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Enter the modern hifi world. Try this test.

HiBy FC1 vs. just about any modern or vintage DAC out there. 

Cost? Just around 20 dollars or so.

I doubt anyone will be able to tell a difference with their system. 

Let’s assume  the following case scenario: 

1. same speakers

2. same cables 

3. same amplifier 

 

The test:

Use a 3.5mm cable to RCA or balanced in to your preamplifier or integrated amplifier on a spare input. 

basically, it’s 2v plus a little extra mw, designed to drive headphones. 

If anything it’ll be a bit louder than your system, but fundamentally, you won’t be able to hear any difference between it and any solid-state DAC out there in terms of resolution, detail, timing, or instruments/vocals clarity.

Why? Because digital audio has advanced to the point where we are at its limits, and can shrink down the electronics this small, without sacrificing anything. Just look at how far computers and smartphones have come. Audio reproduction is no different in the digital domain.

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frank009 OP
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@texbychoice 

You don’t understand.

It has nothing to do with cost and everything to do with the optimization of the hardware + software in this case.

The company that builds this product has their own music app for apple and android devices.

Within the app, you can take full control of how the USB bus is handled, to optimize it for the intended purpose (music playback).

In addition, there are MSEB settings that you can change to  transform how it sounds without EQ or whatnot, even if you don’t like it.

For example: My MSEB Settings for the HiBy R6 III and Sennheiser HD 660S2

Please do not post silly arguments like this. You make yourself look both inexperienced and too sure of yourself. That, and your posts ramble on a bit too much for someone who is supposed to be a grown adult.

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frank009 

Please do not post silly arguments like this. You make yourself look both inexperienced and too sure of yourself. That, and your posts ramble on a bit too much for someone who is supposed to be a grown adult.

Take your complaints to the moderators. Why should it be our job to please you - a bot or AI-driven experiment?

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frank009

You keep going off on a tangent, making yourself appear delusional. Please get a grip. 

Take your complaints to the moderators.

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