HiBy R4 MP3 and MP4 Player, Spotify Player with Bluetooth and WiFi, 4-Way HiFi DAP, Android 12 OS, 3.5 mm PO + 4.4 mm Bal, 32 GB + 2 TB, Scalable Storage

Did a ton of research this unit lives up to every expectation. Excellent quality and sound!!

People are whinging about this thing as if they know what they are talking about. For the sound quality and features it has, The Hiby R4 is an absolute steal. Yes, I'm a music snob, but I live in the real world. It's the music that matters to me, and the kit enables that passion. Hiby are now an established brand and this is a feature-rich and great-sounding player. I have had a couple of the expensive DAPs and even through my decent hifi, I can't hear the difference between the HIBY and A&K. Allow it to "burn in" (like many audio machines, its components need to bed in - it may take 60 hours for some items to reach their best performance). Learn how to use it and don't forget to budget for a high-quality micro SD card - I have 17,000 lossless files on a 1.5TB card, for example - this may cost as much as the DAP itself. You will also need some decent headphones of some kind, to take advantage of the gorgeous sound and that will set you back £150+. I think that this price-point represents the sweet-spot in the balance between sound quality and price. With an expensive machine, I am worried about actually using it, and as most of these units are sealed, it's a nightmare to change the battery and it is likely to last you around 4 years anyway (look into iBasso if you want to change the battery yourself). This is my daily music player - it goes in the car with me, gets slung into bags and goes in my pocket (just about) when I am making a public appearance. The silicone cover is not pretty, but it serves its function well. *top tip* I would recommend getting a 10cm, right-angled extension cable to take the strain off the socket and headphone jack. You could use Bluetooth, but you will not get the full quality of the music and it adds to the battery drain. I have found IEMs (in-ear monitors) to be a very good solution. Use the larger, balanced headphone socket because they say the sound is better (yeah, right) and it's a slightly tougher connection. If you mess it up, you still have the standard 3.5mm jack. I am not going out looking like a muppet in my expensive over-ear headphones. HIBY and iBasso are both great brands with excellent sound. I don't see any reason to spend more than £300 on a DAP, unless you have a £10,000 hifi and an immense lossless music collection or you're a casual trying to show off. (Of course, I have such a machine linked to the hifi, lol, but I'm a commando not a casual). For £500, you can get a great player, a massive microSD card and some great headphones. This is how to do it, IM(not so)HO. Don't worry so much about the DAC or the processing - who cares? This technology is mature and there are a great many wonderful sounding machines out there. This is a good solid performer and I recommend it. You will have to spend £thousands on a player to get a noticeable improvement in sound quality - sue me - so dive in with this one. I only review products I think are great and nobody pays me.

This is my third HiBy DAP. I gave my first one to my nephew when I decided I needed a larger screen. It's replacement found its way into my wife's possession! So, I purchased the R4 and could not be happier. It is a bit chunky but that is fine given its excellent battery life and large screen. I really appreciate the balanced input which works well with my Sennheiser Momentum headphones. The sound quality is top notch...at least to my older ears! I suspect that most people will not be able to hear a substantial difference between the R4 and more expensive DAPs unless using $400+ headphones. Another great feature is the Android interface. I can add any application from the Play Store to the unit. Currently I have music oriented applications installed along internet radio apps. Adding music to the R4 is as easy as copying files to a MicroSD card and inserting it into the slot on the side of the unit. Updates are also easy via WiFi. All in all, this is a great DAP and another fine product from HiBy.

Excelente reproductor. Dependiendo de los auriculares (cerrados o abiertos ) se siente el sonido muy claro, digamos "orgánico" muy directo. Se disfruta mas con audifonos abierto(Como los Koss Porta pro o los Koss Ktc) en ganancia médium, pero si pueden conseguir unos audifonos abiertos con terminal 4.4 mm se obtiene un sonido mas limpio y nítido en ganancia alta. En estos 9 meses que tengo con el Hiby R4 solo se me "congeló " una vez, no encendía y solo pulsada la luz roja de carga. Lo reinicié manteniendo pulsados al mismo tiempo los botones del encendido(rojo) y el de siguiente cancion durante 5 segundos hasta que aparece el logo de HIBY. Fuera de eso muy contento con este reproductor.

I love everything about this thing. I have thousands of CD quality flac files on a 1tb SD card. I use the Poweramp software to play my music. The day it arrived I used wifi and got into the google play store so I could get the few apps I needed. I had to connect wifi for a couple more days after that because Poweramp requires special verifications on a new divice, but It has been 100% offline ever since. I logged out of my google account, and the wifi has never been turned back on. Over a year later and it is still functioning perfectly and sounds amazing. Worth every penny.