
- The latest DAP from FiiO Electronics Technology Co. Ltd, the FiiO JM21 Portable High-res Lossless Music Player, is a particularly compact and elegant solution.
The Chinese company FiiO Electronics Technology Co. Ltd. has announced a new DAP, the FiiO JM21 Portable High-res Lossless Music Player, as an ultra-compact solution with an outstanding price-performance ratio. This is said to be an entry-level solution that nevertheless offers the latest technology.
FiiO Electronics Technology Co. Ltd. wants to appeal to all those users who are looking for an alternative to a smartphone for the playback of high-resolution audio data at a particularly attractive price.
Very compact, very elegant solution
The new FiiO JM21 Portable High-res Lossless Music Player initially surprises with its very compact dimensions: at 120,7 mm in height, 68 mm in width and 13 mm in depth, it is a solution that will fit in any pocket. At just 156 g, the new FiiO JM21 Portable High-res Lossless Music Player is also very light.
The FiiO JM21 Portable High-res Lossless Music Player has a plastic housing, but the front is made of aluminium, with a 4.7-inch display and 750 x 1.334 pixel resolution as the central user interface.
Qualcomm Snapdragon octa-core platform with Google Android 13
The developers have opted for the Qualcomm Snapdragon platform from Qualcomm Inc., specifically a Qualcomm Snapdragon Octa-core 680 SoC, which is equipped with 3 GB of RAM plus 32 GB of ROM.
The memory for audio data can be expanded to up to 2 TByte using a microSD card.
Google Android 13 is used as the operating system, with a Pure Music Mode in addition to the normal Android Mode for the best quality, as well as a USB DAC Mode and Bluetooth Receiving Mode.
Integration into a network is made possible via a WiFi module, whereby the FiiO JM21 Portable High-res Lossless Music Player not only supports WiFi music transfer, but is also capable of streaming via UPnP as a dlna-certified streaming client and via Apple AirPlay.
Audio signals can be sent and received via Bluetooth 5.0, making it a so-called transceiver. The SBC, AAC, aptX, aptX HD, LHDC and LDAC codecs are available for integrating headphones, while the FiiO JM21 Portable High-res Lossless Music Player supports the SBC, AAC and LDAC codecs when receiving from a smartphone, for example.
Proprietary DAPS
The manufacturer refers to the FiiO JM21 Portable High-res Lossless Music Player as a so-called DAPS, which stands for Digital Audio Purification System and describes a platform that is intended to provide particularly high sound quality free from external interference.
D/A converter from Cirrus Logic Inc., powerful output stage
The new FiiO JM21 Portable High-res Lossless Music Player is able to process signals in Linear PCM with up to 32 bit and 384 kHz via its converters. Audio data in DSD is also supported, up to and including DSD256. Two CS43198 DACs from Cirrus Logic Inc. are used here.
Signal processing is also open to external sources, such as a Microsoft Windows PC or an Apple Mac, which can be connected via the USB-C port of the FiiO JM21 Portable High-res Lossless Music Player with asynchronous data transfer.
Via USB audio, the new FiiO JM21 Portable High-res Lossless Music Player is also able to output signals in Linear PCM with up to 32 bits and 768 kHz, with DSD up to DSD512.
Analogue signals are output on the FiiO JM21 Portable High-res Lossless Music Player via a 3.5 mm stereo mini jack unbalanced and a 4.4 mm PENTACONN balanced, whereby the output stage is equipped with SGM8262 OP amps in a dual-mono configuration. This allows a very high output power to be achieved in order to optimally drive a wide variety of headphone models.
A maximum of two 245 mW into 32 ohms should be available at the unbalanced output and a maximum of two 700 mW into 32 ohms at the balanced output, as the data sheet for the new DAP reveals.
There is also a note that the level of the FiiO JM21 Portable High-res Lossless Music Player can be adjusted to different headphone models in three stages.
Battery life of up to 12,5 hours
The 2.400 mA battery integrated into the new FiiO JM21 Portable High-res Lossless Music Player is said to offer a playtime of up to 9,5 hours when using the balanced output and up to 12,5 hours when using the unbalanced output. The new DAP can be charged via USB in around two hours, as the manufacturer promises.
Prices and availability
The new FiiO JM21 Portable High-res Lossless Music Player is available in Sky Blue, but unfortunately we do not yet have a price for this new solution.
Getting to the point
With the new FiiO JM21 Portable High-res Lossless Music Player, FiiO Electronics Technology Co. Ltd. is presenting a DAP that is aimed at beginners and is therefore offered at a particularly attractive price, but still comes with features that will fulfil the wishes of even the most demanding music lovers.
PRODUCT | FiiO JM21 Portable High-res Lossless Music Player |
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Price | N/A |
Brand | FiiO |
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Manufacturer | FiiO Electronics Technology Co. Ltd. |
Distribution | NT Global Distribution GmbH |
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