I have over 50k files so no hope for media library, I only can browse memory card
Could M1s be a bit more supportive in this case?
For example on Now Playing screen where it shows SD:/ location for current file.
If I could touch file path to be taken to that folder - it will be very useful.
Another thing to create playlist from folder when browsing.
Anyone living with having to use file browse all the time?
Yes, but I removed all files from folders, because I decided I want to
shuffle all tracks, which isn't possible for tracks in separate subfolders using folder browsing and not using the library. Of course, that basically means that playing an individual album straight through is now practically impossible for me, so you have to decide which you prefer:
1. The ability to easily play an album straight through and
never be able to
shuffle all tracks (use artist & album subfolders)
or
2. Be able to
shuffle all tracks effectively not be able to play a single album straight through (put all tracks in a single folder with no subfolder organization).
It took me
days to move all the tracks out of 6000+ subfolders, so buckle up for
hell if you decide to do that (#2).
Normally I'm quite polite and nice about needed fixes and whatnot, but the nonsensically low library limit of 20,000 tracks has ruined what is otherwise an incredible device and I have returned to using my Fiio M3K, which support my entire 55,000+ track collection in the library, and my phone which has normal (which is to say bad) phone audio hardware, but no stupid limits to library counts.
Folder browsing capability is not an acceptable substitute for supporting over 20000 tracks in the library, period. It's a nightmare.
In addition, I
know this limitation of tracks that can be scanned into library is
arbitrary garbage, because both
Fiio and Rockbox do not limit the library track count in their firmware for the M3K which uses the X1000E (the much inferior predecessor chip to the X2000E chip in the M1S). In fact, Fiio had a similar track-count library limit initially and
resolved this quickly in a firmware fix, which Shangling's dev's could also
easily do since
they programmed the 20,000 track limit in the first place.
Other than this single issue the M1S has been great!
The fact that this hasn't yet been fixed in a firmware update is just customer-hating BS. "Oh, I already have your money so screw you. You'll need to spend way more to get more tracks." Needless to say, it's very hard for me to see how I'd
ever be a Shanling customer again when they have decided not to fix such a trivial issue and when such artificial and nonsensical library limits weren't advertised. I certainly won't be buying more expensive devices running old Android and having bad battery life from Shanling, just hoping they are defect-free! Plus, I got to find that limitation out here at head-fi
AFTER I purchased when I couldn't figure out how to get the library scan to read all my damn tracks.
@Shanling -
All it would take to fix this garbage is changing 1 number in the firmware code base from 20,000 to something like 100,000 or 200,000!
It is trivial to fix this nonsense for your customers!
It's not like you aren't doing firmware updates anymore!
I don't care if a larger library than 20,000 somewhat slows performance - that's my problem and I accept the trade-off! Anyone with 20,000 or less tracks won't experience the slowdown anyway!
I want the device I payed hard-earned money for to support my whole collection like older, cheaper, and technically inferior DAP gear does (Fiio M3K)!
I am incredibly
disappointed, but since I know this is easily fixed, this DAP can instantly go from "never used" to my "always used" number 1 DAP and I would brag about how responsive Shanling is and how much you care about your customers to everyone I talk to about audio gear. Right now I would never recommend a Shangling product to anyone, but you can easily fix this and return to being a great company who's products are easy to recommend. Just fix this one number in the code, so those of us with more music than sense can enjoy your otherwise wonderful device.
Thank you in advance for fixing this trivially solved issue and returning this "ideal compact portable player" to being "ideal" and your company to greatness.
Obviously, If I have missed news that this issue is already resolved then I apologize and will edit my comment to one of thanks and praise.