[whirlwind]

Are you also using the 2.5mm port? It has noticeably improved SQ over the 3.5mm. IIRC, it has about 4x more power output, which should translate into better dynamic performance.

I am not at the moment...I need to grab a couple of balanced cables

 

[Bearmac64]

Hi Bearmac64,

You will need a micro SD card at least to store the firmware being downloaded, I'm afraid.

Cheers,
Joe

Thanks. I used an SD card and the update worked perfectly

 

[Vruksha]

I'm afraid your player may be one of the ones afflicted by the "missing recovery partition" syndrome, and you may need to update your R3pro by following the guide and relevant files enclosed here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1l10NVyFRpPUAVhDvPww_l1-RSmC_uMaD

You may need to download WinRAR to extract the archive: https://www.rarlab.com/download.htm

Also, if the driver for the r3pro in bootloader mode does not install automatically, you will have to disable driver signature enforcement in order to be able to install the driver enclosed. The exact method for doing this unfortunately varies significantly depending on computer and windows version, but this should be a good start:
https://windowsreport.com/driver-signature-enforcement-windows-10/

Thankyou for the help, I was able to update mine following your instructions. Much appreciated

 

[majo123]

Just bought a saber version of this as a treat for Christmas... looking forward to getting it and comparing to my hidisz ap80 Pro.

 

[SiggyFraud]

new 1.5 firmware for pro/pro saber
https://store.hiby.com/apps/help-center#hc-r3-pro-firmware-v15-update

Changelog:

1. Compatible with new USB Audio driver on Windows; (Driver link: https://store.hiby.com/apps/help-center#driver)
2. Fixed issue with MQA playback in USB DAC mode;
3. Various other bug fixes.

no issues updating via SD card for me

Thanks for the tip!
The OTA update was taking ages to download, so I used the SD card. Nice and smooth.

 

[Markf]

Was thinking of purchasing the Walkman NW-A105 which is £199 at the moment but quite like the reviews of the R3 Pro (possibly saber). I will be using it with the B&W PX7 headphones via BT, is the R3 a good choice?

 

[cjb23]

just got my r3 pro saber
-does any one else get a stuttering prolem on bluetooth when changing tracks? - happens for first1-2 sec whenver a new track is played (when either manually changed or next track alloiwed to natuatlly play); happens with all bluetooth codecs
-additionally is tidal online very glitchy? - tends to cause the player to occasionally freeze for 4-5 sec, need to power off.on to regain function

not sure if i got a buggy unit ot these are common issues?

 

[rlw6534]

Was thinking of purchasing the Walkman NW-A105 which is £199 at the moment but quite like the reviews of the R3 Pro (possibly saber). I will be using it with the B&W PX7 headphones via BT, is the R3 a good choice?

The BT (and wifi) is much better on the Sony. Also you get full android for additional apps. However, battery life is not as long as the R3 and it does not have balanced output. For BT use the Sony is a much better choice.

 

[MusicTeck]

Hey all, we now stock red and gray versions of the R3 Pro Saber in addition to black!

https://shop.musicteck.com/collections/hiby/products/hiby-r3-pro-saber?variant=32680877686846

 

[Hanesu]

Hi! I have a question concerning Airplay on the R3 Pro: Is it possible to stream from an iPhone to the Hiby via Airplay without internet connection (on the go)? Like with the Mojo Poly?

 

[whirlwind]

I am really digging this little player. I wanted to upgrade from my Sandisk player. I use it for my bedside listening mostly and wanted to listen to my flac and dsd files.

I told myself you have $500 to upgrade your bedside listening...the Hiby R3 Pro and 512MB memory card came to about $250 leaving me $250 for some iem's.

I am going to add the ThieAudio Legacy 3 and a balanced cable to the rest of this and just enjoy it for awhile before deciding If I want to upgrade the iem's.

I am quite enjoying listening to my flac and dsd files and the iem's these days seem to sound great for pretty cheap.

 

[xtremesystems]

i ve read +- 30 pages and I'm quite confused. I have radsone es100 mk2 , and im quite happy with its sound tuning . Which R3Pro should i choose for upgrade? sabre or cirrus logic?(or mayby r3pro is not big upgrade to es100?)
I want link it with ISN H40 iems

 

[Joe Bloggs]

i ve read +- 30 pages and I'm quite confused. I have radsone es100 mk2 , and im quite happy with its sound tuning . Which R3Pro should i choose for upgrade? sabre or cirrus logic?(or mayby r3pro is not big upgrade to es100?)
I want link it with ISN H40 iems

Both versions have the MSEB tuner which will make more difference to the final outcome than any difference between the two versions.

 

[x X x]

Hello.

I am trying to install custom theme on my R3 Pro.

Theme:
https://github.com/7490212774519684/ipod-revival-modern
Instruction:
https://github.com/7490212774519684/ipod-revival-modern/wiki/installation

Windows 10 64 bit.

I am currently on 1.5 firmware.

I've installed all required data from here:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1d8hAzMUYp4aBZNs04__Za6pRcaT7vhnp

My first problem: looks like liteGUI.exe program is not starting on my machine. When accessing as in manual via r3pro.bat file, executable window is opening for a short time and automatically closes. I've checked .bat commands and found that it is starting liteGUI.exe I've got two missing dll files: "ssleay32.dll" as first and "vld_x86.dll" as second. Both files were downloaded from the net and placed in the C:/Windows directory, second was placed into C:/Windows/SysWOW64. After all, liteGUI.exe is still not starting, now I've got error saing that "application was not propelry started" with error code 0xc000007b.

Any suggestions?

Edit:
Okay I've found a solution for running r3pro.bat file in Youtube:

Okay after a day or two i figured it out for the HiBy R3 Pro for the r3pro.bat and Theme compression pack.bat to work.
1. copy and paste the contents of
\r3pro_en_simulation_v1.0\【03】Instruction directory\data
and paste into
\r3pro_en_simulation_v1.0\í+03í+Instruction directory\data
2. Rename the folder (í+03í+Instruction directory) (i know it says not to but do it)
3. Then navigate to Theme compression pack.bat
\r3pro_en_simulation_v1.0\í+04í+Compressed theme pack\(2) Compressed theme pack
right click and edit Theme compression pack.bat (using notepad)
4. Find
set base_dir="../../¡¾03¡¿Instruction directory"
and rename
¡¾03¡¿Instruction directory
to the name of the folder from step 2.
save and exit.

You should be able to run Theme compression pack.bat now.
check your custom skins with r3pro.bat
and make sure to change Version.txt keep as 1.0 to check with r3pro.bat (litegui/emulator)
then change to your device version when ready to install theme on device and run Theme compression pack.bat again for you .t file

Source (it is a comment of 0000Quanta user to the Hiby Music guide video):


Unfortunatelly ipod-modern theme is not working with my device. Maybe it is not compatible with 1.5 firmware? Would someone be so kind and check on other device / firmware, please?

 

[xtremesystems]

Both versions have the MSEB tuner which will make more difference to the final outcome than any difference between the two versions.

Is Mseb really working and not mess up the music? IYNWIM . Some Daps has useless EQ because change is marginal or it messes up music