So, I need the DAP side as a I travel, etc. And I really value being able to unplug everything but what I’m listening too and what I’m working on. Something other than my phone.
Gotcha, then the r3 pro would be my pick imo, as it will have the most up to date interface and most likely be the snappier player, have the most mature features and support, and imo a balanced enjoyable sound
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But is it worth the increased difference in price? Would the non-pro be worth it?
I think the pro is worthwhile as it’s going to be the snappier and more up to date feature wise, also slightly better sound imo
I gotta say; I love my fiio m11 I just got. One feature that stood out for me as a Mac/iOS user is the inclusion of airplay so I can use my phone or iPad for videos/games and use the fiio as a wireless Dac/amp or just music straight off the dap. Mainly because airplay is lossless with little to no lag. It’s just a nice additional feature. Wish more wireless options like the btr5 would add airplay since is pretty far surpasses Bluetooth in my opinion.
I do like the look of the r3 pro and my r6 was a very good device and hiby’s “sound” is pretty good. Very Slightly warm but still great
Not saying the r3 will sounds like the r6 but manufactures seem to follow a similar sound profile for most devices.
I would do the pro over the regular r3 personally. The r3 is about 3 or more years old now and that’s a good decade in tech years lol.
The m6 does also have the airplay FYI if you happen to have Apple products. Just adding it in for consideration.
*nix, Android, and BSD mostly…
And the M6 is attractive because of the FiiO sound, and the number of people who are happy with it.
Well I do love my fiio, and in all honesty, the lack of play store worried me until I noticed that the only apps I ever installed on my r6 were tidal and Spotify lol. Never had a need for anything else. I honestly prefer not having to sign into another android device with my google account and spend a day tweaking the settings the get the player to hold a charge over night while in sleep. The r6 killed battery on standby, to the point you’d think I left music running on it.
Welcome!
Hate to be the party pooper here, but I’m not a fan of the M6 - I sold mine and replaced it with an xDuoo. The M series has too much phone in it and not enough DAP for my tastes. I’m probably old fashioned, but the discontinued FiiO X series is more my speed. I LOVE my X3-II because it just plays my music files, the controls have become second nature, and it’s extremely reliable.
It might have been a touchscreen or screen protector issue for me, but the M6 was not at all pleasant to use. Any navigation I tried to do on screen I had to do twice because it wouldn’t respond the first time. I could never get Amazon HD to work on it, and when I installed the firmware update it refused to play 192 kHz flac. I couldn’t send its digital out to an external DAC and charge it at the same time, so it just sucked battery (probably because I left the screen on while playing music).
Anyway, your needs may vary greatly from my own!
I also enjoy these as well lol, I really like my questyle qp2r for the sound and simplicity. Also liked the lotoo players before they went touch screen as well
That’s what has me worried. One thing I love about my AP60 is the physical nature of the interactions.
Which Xduoo is currently best supported? Does Rockbox support the usb dac mode?
Or do I go super cheap and get the M3k…
The xDuoo I got is the X10T II - no amp or dac in it, just digital out - USB, AES and coax/optical. I bought it directly from the xDuoo store to feed the Modi multibit at my office setup.
It’s a well-made device - quality materials with solid, durable buttons and no touch screen.
Not sure about the rest of their lineup and I haven’t tried Rockboxing yet. The factory installed OS is stable and reasonably intuitive so far.
For $230, I think the X10T is probably one of the pricier ones in the line. Their X3 II is $120.
Brand new guy here as well.
I got an M6 for Christmas and if I had it to do over again, I’d get a Hiby. The main reason I ended up with the M6 is because it was a gift from family members whom I didn’t want to put in the position of ordering from anything other than an authorized US-based dealer if something went wrong including arrival on time for Christmas. That pretty much left the FiiO. To my ears the M6 has a distinct lack of mid and upper bass that I’m still having a tough time getting over with a fair amount of my music.
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Just wondering, what are you using for iems/headphones?
Also welcome 
TFZ T2 Galaxy IEMs comparing directly with them on my iPhone 6s Plus, no EQ on either device. Nearly every other aspect of the M6’s sound comes across as an equal or distinct improvement to the iPhone. Just not the bass.
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So, I ended up ordering the Xduoo X3 II, and I’m going to give that a try.
@Billiam29 Welcome!! And interesting report.
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Wish Hiby was on Amazon. I like the features of the R3 Pro but I don’t have a month to wait around as my x1 gen 2 headphone jack decided to stop working yesterday afternoon. The Xduoo is a pass from me as I have 0 need for a dedicated line out (Don’t know why they felt the need to have that) and it looks like a lot of the cheaper DAPs followed suit for some reason. That’ll make finding a suitable replacement fun. :-/
So, the Xduoo x3 ii just came in and I’m laying here giving it a listen.
Marked improvement over the AP60II. Detail is much clearer, vocals are much cleaner. Bass is a little lacking, but I haven’t listened to may real thumpy tracks. And I look forward to using the line out with my recover/desktop speakers.
One off thing to note, stock settings are for high gain.
Tracks listened to this far:
Abby of Sin, Aereyeon
Theft of the Hammer, Brothers of Metal
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