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Description
Unique Design Approach: The HiBy R4 embraces a cyberpunk mecha-inspired design, setting a new trend in portable music players. Available in multiple colors, each unit boasts a unique finish, adding a touch of edgy sophistication to your music experience.
High-Performance Decoding With Quad DAC Setup: Equipped with four ES9018C2M DAC chips, the R4 delivers exceptional decoding performance, supporting high-res 32-bit/768kHz PCM and native DSD256 signals. Immerse yourself in true-to-life audio with minimal distortion and maximum clarity.
Consistent and Powerful Class A Amplification: Experience zero crossover distortion and instant transient response with the R4's Class A amplification. With up to 525mW of clean output at 32Ω impedance, enjoy pristine sound reproduction with an ultra-low distortion rate of just 0.0005%.
3.5mm+4.4mm Dual Headphone Outputs: Connect your favorite headphones or IEMs effortlessly with the R4's dual headphone output ports, supporting both 3.5mm single-ended and 4.4mm balanced connections for versatile audio enjoyment.
Seamless Android Experience: Navigate through your music library and favorite apps with ease on the R4's open Android 12 OS. Powered by a Snapdragon 665 SoC, 3GB RAM, and 32GB ROM, enjoy a smooth, lag-free interface with access to a wide range of media applications.
Clean and Precise Performance With Independent Femtosecond Oscillators: Enhance sound signal processing with dual independent femtosecond crystal oscillators, minimizing jitter and phase noise for clean, precise audio reproduction that captures every nuance of your music.
High-Capacity Battery: With a 4500mAh battery, the R4 offers up to 11 hours of playback and up to 675 hours of standby time, ensuring uninterrupted music enjoyment wherever you go. Say goodbye to battery anxiety and immerse yourself in your favorite tunes with confidence.
Customer Reviews
This DAP is a game changer.
Its basically an android music player with loads of power.
It leans a bit warm than analytical but in terms of details it can retrieve a lot of details. Its a bit smoother compared to DACs like moondrop dawn pro or fiio btr5/7, KA17, etc.
The added warmth when paired with bright leaning sets like the Quintet or Pilgrim gives a nice depth to the overall soundstage making it more holographic.
But when paired with a bit bass heavy sets like the Estrellas it may feel a bit sluggish...
I even run my Sundaras through them and it was awesome.
I absolutely adore this DAP and you can absolutely get them.
Additionally they have system PEQ and bit perfect playback even with apple music which is a game changer
It's 2nd purchase from audio store, after using my 1st purchase 'Simgot ew 300 DSP' for one month on Samsung S23 ultra mobile phone.
This time I bought Hiby R4 DAP along with 1 more iem and 'Audioculor case' to carry both on the go.
It's been one month now, I can surely say Hiby R4 is best buy. I am using samsung S23 ultra, but sound quality of DAP is superb over mobile phones.
The sound on bluetooth to various speakers (Car & JBL speakers) also very good.
while searching on web, I came to know that It has two certification 'High Res audio' and 'High Res Wireless'.
After month of continuous usage, Now, I can say that it's best decision I have made in my audio listening, exploring & experiencing journey.
Now, recently I have bought 'Thie Audio Monarch MK3' from audio store.
Best IEM with clarity, ultra wide soundtage and imaging.
Portable music player at its best!
Excellent music player, exceeded expectations
A wonderful DAP in this price range.
R4 checks all the boxes for me.
There were some reviews about R4 getting over heated. I haven't experienced it. I listen at 40-50 volume levels at low gain.
Tried connecting external dac to R4 and it works flawlessly
Icing on the cake for me is MSEB, I'm in love with it and we can have MSEB at system level is a huge plus for me.
