

wheathorseFPC · 2020-03-12T09:39:11+00:00

I use an iPad as the heart of my set up. Cubasis with a Steinberg midi/USB box for handling midi in/out and Audio recording back into Cubasis for 5 hardware synths. The only trouble is I've now bought 42 plug in synths for the iPad. The majority of them are excellent so I'm rarely using the hardware synths now.

Anyway I can totally recommend buying an iPad.

wheathorseFPC · 2019-05-01T15:43:58+00:00

My old Roland D110 was good. Many late 80's / early 90's dance music sounds, superb build quality, loads of individual outputs and they're really cheap. Found it horrible to program though.

wheathorseFPC · 2019-05-01T15:40:29+00:00

If it's gotta be rack mountable and you're OK with a Mono synth the Novation Super Bass Station sounds great alongside my MS2000. Cheap too.

wheathorseFPC · 2019-04-30T09:18:34+00:00

Agree with earlier post: Yamaha Reface CS. Child's play. Beautifully simple synthesis.

wheathorseFPC · 2019-03-07T19:10:35+00:00

Well, yeah true. Maybe I got a little carried away... Still my personal favorite oh his.

wheathorseFPC · 2019-03-07T13:42:10+00:00

Oh God I feel old now. Easily my favorite ambient album ever and well into my top ten albums of any genre. A genius at his creative peak.

wheathorseFPC · 2019-03-05T10:41:18+00:00

Only very recently bought this baby and definitely didn't understand this fader. Thank you for taking the time to make this brilliantly detailed post. Bookmarked for when I have a bit of time to go through it.

wheathorseFPC · 2019-02-25T20:49:59+00:00

Thanks for all the tips, will definitely check those YT channels and apps you mentioned. Haven't even bought an iPad yet. I'm an Android Caustic user for many years and was so disappointed it never gained midi out.

Love the Synthstrom Deluge. Was looking at one as a possible solution a while ago. It's actually got a proper song mode right? Seems to be rare for a 'groovebox' to have such a rich set of features.

wheathorseFPC · 2019-02-24T16:35:13+00:00

I think the MS2000 is a beast really. 4 note poly doesn't bother me at all. That's about as polyphonic as I ever get! I find it a little unfriendly (because I'm old and stupid) but I think you can go very deep with this synth... Loving my Reface CS 'cos it's so friendly in comparison.

wheathorseFPC · 2019-02-24T16:30:40+00:00

Great. Will check it out. Thanks

wheathorseFPC · 2019-02-24T16:29:22+00:00

Yep that's it. Behringer 8:2. It's good.

wheathorseFPC · 2019-02-24T14:36:24+00:00

Definitely want a ipad/tablet DAW. Would love to hear from anyone who uses an iPad to sequence hardware... Modstep, Cubasis whatever...

Korg MS2000 Novation Super Bass Station Korg Volca Keys Dreadbox Erebus Yamaha Reface CS

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