Can we have a budget dap tier list please?

Okay nice, well there are some pretty decent options out there at that price point. Of course the LG V20/30 would fit, both with streaming and a decent DAC implementation.

You then have the HiBy r3 pro, it has balanced, a better dual dac compared to the quad in the LG phones, but lacks the full android OS and you can’t stream apart from Qobuz or Tidal, both without offline downloads.

The Sony NW-A55 is a solid option, but can only sample up to 24-bit, 192kHz, whereas the HiBy can do DSD natively and the LG phones can do it with an app I believe.

There are other options like the Fiio M6 or the Shanling M2x but I am yet to hear those so I won’t be useful.

My recommendation would be the HiBy r3 pro if I am honest. at $200 there kind if isn’t anything better, and you’d save $100 which you could spend on a micro SD card (it needs one). Whilst you don’t have much streaming options you do have a lot else.

I don’t own one yet but it is going to be my next purchase. Check these out:

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