tawmizzzz
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Depends what you value more-processor speed, or sound quality/signature. I owned both the Ti & R8. R8 will win in overall user experience and speed, as well as MQA decoding for Tidal.hi everyone, i am pretty keen on getting the N6ii ti version with the R2R chip. am considering between this and the Hiby R8 which has 2x AKM4497 chips and a more updated software/hardware.
i will primarily be streaming/offline over Tidal, and playing these thru Zeus XIV and Sony IER-Z1R
would love to hear some thoughts on which would be a better set up. thanks~
Ti overall just sounds better to my ears, although R8 still sounds excellent. R2R is definitely special. Ti has a bit more energy and balance throughout the frequencies, meanwhile R8 is more focused on upper mids and upper treble (in turbo mode) to my ears. Ti's midbass is unique, in a 3D-like way with excellent heft, meanwhile I felt R8 accentuated BA bass timbre too much. Low-level detail for instruments goes to R8 by a low margin, although I'd consider Ti more detailed overall. Ti portrays notes a bit more effortlessly with excellent clarity, and in an addicting way. There is a bit more lower treble bite off Ti than R8, meanwhile staging is somewhat similar although I think R8 might extend a bit wider (in turbo mode). I'd give Ti the advantage on overall precise imaging. Timbre is excellent on both, but I think Ti sounds more organic meanwhile R8 has a bit more color due to upper-mids emphasis for airy vocals.
In short-can't go wrong with either.
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