[Sound Eq]

i was wondering after some more users got their hiby r6, is there a consensus that its high impedance is something to really watch out for especially when using iems like atlas campfire and empire ear legend x which i will own in few weeks

as i am in the market to buy a new great dap, and I do not want to make a mistake in buying a dap that is not compatible

for me tidal streaming is a must and i am a bit torn which dap to go for

i do not like analytical sounding daps that are lean in bass or cold signatures

currently i have cowon plenue s which i adore but it has no tidal streaming which sucks

i have a fiio x5iii which sounds good but man its user experience is awful and laggy

so what I am looking for is the best dap with great user experience and tidal streaming

 

[howdy]

i was wondering after some more users got their hiby r6, is there a consensus that its high impedance is something to really watch out for especially when using iems like atlas campfire and empire ear legend x which i will own in few weeks

as i am in the market to buy a new great dap, and I do not want to make a mistake in buying a dap that is not compatible

for me tidal streaming is a must and i am a bit torn which dap to go for

i do not like analytical sounding daps that are lean in bass or cold signatures

currently i have cowon plenue s which i adore but it has no tidal streaming which sucks

i have a fiio x5iii which sounds good but man its user experience is awful and laggy

so what I am looking for is the best dap with great user experience and tidal streaming

The Hiby should be the best in UI for tidal but I have the X7ii and Onkyo DP-X1 and they both work great as well for Tidal. I have Tidal on everything as well and are all offline use only.

 

[Currawong]

The Atlas is a dynamic driver IEM, so if it has a flat impedance curve, there shouldn't be any serious issues. You could always get something like iFi's IEMatch to use with the Hiby.

 

[Currawong]

Coming soon....

 

[cj3209]

Coming soon....

Looks expensive...lol

 

[Currawong]

How about something a bit cheaper?

 

[Currawong]

M11 review is up:

 

[NotKunvinced]

The Atlas is a dynamic driver IEM, so if it has a flat impedance curve, there shouldn't be any serious issues. You could always get something like iFi's IEMatch to use with the Hiby.

Sorry for my ignorance but how exactly does ieMatch help?

 

[Currawong]

Sorry for my ignorance but how exactly does ieMatch help?

The Hiby R6 has a 10 Ohm output impedance, whereas most DAPs have <2 Ohms. Since many multi-BA IEMs have a non-flat impedance curve, if the impedance at any frequency is sufficiently low, you will get a different frequency response from them out of the Hiby R6 than you would something with a lower output impedance. The IEMatch would lower the output impedance to fix this.

 

[NotKunvinced]

The Hiby R6 has a 10 Ohm output impedance, whereas most DAPs have <2 Ohms. Since many multi-BA IEMs have a non-flat impedance curve, if the impedance at any frequency is sufficiently low, you will get a different frequency response from them out of the Hiby R6 than you would something with a lower output impedance. The IEMatch would lower the output impedance to fix this.

I see, that makes sense.

Explains why I'm always thinking there's something not quite right about the sound out of my BGVP DM6 while using the R6. I might invest in one of those little things then.

Thank you for your help/explanation.