Hiby FC3 Portable DAC&AMP, MQA Compatible

[rlw6534]

That would be helpful, but it's definitely an issue with the unit. Hiby's very own Hiby music app on android is not able to force a change in quality, and they sell it highlighting it's compatibility with the FC3.

What hardware do you have? I just tested on my LG V30 and both UAPP and Tidal were able to play MQA (purple light) and hi-res. I am using the short USB-C cable provided with the FC3.

 

[kemba1291]

What hardware do you have? I just tested on my LG V30 and both UAPP and Tidal were able to play MQA (purple light) and hi-res. I am using the short USB-C cable provided with the FC3.

It's a local brand, Realme X2. Both Tidal and windows 11 on my device are giving the blue light. Lotoo PAW was able to get the mqa tracks on both UAPP and Windows Tidal.

 

[kemba1291]

It's a local brand, Realme X2. Both Tidal and windows 11 on my device are giving the blue light. Lotoo PAW was able to get the mqa tracks on both UAPP and Windows Tidal.

Now it's not even turning on. The red light blinks once and disappears. Need to get a replacement now.

 

[rlw6534]

It's a local brand, Realme X2. Both Tidal and windows 11 on my device are giving the blue light. Lotoo PAW was able to get the mqa tracks on both UAPP and Windows Tidal.

OK. Let me know if I can try/test anything else for you. Hope you get it sorted.

 

[rlw6534]

Now it's not even turning on. The red light blinks once and disappears. Need to get a replacement now.

Do you have a headphone plugged in? Mine does that if not connected to anything.

 

[kemba1291]

Do you have a headphone plugged in? Mine does that if not connected to anything.

Oh sorry. Now it's powered up, headphone wasn't plugged in. Hope the replacement unit can fix the bitrate issue.

 

[kemba1291]

Wow, it got fixed on its own. Both android and windows now play MQA as intended. Purple LED and everything.
Huh, guess all it took was for me to put the brown leather case.
In all seriousness though, I have no idea how its working now. Let's see if it's consistent tomorrow and the day after.

 

[rlw6534]

Wow, it got fixed on its own. Both android and windows now play MQA as intended. Purple LED and everything.
Huh, guess all it took was for me to put the brown leather case.
In all seriousness though, I have no idea how its working now. Let's see if it's consistent tomorrow and the day after.

Glad to hear. Hope it stays that way...

 

[kemba1291]

Glad to hear. Hope it stays that way...

Hasn't been 5 minutes and a new problem. The MQA now works only if I disable passthrough MQA on windows(the entire point of a MQA ceritifed DAC).
It's impossible to catch a break, what have I done to you HiBy?!

 

[rlw6534]

Hasn't been 5 minutes and a new problem. The MQA now works only if I disable passthrough MQA on windows(the entire point of a MQA ceritifed DAC).
It's impossible to catch a break, what have I done to you HiBy?!

The FC3 is a MQA renderer, not a decoder. The first unfold has to be done in software so complete MQA passthrough won't work. It's the same quality either way.

 

[kemba1291]

The FC3 is a MQA renderer, not a decoder. The first unfold has to be done in software so complete MQA passthrough won't work. It's the same quality either way.

Ahhh got it.
Is that why my Lotoo Paw S1 never asked for a MQA addon purchase on UAPP, but the FC3 did?

 

[rlw6534]

Ahhh got it.
Is that why my Lotoo Paw S1 never asked for a MQA addon purchase on UAPP, but the FC3 did?

Absolutely correct.

 

[kemba1291]

Absolutely correct.

Got it now, thanks for the help!

 

[rlw6534]

Got it now, thanks for the help!

You are welcome.

 

[Liberte]

I've been listening to the same music through my phone with the Hidizs S9 Pro and Soditer for hours everyday this past week and the sound has been very good, today I switched to the FC3 and the sound is genuinely awesome. Absolutely love it.