Colorfly CDA-M1P DAC Review (2) – Bringing The Bass
The Colorfly CDA-M1P is well-built and well-featured, with a very powerful balanced out, but a bit too large and heavy for true portability. V-shaped and very full-sounding, with a thick, billowy low end which tends to boominess and lacks speed, esp. on more efficient IEMs. Tonality is rich, warm and free from sharpness or digital artifacts, but a bit syrupy—cymbals and snares sound smoothed over and lacking in snap, while high-end detail can be overshadowed by the big throbbing bass.
The CDA-M1P does pair well with less sensitive phone like the Senn HD650, which showed more drive and bass control, and soundstage is expansive. However, comparably priced pieces like the Truthear Shio are truer-to-source, while the Hidisz S3 had better-controlled bass, albeit with less oomph and driving power.
If nothing else, the CDA-M1P is not colorless—it has a bold, dynamic personality which will enliven your headphones, sometimes for the better. That omnipresent, throbbing bottom can get intrusive and keeps me from recommending the CDA-M1P unqualifiedly.
Disclaimer: From Durwood who had received it from Shenzhenaudio.com free of charge.
PACKAGE CONTENTS
DAC
Cable USB-C to USB-C
Instruction manual
SPECIFICATIONS Colorfly CDA-M1P
Dimensions: 562214.5mm
Weight: 46g
USB Interface: Type C
Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 125dB
Frequency Response: 20Hz~20kHz
Dynamic Range: 122dB
Decoding Formats:
PCM 32Bit / 768kHz
DSD 512 / Native
DSD 256 / Dop
THD+N:
-104dB@RL=600Ω，0dB/Balanced
-100dB@RL=32Ω，100mW/Balanced
-104dB@RL=600Ω，0dB/Unbalanced
-100dB@RL=32Ω，100mW/Unbalanced
Headphone Jack:
3.5mm Unbalanced / 4.4mm Balanced
Output Level:
2Vrms @RL=600Ω Unbalanced Output
4Vrms @RL=600Ω Balanced Output
Maximum Output Power:
125mW@RL=32Ω Unbalanced Output
240mW@RL=32Ω Balanced Output
Firmware Upgrade: Support for future upgrades
PACKAGE CONTENTS
DAC
Cable USB-C to USB-C
Instruction manual
SPECIFICATIONS
Dimensions: 562214.5mm
Weight: 46g
USB Interface: Type C
Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 125dB
Frequency Response: 20Hz~20kHz
Dynamic Range: 122dB
Decoding Formats:
PCM 32Bit / 768kHz
DSD 512 / Native
DSD 256 / Dop
THD+N:
-104dB@RL=600Ω，0dB/Balanced
-100dB@RL=32Ω，100mW/Balanced
-104dB@RL=600Ω，0dB/Unbalanced
-100dB@RL=32Ω，100mW/Unbalanced
Headphone Jack:
3.5mm Unbalanced / 4.4mm Balanced
Output Level:
2Vrms @RL=600Ω Unbalanced Output
4Vrms @RL=600Ω Balanced Output
Maximum Output Power:
125mW@RL=32Ω Unbalanced Output
240mW@RL=32Ω Balanced Output
Firmware Upgrade: Support for future upgrades
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