In case anyone is interested, removed the pads over the weekend to put on some Brainwavz 100mm round pads. I was planning on mounting them with the bracket I removed from the original pads at first, but the new pads actually just slipped over the top pretty easily. They're loose enough to spin...

The guy I bought my initial pair of L3's from did say they scratched his inner ear a little (in a video review he'd done), but I can't feel them at all myself with the same set of L3's or a different set of L3's I bought after selling the first set to a friend. (I haven't heard him complain...

A note on ordering from Linsoul. I ordered some stuff a week before I ordered my custom L3's, but with free shipping, the order shipped quickly from Linsoul but has been sitting in Customs now for three weeks. Initially when I ordered my custom L3's I also used free shipping, but they didn't...

Got my custom shelled L3's in the mail yesterday. It looks like the packaging and carry case for them is different than what I've seen from at least the Clockwork version, and the pins are internal instead of QDC.

Got my new toy yesterday, enjoying it so far, although I am having the Wifi connection issues some other have also had. I like it more than my Fiio X3ii, as it seems to give me a bit more low end without having to mess with the EQ (sold my AP200 a bit too long ago for a good comparison from...

Much appreciated for the alert, snagged one. They only had the black in stock, but I don't mind too much in this case since the back is glass. (if the back was metal I would have waited to find a grey version)

@Joe Bloggs I don't suppose there is any info on when the R3 might be available for people who missed on the Kickstarter? (aka when it's available online)

Hoping to get my pair soon, even though they still show as sitting in China. Glad to get an impression of them beforehand though, been starving for some insight into how they sound.

Hiby R3 REVIEW (of the company) He says at the end he'll let other places talk about sound quality, and there already have been reviews of the sound from other sites.

New graphic from Kinera.

Could be worse I guess. I backed a Kickstarter back in 2012 and I (and others) still haven't gotten all of the rewards I should have from my pledge level, and the company went silent years ago about the issue. As is, while I would also be annoyed if delivery of my R3 was delayed for something...

Well, I guess I'll be getting to hear how the Kinera Idun's sound personally, as I managed to snag one of the 20 Limited Edition Idun's when they were put up for sale on AliExpress this morning.

Glad to hear it. I sold my AP200 a few weeks ago and have been itching to get a new DAP. So far the R3 seems like the best option for me, so I'm chomping at the bit for one.

I believe it was said earlier in this thread that they're going to do something to prevent flashing different firmware to the Chinese version, due to the lack of streaming.

Pretty sure they said they weren't able to make Tidal offline a thing.

That was just one example showing that they hadn't said in the R3 review that the N3 sounded better, just different. If you don't trust the scoring system, that still doesn't change that they didn't say one did or did not sound better than the other, just different. Going back to what was also...

@Joe Bloggs I was wondering, are some/all of the accessories that are available to backers going to be available to purchase when the R3 comes to retail? Stuff like the leather case, plastic case, etc...

I'm talking about being professional to the companies they're working with, who may not want to be disclosed until a certain time. I would see it as a lack of professionalism to disclose those companies if they did not want to be disclosed right now, which I can only assume to be the case since...

The problem with doing that when they don't have a clear "this WILL happen" is that if they say what the exact plans are now and they don't happen, people will be angry again. The services they're working with might also not want to be disclosed until it's finalized. I could see it as being...

I could be wrong, but it really just sounds like you're interpreting what they said in the way that it matches what you want to hear, especially when you say, "That's just a nice way of putting it." I see it as them saying the two devices sound different and some people will prefer one while...

I didn't see any comparisons to the N3 in the Headfonics review of the R3, but in the Headfonia review I did see this, which to me doesn't seem to be them saying the N3 is flat out better sounding than the R3, seems more like a preference thing. The Cayin N3 is selling for $150USD on Amazon and...

I personally don't care about streaming services, I just want a nice, small, not too expensive DAP with a good interface to replace my AP200, and the R3 seems to fit the bill. That said, if people backed the campaign in part because of things that were said would be a part of the device, and...

I also missed it. From what I gather from the Kickstarter page, possibly in a month or two. You can sign up for a notification on the Hiby website for when they go retail. The message I got when I signed up indicated it shouldn't be too far off, which is good since I need a replacement for my...