HiBy R6 2020 User Impressions

[davidmolliere]

Very interesting!

Quite competitive too, Hiby is on the roll !

 

[Xinlisupreme]

R6 is M6 Pro and M11 pro competitor.
It’s looks very interesting comparing to Kann Alpha on paper.

 

[IryxBRO]

Couple of more pics from the net

 

[gLer]

Couple of more pics from the net

Thanks. From what I understand it doesn't come with a protective case in the box, so I hope HiBy makes one available for sale at launch.

 

[Xinlisupreme]

Thanks. From what I understand it doesn't come with a protective case in the box, so I hope HiBy makes one available for sale at launch.

Maybe it will have a TPU case like R5.
Anyway R6 looks amazing

 

[IryxBRO]

Nice summary on your blog. Are you sure the noise level on 4.4 balanced HO is 4.9uvrms? I see 3.6uvrms in the chart above, which is quite a bit lower than the R6 Pro (5uvrms) and less than half the R8 (8.4uvrms).

Yep, sorry. My bad. Already fixed. It was absolute noise floor

 

[gLer]

Yep, sorry. My bad. Already fixed. It was absolute noise floor

If those numbers are correct, and I'm not quite sure what they mean relative to anything else, then this player is going to be very quiet indeed. The R6 Pro is already super quiet with my IEMs.

 

[originalsnuffy]

I wonder if this unit will be compatible with Android Auto? I would want to feed it to a current model car. My favorite brand BMW no longer includes an audio input cord. My R5 just can’t play to the cars; but maybe this could.

 

[JelStIy]

Any info on when this model will go on sale? The website says November but seems more like an aspiration than a statement of fact.

 

[LYuen]

Any info on when this model will go on sale? The website says November but seems more like an aspiration than a statement of fact.

It will definitely go on sale in China in early November
It's depending on how many stock available (after the first week?) for global sales.

BTW, Hiby is offering a leather case for the new R6 for physical stores as launch gift in China, wonder will it be available for overseas (online? local dealerships?)

 

[claud W]

Read this thread up to here. Maybe I missed it. What is the USA price?

 

[JelStIy]

Read this thread up to here. Maybe I missed it. What is the USA price?

It's not sold in the US yet. Hiby's website says around $799.

 

[gLer]

Anyone seen any specs for the OI of the new R6 yet? Both 4.4 and 3.5 if you have them?

 

[davidmolliere]

Anyone seen any specs for the OI of the new R6 yet? Both 4.4 and 3.5 if you have them?

No but I am betting no issue there and under 1ohm, Hiby has learned since the original R6

 

[gLer]

No but I am betting no issue there and under 1ohm, Hiby has learned since the original R6

The next and most important question will be how they've tuned it. Will it be closer to the R6 Pro's slightly warmer sound, or the R8's slightly cooler (compared to the R6 Pro) sound - or somewhere in-between. We'll know soon enough...