No more red pulsing light when fast charging since the last firmware update (pale blue..). Slow red pulsing light when connected to a Laptop for File Transfer... no problem for me because the RS8 sounds sublime.. Every week better! Enjoy!

Abslutely horrible release for an anniversary product...sorry Cayin!

I would check your files / tags.. No problems here.... 1.4TB music on it...

I don't have an M8 so I don't know :-). The RS8 isn't dark sounding...but it has a natural "analog" tuning...you can listen to it for hours without strain your ears...it sounds just fantastic imo. I've also the new AK SE300 (R2R) which sounds supberb too...and this 2 DAP's are argains compared...

Buy the Hiby RS8 and you're done... fantastic DAP!

Which issue? Default filter is perfectliy fine....

Same "problem" here.....it's a bug I think and will be fixed in the next update ;-). BTW the filter "Darwin Ultra" is incredible...maybe placebo :-). Love it, sounds fantastic to me...

Yo've to clean your tags (with mp3tag for example). Delete all tags related to replayGain and then scan your music with SP3000 again...this should help

Simply my thoughts.. It can't get better imo... A superb DAP from AK! It equals the sound quality (not Software quality :-) of the RS8 imo and even surpassed it at least with jazz tunes...

@ Joe Bloggs If I set the RS8 to NOS and use Neutron with 16x oversampling then ist uses the OS-Engine from Neutron? If I set the RS8 to OS and use Neutron with 16x Oversampling it uses the RS8 oversampling circuit or the the neutron or both?? Thanks :-).

I agree with everything you said about the RS8...it's my endgame DAP because it hits my sweet spot perfectly..in all aspects. I'm not an audiophile like you guys...so I'm not able to describe the sound characteristis with the appropiate terms like you. To me the RS8 sounds the most "correct" and...

IMO the RS8 is still the best DAP until today (Sound; build quality; software; usabilitiy). I just bought the AK SE300 (also R2R) which sounds fantastic too. But the RS8 is still more analog and natural sounding...just the perfect match for my musical taste and ears. Love both...one week...

I think not before end of the next week:

My SE300 was shipped more than a week ago with version 1.01!??

I'm listening mostly in NOS / Class A / normal gain to my jazz tunes (IEM U12t). Masterfully done by AK...really love this tuning. Best DAP from AK imo (price / performance)..sure I didn't heard the flagship SP3000 :-). To me all modes sounds equally good and it's a lot of fun to try out the...

@JasonNYC: 2 more observations :) 1. Artist view --> it would be nice to have a collapsed view of the albums (like SP3000). If you have an artist with many albums you have to scroll forever to find the wished album. 2. If you restart the player and resume the playback (AK player) you have to...

@JasonNYC: I've experienced a few shut downs of the unit in the past few days of use when I pause the music for a longer period (more than 5min.). I have to press the power button much longer (around 10-15 seconds) than for a normal boot to start the unit again. My timer settings: Auto Power...

Yes the overall performance could be better...If you click the 3-dot button you have to wait half a year to show up the selections :). But the "lag" exist only in some areas...for example the "carousel" or the Album view is pretty fast with no stutters and I've a lot of albums stored (around...

Balanced headphone connection...

So...after a couple of hours with this AK gem all I can say: bravo AK! I'm absolutely in love with this AK R2R tuning!! It's even more analog sounding than the Hiby RS8 to my ears but without loosing details or clarity. They managed to keep their house sound but in a more pleasure way..at least...

wrong thread :-)

Ordered today too! :beerchug: :L3000: Looking forward to compare it to the fabulous Hiby RS8!!

For me nothing 😎 My DSD-Files sounds sublime 🤟