- The Hiby R3Pro II is certified for high resolution and wireless audio
- The music player has double DACs and a quadruple amplification
- Surprisingly affordable at only $ 199
If, like me, the days of cute portable music as the iPod Mini, Hiby just have the thing: a super cute and very small double-dac audio reader called R3Pro II.
The R3Pro II is available in a choice of orange, silver, black or green; The Orange One really reminds me of my phone of Walkman Sony Ericsson very missed with its orange strengths, while the others evoke memories of several iPods.
Do not let the cute design deceive you, however: the specifications here are serious. According to Hiby, you look at a “quality pocket barrel, a performance monster”. And the specifications support him.
Inside, there is Dual Cirrus Logic CS43198 DACs and Quad opa1622 CITHES AMPS capable of driving high impedance headphones via balanced stereo sockets of 4.4 mm or 3.5 mm.
HIBY R3PROII: Key characteristics and price
These AMPS and DACs are powered by a 4,000 mAh battery with a quick charge PD2.0 and have put up to 480 MW of energy.
However, you are not limited to listening to the best wired headphones. The reader is certified for high resolution and wireless audio and supports DSD256, PCM up to 32 bits / 384 kHz and MQA 8X. Bluetooth is 5.1 and there is also Wi-Fi; You can have up to 2 TB of storage via microSD.
You have Aptx and LDAC to pass the sound of high quality to the best wireless headphones, and the R3Pro II also works with AirPlay and DLNA for Wi-Fi streaming. It has a USB-C audio, a USB in S / PDIF and line trips for connections to other audio equipment.
There are slightly different materials depending on your choice of color: those green and orange have an ultrasound return, while the money and the black are mat.
The specifications suggest a fairly expensive device, but no: the R3Pro II is only $ 199. I expected it to cost about £ 199 or simply less if it is the United Kingdom, and the American price is converted to around $ 300 in Australia – although we have no confirmation of an international version yet. I hope this will come, because we could consider a new budget winner for our list of the best high resolution audio players.
