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Shanling - Q1
Portable Digital Audio Player (DAP)24 Hours
Delivery
Chi-Fi
Excellence
1 Year of
Warranty
Bluetooth with
LDAC, aptX & AAC
80 MW @ 32Ω
Power Output
2TB External
Storage
Battery Capacity of
1100 mAh

PRAVEEN KAMATH
Headphone GuruBRINGING THE RETRO MUSIC PLAYER BACK
The design of the Shanling Q1 is inspired by the retro look of the 1950s. This stylish retro design includes smooth curved edges and distinct chrome finishes. With its uniquely coloured shells, these are sure to stand out. The ESS Sabre ES9218P Hi-Fi DAC/AMP offers a premium and powerful sound output, blending style & great sound together.



PORTABLE. POWERFUL. PREMIUM PLAYER.
The Shanling Q1 is an extremely compact and portable music player which can be easily carried in your pocket. It comes with a 7H tempered glass and zinc alloy unibody for added durability. The classic analogue volume wheel makes controlling your music very seamless.
21 HOURS OF MUSIC PLAYBACK WITH A HIGHLY OPTIMIZED OS
The Q1 houses Shanling's very own MTouch OS with a user-friendly and feature-rich 2.7-inch touch interface. This is a 3rd gen OS that comes with regularly updated features. The power-efficient design allows this player to last up to 21 hours of continuous playback.





UPTO 2TB CARD SUPPORT. DOUBLES UP AS USB DAC. HIGH QUALITY SOUND FOR AUDIOPHILES
Enjoy high-quality sound with a wide range of file formats (including DSD128). You can expand the memory with an external memory card of up to 2TB. You can also use it as a Bluetooth receiver/ transmitter or USB sound card.




CONTROL EVERYTHING FROM YOUR PHONE USING THE SYNCLINK APP
Use your Android smartphone or tablet as a high-end remote with SyncLink. It lets you control your Shanling Q1 without the hassle of wires.
Note: To use the SyncLink function, you need to install the Shanling Music app that's available as a .apk file in the zip file with the firmware update.



OUTPUT POWER | 80 MW @ 32 Ohm |
OUTPUT IMPEDANCE | <0.2 Ohm |
CHANNEL SEPARATION | 76 DB |
RECOMMENDED HEADPHONE IMPEDANCE | 8-300 Ohms |
FREQUENCY RESPONSE | 20 Hz ~ 40 kHz |
DISTORTION | 0.004% ( A-Weighting, Output 1 kHz 485mV) |
SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO | 118dB ( A-Weighting ) |
DYNAMIC RANGE | 105 dB |
HI-RES SUPPORT | Up To 384kHz / 32 Bit, DSD64 & DSD128 |
SYSTEM | MTouch OS By Shanling |
DAC MODEL | ESS Sabre ES9218P |
BATTERY LIFE | Up To 21 Hours (Depending On Usage) |
DEEP STANDBY | Up To 20 Days (Depending On Usage) |
BATTERY CAPACITY | 1100 MAh Lithium Battery |
CHARGING TIME | 2 Hours (Depending On Usage) |
STORAGE | Up To 2 TB Micro SD Card (Purchase Separately) (music library limited to 20,000 files) |
OUTPUT | 3.5 mm Jack Headphone Output |
BLUETOOTH | Two-way Bluetooth 4.2 |
BLUETOOTH CODEC | Two-way LDAC, AAC, SBC, Transmit only aptX |
USB DAC | Up to PCM 24/192 |
DIMENSION | 75*62*16.5 mm |
SCREEN | 2.7 inch 360*400 touch screen |
WEIGHT | About 136.8 G |
BOX CONTENTS |
1. Shanling Q1 Music Player
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2. Silicone Case | |
3. USB Cable |
GENERIC NAME | Digital Audio Player |
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN | China |
IMPORTER DETAILS | Importers Name: Ferrari Video Address: 63/18, 1st Main Road, Gandhi Nagar, Chennai - 600020 Contact No: 044-24420733 |
NET QUANTITY | 1 |


30 Years of Shanling: Engineering Audio Products for Hi-Fi Music Enjoyment
Shanling was established in 1988 when it began developing audio products and launched its first-ever Hi-Fi stereo amplifier. Since its beginning, Shanling has continuously developed new products and has incorporated multiple patented technologies like the SONY LDAC, Bluetooth BQB, Hi-Res from Japanese Audio Association, Microsoft HDCD, Dolby Digital, DTS, DVD, SACD, CD patent and more. For more than 30 years Shanling employees have upheld the spirit of integrity, innovation, team spirit and hard work.

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Shanling is Powered by Excellence and Customer Satisfaction
Excellence in quality and customer satisfaction has always been the driving force for Shanling. Shanling is from China - headquartered in Shenzhen with a factory in Dongguan. Their product range consists of Hi-Res portable music players, portable amplifiers, Hi-Fi headphones, SACD/CD players, Hi-Fi amplifiers, power conditioners and more. By maintaining a strong relationship with the high-end manufacturers over the years, Shanling today enjoys the position of being one of the most reputed companies in the industry.

Exceptional Digital Audio Players with Cutting-Edge Audio Technologies
Shanling is known for the incorporation of cutting edge technology and that's evident in all the audio players developed by Shanling. Each Shanling audio player features high-end specs including the ESS DAC Chip, Qualcomm aptX, Retina HD display and a strong battery life. The M series of digital audio players like the Shanling M0, M2s, M3s are prime examples of their performance and price and therefore have been highly popular.
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Cerfied Hi-Res Audio by the Japan Audio Society
High-Res Audio certified by the Japan Audio Society has been consistent among all the Shanling digital audio players. All these Hi-Res DAPs go through severe tests to get the great sound. The DAPs are designed to support all the high-res audio files including the DSD format. The Shanling UP2 is a brilliantly crafted DAC/AMP which has been highly popular among the users.
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1 Year Warranty
Don't sweat it, this Shanling - Q1 comes with a warranty
from Shanling that covers manufacturing defects.
All products featured on Headphone Zone are backed by an original manufacturer's warranty.
Read more about Shanling's warranty in India.

Portable music player
VGP Awards
Dec, 2019
"The Q1 is feature-packed at any price. I love the Q1’s big buttons, easy to use GUI and hardware interface, nice screen, solid body, and quality sound."
Read More"There’s a whiff of 6th-gen iPod nano about Shanling Q1, but sorry, Jony Ive, Apple’s tiny portable music player never looked this cool." "
Read More"Its few flaws in UI and haptics aside, the Q1 is the best DAP I’ve reviewed in recent memory. And, while it lacks a unique sound signature, it sounds great."
Read More"Q1 takes M0 to a new level - bigger and more user-friendly screen, playback buttons, easier to grip volume wheel, longer battery, and improvements in sound."
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