I would recommend this to anyone looking for a budget but capable DAP. 5/5 for the product and as usual full marks to theaudiostore for their service
Below mentioned is my current setup
Music Source : Apple Music and Local Flac
Headphones/IEM : HD560s/Artti T10/ATH M40X
DAC : Mojo2/Cayin RU6/Fiio KA13
SD card : Sandisk extreme 512GB
Thank you for your kind review of the HiBy R4 Hi-Res Portable Music Player! We are glad to hear that it checks all the boxes for you and that you have not experienced any overheating issues. It's great to know that you are enjoying the MSEB feature and that it works flawlessly with external DACs. We appreciate your recommendation and are happy to have met your expectations. Thank you for choosing theaudiostore and happy listening!
Prior to this, I used iPhone 12 & FiiO BTR15. My listening experience tells me that iPhone has one of the finest DAC inside: the timbre & separation is top notch. It is evident when I stream music from iPhone to BTR15 using Bluetooth. Also, iOS supports bit perfect in USB mode. BTR15 has excellent DAC & amp inside. All in all, that combo is the finest & very portable in my opinion. However iPhone has two limitations: Storage (Can't use SD card & probably Apple will never give an option, I used Emby as alternative, but not portable) and lack of excellent music player app on iOS.
Coming to HiBy R4, can tell that it's DAC is not as capable as on BTR15 or iPhone. Timbre is not accurate and minute details are very feeble. However where it excels is its Amp quality. Class A amplification produces very natural mixing of different layers of sounds. Slight warmth makes music more musical (perfect for relaxing).
SD665 is very efficient. No heat is produced if only DAC is used (BT mode) and battery too lasts longer than a typical android phone. However when listening using it's output jacks, Amp comes into picture & then it warms little & battery too drains slightly fast. I can listen 10-12 hours using 3.5mm on 32 ohm. While streaming Spotify using WiFi through BT on my JBL Flip 5, it drains very low (3-5% per hour).
Software is little buggy. For example, if I switch from BT to 3.5 without pausing music, MSEB stops working. Also, MSEB was working on BT for 2 days, now not working. It keeps giving bumps.
To me, it serves my purpose: on the go player with good DAC & Amp, with excellent software (MSEB, PEQ, Battery % limiter etc.), SD card & good looks (black beauty). When I am on the go, I anyway don't listen to minute details. And when I am in critical listening mood in my room, I can use it as digital transport with my Desktop DAC Amp.
In summary, Money spent is justified if it serves the purpose, and it does so for me.
Thank you for taking the time to write such a detailed review of the HiBy R4 music player. We appreciate your feedback and are glad to hear that it serves your purpose as an on-the-go player with good DAC and amp quality. We apologize for any inconvenience you may have experienced with the software, and we will make sure to address these issues in future updates. Thank you for choosing HiBy and we hope you continue to enjoy your music with our product.
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Sparkling music, enhance volume and gives extra wide sound instrument but some time later connection gone if audio is not play
The CD player works as advertised. The single ended headphone jack has decent output, able to drive IEMs at a loud volume level. The coaxial output also works with a 3.5mm male to coaxial cable hooked to a pre-amp. Sound signature is unolocured in the territory of neutral to slightly bright neutral and corresponds well with recording and mastering of records. Worth the money imo.
If my current HiBy R6 III (Gen 3, ESS) is compared to driving a BMW, the R6Pro MAX is a Rolls Royce.
It is easy, smooth, and suave. It doesn’t make a big deal of representing a soundstage that’s exactly studio-like. Natural, not heavy on any particular frequency (do not expect heart thumping bass) and extremely coherent. It’s like you’re sitting in front of the artists themselves, in a studio, with a performance made just for you alone. Each frequency - the lows, mids, highs and everything else in between - are effortlessly detailed and precise.
All IEMs I have tried with it, i.e. the 64 Audio Volür, Symphonium Meteor, Penon Quattro and Kiwi Ears Quintet are driven best at Low or Middle Gain, with me personally finding that High Gain makes it all muddy. I am yet to try it with my HiFiMan Ananda Planar headphones, and will update this review as the journey with this masterpiece of a device continues. Rarely do I find myself being fondly attached to any device so quickly. It may be safe to say the R6Pro MAX does have something special. Only time will tell.
