![]() The THD+N alone has dropped significantly from 0.003% unbalanced and balanced to 0.0007% and 0.0008% on the new R3 Pro.Ĭonnecting that to the spec battery life and THD+N and there is a massive performance upgrade on the R3 Pro already compared to the R3. Not only does it have an inbuilt headphone amplifier but moving to dual-channel will mean all sorts of superior noise reduction. ![]() This is probably the biggest change from the original R3 ES9028Q2M build. The new R3 Pro now sports a dual Cirrus Logic CS43131 DAC implementation. The price? Surprisingly, not that different which is a welcome change in this rapidly inflating audio market. On the inside, however, well that is a totally different story. Now, in late 2019, HiBy has returned with an upgraded or “pro” version of the R3 incorporating many of the subsequent firmware changes applied to the original R3 plus plenty of new and pretty important hardware changes.įrom the outside, it looks almost the same. It pretty much set the bar for what to expect at this price point and everyone has followed suit. This tiny DAP was at the forefront of a slew of equally tiny DAPs that followed not long after at budget-priced specs. ![]() The original HiBy R3 launched via Kickstarter in early 2018 was immensely popular with a ton of modern features and an excellent ES9028Q2M DAC to boot for around $200. The main attraction was the R6 but I had never seen such a beautifully compact form factor as the R3 before. It does not seem that long ago since I first saw the HiBy R3 at a show in Guangzhou over 2 years ago.
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