Return to our simpler MTouch portable players, designed for users demanding the best sound quality, without all the complexities and issues of Android systems.

M5 Ultra is the first player to reveal our new body design, abandoning smooth round lines for more aggressive angular shapes and edges. Its construction follows our high standards, with a machined aluminium frame and glass panels, a bright 4.7-inch HD touchscreen, a trio of hardware buttons for playback control and our classic volume wheel, now with extra illumination.

Running on Ingenic X2000 platform, featuring our latest generation of MTouch system. With a customizable main menu providing quick access to all the files stored on MicroSD card, alongside the built-in Tidal Online Streaming app(To be added with firmware update). And offering a wide range of other playback modes, including USB DAC, DLNA, Airplay and Bluetooth Receiver, now updated with a new wireless module for Bluetooth 5.2 support.

Audio section combines our experience with H7 and M9 Plus. From H7 taking over the balanced amplifier built around Texas Instruments TPA6120A2 and the flagship AKM AK4499EX DAC and AK4191 modulator, but adding the improved I/V conversion stage from M9 Plus. Resulting in our favourite smooth and slightly warmed up sound, that reaches deep into sub-bass, envelops you in a rich soundstage and provides plentiful detail. And thanks to its beefed-up amplifier, providing up to 1100 mW @ 32 Ohm, M5 Ultra becomes one of our most powerful portable players, right alongside the flagship M9 Plus.

Shanling M5 Ultra will retail at 589 USD

Shipping to our international distributors starts at the beginning of April.

Specification

Dimensions: 120 x 75 x 19.5 mm

Weight: 247 g

DAC: AKM AK4499EX + AK4191

Amplifier: Dual TPA6120A

Platform: Ingenic X2000

System: MTouch developed by Shanling

Screen: 4.7-inch 1280 x 720 Touchscreen

Memory: MicroSD card slot

Hi-Res Support: PCM 32 bit / 768 kHz & DSD512

USB Input: XMOS XU316

Wi-Fi: 2.4/5G, supporting DLNA, Airplay, NAS and OTA Updates

Bluetooth: Upgraded 5.2 with Bi-Directional support of LDAC, aptX HD, aptX, AAC

Companion app: Eddict Player app through SyncLink

Connectors: 3.5mm Single-Ended, 4.4mm Balanced, USB-C

Battery: 6000 mAh

Battery life: Up to 11 hours

Single-Ended Output:

Power: 315 mW @ 32 Ohm

THD+N: 0.0009%

Channel Separation: 75 dB

SNR: 121 dB

Output impedance: 4.7 Ohm

Balanced Output:

Power: 1100 mW @ 32 Ohm

THD+N: 0.0007%

Channel Separation: 110 dB

SNR: 124 dB

Output impedance: 6.6 Ohm