Lastly, the design is phenomenal and classy. The weight of the unit is evenly balanced and not top-heavy, making it very easy to handle in spite of its 500 gramme weight.
My only gripe, because I just HAVE to find one is that the case provided is quite impractical as the device tends to slide out from the top opening, and it interferes with the UI gestures. On the flip side, the quality of the case is top-notch making the device feel extremely premium with its carbon fiber-like finish.
Kudos to HiBy. Clearly a lot of effort and thought has been put into introducing something like this. We may be looking at a potential market game-changer.
(All IEMs have been tested with the OE 2DualCPS Silver Upgrade Cable)
Superb Audio quality, Enhance the sound separation for my moondrop chu 2. i enjoyed a lot. Built quality also so good. Best Budget DAC recommended.
Bought the KZ Castor Pro from Audiostore, and I must say, I am extremely happy with my purchase. At first, I was a bit hesitant to order from them, but they completely surprised me with their service.
The delivery was super fast—much quicker than I expected! I couldn't believe how quickly the IEMs reached me, which made the entire shopping experience even more satisfying.
The product AUDIOCULAR D07 is a phenomenal DAC & Amp. It is suitable for all kinds of wired earphones. The output impedance of this DAC is sufficient for inexpensive as well as Expensive earphones. Overall I satisfied very much with this product. Thank you.
I really liked Moondrop Chu II DSP, which was my first IEM. I felt like I needed some more bass. This is perfect. Sounds exactly same as Chu II and with more bass. Shipping and delivery was also very fast. Got it delivered in 3 days. Good delivery and good product.
Sharp & Crystal clear audio🤩
For the price you can't get better value when comparing with TOTL iem's from other manufacturers, regardless of driver technology and implementation. The bone conduction driver works, which is always a plus.
Enough BASS, Treble not harsh. Smooth cable. Also, actually I've Tangzu Warner in my opinion, but i selected this. Satisfied with this IEM. Delivery was fast! Thank you TAS!!!!!
I was searching for mid forward, vocal centric IEM. Looking at options like oracle, mega5est etc. Mr. Pritam was kind enough to attend my numerous calls and indepth discussion and finally suggested me to penon voltage. Hefty price tag and becuz of my already good collection, I was not tempted for any iem if not drastically different sound signature. Again my man Friday Pritamji allowed me audition of his personal set of penon voltage.
Penon voltage is honestly outstanding and justify every penny.
Midst are lush and superb. Treble is outstanding. Male and female vocals are life like. Technically top notch. Base is full and extends deep and thumping. Best part is timber. Jazz, vocals and classical sounds so natural, it seems intimate and soulful. I had u12t, campfire Solaris og, now I have a 64audio volur, but voltage has etched a unique image in my soul. It's sounds like a headphone rather than an iem. Penon audio has an ace up their sleeves.
D32 is way better than expected. Sound imaging & separation is very good. Nice thumpy bass, crystal clear mids. Overall very value for money stuff. All bluetooth codec available. Supports aux in from DAP for hires audio. Fantastic overall.
For quite a long duration, I was looking for an budget IEM with a size that would perfectly sink within ear lobe and will not exert any pressure while being a couch potato , on one side. Atlast this is where the search ended.
Aurora is even a bit smaller in size than Sennheiser IE100 Pros, which were my only go to solution at late nights. I already referred to various other reviews about the sound signature of this tiny one, and was quite confident about the other end of the bargain any way. I will not be hence touch the audio signature stuff , since there are plenty detailed reviews on the youtube and many other forums already. It is the ergonomics which is mostly untouched area of any in ear type monitors, that was more profound for me in this case, for long duration of usage. Also liked the quality of the case supplied with , the whole package is absolutely incredible !
