šŸ”¶ Hiby Audio R4

It just says Hiby on the zipper

It’s not as dependable as M300 in battery life right?

I’d love my M300 if it was slightly bigger cause I got ham hock hands

Oh that’s cool the OG R4 I’ve got did not come with a case like that so I thought it was aftermarket. Must be unique to the Evangelion, nice!

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No the battery doesn’t last quite as long as the M300 but it has more power so tradeoffs there I’d guess dependent on use case.

Funny you mentioned the M300s size because that’s an issue for me as well with it, its a pain to use search or anything needing the keyboard but once it is setup you don’t need to fiddle with that much. I do like it because it slips in a shirt or jacket pocket nicely and is good for taking on walks etc.

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honestly if the battery was close I’d have bought one already but it’s been like 4 days and I haven’t charged my M300 lol and it’s still like (lol it’s dead) I have been using it more than usual though

it’s like ever so slightly too small for me, every now and then when I try to type for a song outside of my usual playlists my big ass thumbs make it an arduous task wack keyboards lol, I absolutely agree I bring it with me everywhere on walks. It’s honestly such a cool product, to think I never would’ve owned one if Apple didn’t remove the headphone jacks and made everyone follow suit lmao

the blue color is magnifique

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We’ll need to check in with @11_Clouds then to see what battery life is like on the R4 Evan - Hiby supposedly did some reengineering on Evangelion to help reduce heat from the amp and also improve battery life.

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oh man aren’t those limited editions though so I’d have to race out and buy em lol, I’ll have to wait it out then since I got my eyes on buying Shock and Cadenza 4 at some point

we’ll see how the wind blows

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after work ill be spending time loading files and getting some listening time, and report back on any issues

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Hey all, new Hiby R4 owner here having a some trouble with Bluetooth configuration right out of the box

The problem is that the R4 doesn’t ā€˜see’ my Sony speaker even when it is in pairing mode. I tested connecting it to another device (my desktop), which worked fine - I am wondering if it is a pairing issue between different Bluetooth versions… I see that the Hiby R4 spec is running BT 5.0, my Sony Bluetooth speaker is a new gen (BT 5.3), however it should be backwards compatible.

I tried unpairing other devices, and turned off other Bluetooth devices to limit noise, but to no avail - any ideas or suggestions?

Thanks,
Justin

I know my R6 has a setting somewhere of what you want it to do over BT (recieve transmit etc) that could be an issue

Late reply but i had the Same ā€œissueā€ with R6III lately

The volume gets locked when no headphone is plugged in…as soon as you plug something in it will work again

Maybe this was the case for you too?

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Been fine since it was literally the update, it switched on the SPDIF and USB digital volume locks, once turned off all good :+1:

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I have a R4 and a Moondrop May. When I plugged in in the Hiby I’m loosing control of the level of volume… Any has the same issue? How did you resolve that question? I’m noob in Android… If you can give a ste-by-step I really appreciatte… Thanks!

I think know what that is. In the settings menu of the R4, it has a USB/digital volume control lock that you can toggle on/off. When on, it defaults to 100 % when there’s no headphones plugged into either the balanced or single ended ports.

Love my R4. Bought one, loved it, instantly wanted more, sold it, bought an M23 (allegedly same sound signature but just better; more powerful, more resolving, etc.) but it didn’t sound as good. Bought another R4, A/B’d them for a few days and the R4 just sounded more real, full, ā€œcorrectā€ to me.

I did most of my testing with my neutral and Harmon headphones/IEMs.

R4 pairs super well with SuperMix 4, EM10 and HD560s.

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guys, I have a question, I have the HIBY R4, with a 1TB micro sd card, Im trying to download a video from the browser, and it wont let me any idea why?

Load up Chrome. The default browser is pretty limited.

Hello. Just taken delivery of the R4.
A question if i may? What am i doing wrong in terms of volume loudness?
Tried the R4 with numerous bluetoith ear buds like the B&O EX and EQ plus the sennheuser mimentum 4 etc and the volume is very low?
My samsung galaxy S24 has much more power.

When i use the blutooth sennheiser. Momentum 4 over ear headphones the volume levels are fine. Its just the blutooth IEM that need 100 on the volume level.

Any idea what i can do to rectify this
Your help will be much appreciated.
Ryland.

Hey buddy welcome to HFGF :smiley:
What gain setting you using?

High gain.
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Thanks for the prompt reply.

I need to use blutooth IEM, is that not possible with this DAP?

Im new to DAP’s and no longer tech savy with such things.

Im considering sending it back as its so under powered 4 pairs of top quality blutooth IEM and all reach 100 on the volume. Same with all family members