More and more independent DAC and amp module phones in front of everyone, they are labeled as "HiFi" label, but Meizu MX4 Pro builds on, once again in the new flagship PRO 5 has made a breakthrough in sound quality, today we will talk about it in the "Retina Sound 2.0".
Hardware architecture
Before exploring Meizu PRO 5 voice features, we first look at the composition of the HiFi system. PRO audio hardware in General and MX4 Pro 5, is based on the ES9018K2M and the OPA1612, MX4, however based on the Pro, joining such Solo amp circuit, joined 4 to NXP high-current transistors, further enhance the thrust. So judging from the audio hardware, PRO 5 is no doubt more excellent than MX4 Pro.
ES9018K2M is a common DAC HiFi cell phone chips, it has been used in the Meizu MX4 Pro, VIVO X5Max, millet Note on such products, performance is strong, 127dB signal to noise ratio and -120dB THD, so data on the WALKMAN is very outstanding.
OPA1612 is a famous Texas instruments operational amplifier chip, it Pro and X5Max by MX4 series, relative Xplay3S OPA2604, have stronger performance, but also for portable devices with better adaptability.
PRO 5 special is that the introduction of the famous amp Solo circuits, so it's stronger support for headsets. Solo headphone amp is United Kingdom Graham Slee launched classic amp, has a good reputation in the enthusiast, the Sennheiser HD600 and HD650 products have very good support. But then again, Solo amp in the now standard performance may not be good-looking, more simply the pursuit of a "poison at the University" feel, lots of good sound quality is not high, but WINS in the taste is good enough.
In addition there is a point in particular, balance interface PRO 5 also supports headphones, but it's designed for the average mobile phone user, possible practical low, after all "experienced senior burn" rarely use their phones to listen to music ...
Music player
Return to the Music Player PRO 5, because PRO 5 deadline has not been upgraded to Flyme 5, so it in the interface and MX5 products are exactly the same, the player navigation bar at the bottom there are four, you can easily switch between the online music, and local music. In the player settings such as equalizer, Dirac HD Sound Options.
EQ Equalizer as the name suggests is what we often say, and Dirac HD Sound can fit their own different brands of headphones, supports Meizu EP21HD, ETYMOTIC ER4P, ATH CKM500, Sennheiser IE8i and other products, it can be tailored to specific headset model to adjust the sound characteristics of the phone itself, to hear better.
Settings on the HiFi Sound connection, PRO 5 in the set and MX4 Pro, can be set for different types of headphone gain size, but also enable the headphone jack as a linear output interface. But there is a problem here, in a mix of very low impedance headphones (such as author VE6 X1, NF4 custom headphones) when forced low-gain, and you cannot manually adjust the gain mode.
Vocal performance
Listening environment:
Compare equipment: Meizu MX4 Pro, Apple iPhone 6s Plus
Try listening to headphones: dunu Titan 5, Vision Ears VE6 X1, Hidition NT6-Pro, and NF Audio NF4. OtterBox iPhone
Audition repertoire: Gundam UC soundtrack-UNICORN (WAV), Kay Tse-we have been forgotten (96kHz, 24bit,FLAC), Maroon 5-Sugar (FLAC).
The experience of a Sample version of the Meizu PRO 5, Flyme OS 4.5.4A, are for reference only.
Sound style
PRO 5 generally neutral warm thick end of sound, the first ear sound quality attractive, thick acoustic style to make it more suitable for some vocal interpretations. Though the sound strike and MX4 Pro is the same strain, but PRO 5 in high-frequency extension, acoustic performance is significantly better than before, and control has significantly improved. PRO 5 have a more regular voice on the phone, the base can be said to have. Of course, the phone voice or that defects are not, in the eyes of many fancier, find resolution a bit mean, high frequency is slightly lacking, low dive is not enough. But PRO 5 the overall tuning is very close to the average user to listen to audio and view, volume is low enough, stick face-if used to listen to "beat" the effect will be satisfactory. Voice ES9018K2M voice style and our subconscious there seems to be some discrepancy. If the authors summarize PRO 5 voice, there is no traditional fever as seeking HiFi equipment, grounding, suitable for most ordinary tastes. Due to product positioning reasons, plus the author hands most of the headphones is flat headset, so this experience mainly revolve around the portable earphone combination. From drivers, ordinary earbuds, of course, occasionally mix high impedance headphones are also acceptable, but also not "leapfrog" challenges some of the large headphones.
VS iPhone 6s Plus
As usual, iPhone 6s Plus use a Cirrus Logic's Audio IC, but models are not seen in the past 338S00105 and 338S1285 (the iPhone 6s/6s Plus has two audio IC), but we don't know how these two chips Division. IPhone 6s Plus the sense of hearing, and we know Apple's "water" runs counter to add a lot of MSG. IPhone 6s than PRO 5 Plus is more thick, more low frequency energy, staining of the sound more, will meet most users ' listening habits. High frequency, although details are largely similar, but PRO 5 high frequency will give people a feeling of forced reductions, less natural than the iPhone. While using a mobile phone in the top of the DAC chip, but PRO 5 in parsing relatively iPhone, sound knots like the 6s Plus but not dominant, also lamented here Apple's crush on chip performance. Listening to some boys, PRO 5 benefit from partial-thickness of bottom, has a better sense of hearing. And girls, relatively speaking voice is "handsome" iPhone 6s Plus will be more natural. In addition, in terms of sound, slightly oval-shaped sound field compared to iPhone PRO 5 6s, Plus less neat, but in a transverse acoustic performance slightly better. Comparing the two handsets, will find PRO 5 on the hardware side foot "material", but also in sound quality only and iPhone 6s Plus 55, PRO 5 this configuration, there is more room for optimization.
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VS MX4 Pro
As products of the same brand, UAA, PRO 5 and MX4 Pro comparison results we can say to our surprise, the former in the overall sound quality can be said to improve significantly. Although tuning up on the route, PRO 5 and MX4 Pro, are focusing on low-frequency dye route, but PRO 5 sounds more Chiang Kai-shek, have greatly improved control, have convergence of low frequency, MX4 Pro can be said to be relatively somewhat unkempt, this battle can be said there is no suspense, Meizu also lets us see it sounds more mature.
Summary
From the author of the PRO 5 demo, Meizu cell phones in terms of tuning is hard, at least let us see a more "healthy" sound, while retaining the good quality, the overall sound is satisfactory in some details if you can some good discretion believes will have better results. From HiFi mobile phone pattern, independent DAC camp vivo, Meizu, millet, eyeing the market as vendors can be said, have exhausted their own advantages to develop the field. Use a Codec chip leader Apple, Samsung, with their advantages in the industry and better tuning, also made no difference to independent audio framework for sound. From the atmosphere as a whole, more and more companies started to attach importance to the phone's sound quality, this is undoubtedly a good thing for consumers. And in PRO 5 of this paragraph products Shang, let we see has charm family of sincerity, in maintained high quality of situation Xia, listening to sense compared Qian generation products has sharply upgrade, and if in some voice of details again accumulated more some experience, further in-depth set-up, and in HiFi system set aspects give user more diversification of select, believes PRO 5 of voice will to players are more big of surprise.
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iPhone 6s Plus
In actual use, Plus feel just like an iPad Mini--, especially in landscape mode, Plus cross-screen keyboard or directly join the cut, copy, paste, and the arrow keys, and then create a new note and email are suspended like a piece of paper on top of the entire interface, very unique. It seems that Apple is great at screens of different sizes have different characteristics of the interface.
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