If you've desperately been trying to fill the iPod Nano-sized hole in your life since its demise in 2017, Shanling might just have answered your somewhat niche prayers.
The Chinese manufacturer's latest portable music player, the M0 Pura, puts us in mind of the Nano in its sixth-gen incarnation, offering up a compact design complete with a 1.54-inch colour touchscreen.
It also boasts many mod cons that, back in 2017 at least, Apple's much-loved micro-player wasn't capable of providing.
The M0 Pura is built around dual Cirrus Logic CS43131 DACs, with support for PCM files up to 32-bit/384kHz alongside DSD128. In order to drive more demanding headphones, the new player can offer up to 250mW of output power into 32 ohms when using an optional 3.5mm to 4.4mm balanced adapter.
Shanling claims up to 9 hours of continuous playback from a single charge, while your music collection is handled via microSD card. The built-in slot supports cards up to 2TB in size.
Unlike the now-deceased iPod Nano, the M0 Pura offers two-way Bluetooth, so you can use the player to transmit to headphones and speakers, or to receive and act as a Bluetooth DAC for a connected smartphone or laptop.
USB-C connectivity also enables Shanling's new player to act as a digital transport for external USB DACs.
The Shanling M0 Pura is supplied with a USB-C to USB-C cable, though we'd reiterate that if you want a 3.5mm to 4.4mm balanced adapter, you'll need to buy one separately.
The Shanling M0 Pura is available now, priced at £129 / $129 / €129. Rather fittingly, that makes it a similar price to the 6th-gen Nano, which arrived on the scene for £129 / $149 (8GB) back in 2010.
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