[MWA]

I'm ISO of a DAP. I need it to control my FiiO BTR5 2021/Qudelix-5k DAC-Amps and 7Hz Timeless/Moondrop Blessing2usk IEMs. Two priorities: 1)Sound Quality, 2) battery life. Five potential purchases -

1. Sony NW-ZX507/S Walkman Hi-Res 64GB MP3 Player
2. HiBy R5 Gen 2 Digital Music Player
3. Astell&Kern A&Norma SR25 MKII Portable High Resolution Audio Player
4. FiiO M11Plus Music Player Portable MP3/MP4 High Resolution Audio Player
5. iBasso DX320 High Resolution Digital Audio Player

Given my 1Tb library of flac & WAV files that dovetail with my experimental satisfaction w/ streaming apps and streaming apps' (e.g. Qobuz) voracious power needs, what would you suggest? Please offer alternate suggestions. Ballpark it in the neighborhood of $1K.

 

[pbui44]

If all the streaming that you will do is online with only Tidal and Qobuz (no offline), then the HiBy R3 Pro Saber is a great long-term choice with firmware updates to constantly support the HiBy OS:

https://store.hiby.com/products/hiby-r3-pro-saber

 

[MWA]

If all the streaming that you will do is online with only Tidal and Qobuz (no offline), then the HiBy R3 Pro Saber is a great long-term choice with firmware updates to constantly support the HiBy OS:

https://store.hiby.com/products/hiby-r3-pro-saber

Do you prefer it over the HiBy R5 Gen 2 Digital Music Player? Thanks for responding!

 

[pbui44]

I do not own any HiBy products, but I did recommend the R3 Pro Saber after the constant technical reviewing by many, which actually worked perfectly from a recent firmware update in this thread:

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/wha...am-audio-to-ldac-bluetooth-headphones.963835/

 

[vcoheda]

ibasso also has a new dap -- the dx170.

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/ibasso-dx170-you-want-your-music-it-is-right-here.964120/