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Shanling ONIX XM5 Portable Player (Box opened)
ONIX style, flagship ESS sound.
An ONIX-designed player with an ESS ES9039PRO DAC, dual TPA6120A2 amps (over 1W balanced), Wi-Fi and a 3-inch OLED screen.
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Shanling ONIX XM5 Portable Player (Box opened)
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MEET THE ONIX
ONIX style, flagship ESS sound.
An ONIX-designed player with an ESS ES9039PRO DAC, dual TPA6120A2 amps (over 1W balanced), Wi-Fi and a 3-inch OLED screen.
Pure music system
A focused MTouch system for microSD, Tidal, DLNA and AirPlay playback.
Classic ONIX design
A waved CNC aluminium body with a gold-plated volume wheel.
A DEEPER DIVE
Inside the ONIX.
Condition: Box opened
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The ONIX Overture XM5 is ONIX’s first portable player, designed by ONIX and made by Shanling: high-end audio in your pocket, focused on pure music. It is built around ESS’s flagship ES9039PRO DAC, and two TPA6120A2 amplifiers give over 1W into 32Ω balanced. Its simple music-only system plays from microSD, TIDAL, DLNA and AirPlay, with a 3-inch OLED touch screen.
Unmistakable ONIX design
Classic ONIX looks are modernised for today, so the Overture sits perfectly alongside the Miracle and Mystic. The body is CNC-machined from high-grade aluminium in ONIX’s ribbed style, strong and beautiful, with gold accents and a gold-plated volume wheel that is smooth and tactile. Four physical buttons make control simple and comfortable, and the square 3-inch OLED touch screen (720p) is clear and sharp.
High-end audio configuration
Inspired by the audio design of the ONIX Miracle stack, the XM5 brings the sound of the flagship ES9039PRO to a portable player: highly detailed and full of dynamics and energy, with husky, smooth voices. Two TPA6120A2 amplifiers in a balanced configuration give exceptional power for a portable, ONIX’s in-house FPGA keeps PCM and DSD processing true, and a dedicated XMOS XU316 chip gives desktop-quality USB DAC performance. Files play at up to 768kHz/32-bit and DSD512.
A pure music system
The in-house system on the Ingenic X2000 platform is simple and fast, made for demanding listeners and free of smartphone distractions. Play hi-res files from a microSD card of up to 2TB, stream from TIDAL, or play over DLNA and AirPlay with 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi. A custom button puts your favourite function on a single press, the screen can be rotated by 90° to suit you, and Shanling’s Eddict Player app (Android and iOS) controls it remotely with SyncLink.
A multifunctional hi-fi component
Although it is mainly a portable player for headphones, the XM5 fits many roles at home, at work or in a hi-fi system. Two-way Bluetooth 5.2 sends music to wireless headphones or receives it from your phone (LDAC, aptX HD, aptX, AAC and SBC). Plug it into a laptop as a USB DAC and amp, send its digital output to a separate USB DAC, or play from a USB drive. Three gain levels (low, medium and high) match it to a wide range of headphones through the 3.5mm and 4.4mm outputs.
| 4.4mm balanced | 75 / 1,069mW @ 32Ω (low / high gain) · 158mW @ 300Ω · SNR 121dB · THD+N 0.0006% · crosstalk 100dB · output impedance 6.6Ω |
|---|---|
| 3.5mm | 19 / 310mW @ 32Ω · 40mW @ 300Ω · SNR 120dB · THD+N 0.0014% · crosstalk 80dB · output impedance 4.7Ω |
| DAC and amps | ESS ES9039PRO · 2 × TPA6120A2 · in-house FPGA · XMOS XU316 USB |
| Formats | PCM 768kHz/32-bit · DSD512 · DSD (ISO, DSF, DFF), DXD, APE, FLAC, WAV, AIFF, ALAC, OPUS and more |
| Sources | microSD up to 2TB · TIDAL · DLNA · AirPlay · Bluetooth · USB DAC · USB drive |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 two-way · LDAC, aptX HD, aptX, AAC, SBC |
| Screen and controls | Square 3-inch 720p OLED touch screen · 4 buttons · volume wheel · SyncLink app control |
| Battery | 7,000mAh · up to 14 hours (3.5mm) · 12 hours (4.4mm) · USB-C charging |
| Size and weight | 115 × 70 × 19mm · 275g |
About ONIX
ONIX began in Brighton in 1979, when founder Tony Brady designed his first amplifiers in a small warehouse near the pier; with Michael O’Brien he established the ONIX hi-fi brand in 1984, exporting amplifiers to 28 countries. After years with Rogers Speakers and, from 1997, Taiwanese ownership, ONIX now works with Shanling, which builds its products.
Good to know
- Output impedance is 6.6Ω balanced and 4.7Ω single-ended, higher than most players, so bear it in mind with low-impedance multi-driver IEMs. Use low gain for sensitive earphones.
- The built-in player doesn’t play DST-compressed DSD files.
- The Nappa leather case is sold separately.
- In the box: XM5, USB cable, screen protectors and manual.
In the box
- Shanling ONIX XM5 Portable Player
- USB A and USB C cable
- Screen protectors
- Manual
THE FINER DETAILS
Built for
better listening.
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Find the right fit for your setup.
- DAC
- ESS ES9039PRO
- Operating system
- MTouch (Ingenic X2000)
- Headphone outputs
- 3.5mm single-ended · 4.4mm balanced
- Output power
- 1,069mW @ 32Ω balanced · 310mW @ 32Ω single-ended
- Frequency response
- 20Hz–40kHz (−0.5dB)
- Hi-res support
- PCM 768kHz/32-bit · DSD512
- Battery
- 7,000mAh · up to 14 hours (single-ended) · 12 hours (balanced)
- Storage
- microSD up to 2TB
- Screen
- 3" square OLED 720p
- Bluetooth
- 5.2 two-way · LDAC, aptX HD, aptX, AAC, SBC
- Wi-Fi & streaming
- 2.4/5GHz · DLNA, AirPlay, Tidal
- Gain modes
- Low / medium / high
- Signal-to-noise ratio
- 121dB (4.4mm)
- Distortion (THD+N)
- 0.0006% (4.4mm)
- Output impedance
- 6.6Ω (4.4mm) · 4.7Ω (3.5mm)
- Crosstalk
- 100dB (4.4mm)
- Size (H × W × D)
- 115 × 70 × 19mm
- Weight
- 275g
- Amplification
- 2 × TPA6120A2
- Inputs
- USB DAC (XMOS XU316)
Specifications are based on manufacturer information and may change. Battery life varies with use and settings.
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