[Joe Bloggs]

Thanks for the reply - it's good to have someone from Hiby responding.

I've read back over some of the prior discussions of this and I can see that people have been saying that there is audible distortion on the line out if the volume is turned too high. Is this likely to be accurate/ what would you recommend turning the line out volume to in order to avoid distortion?

I have ordered a basic R6 (not a Pro) which is currently arriving in the post.

Thanks!

Hi John,

As the maximum voltage that devices can take on their input varies, it is possible that a high line out level causes distortion, another good reason for having a variable line out.

It would be good if you can consult the manual of your equipment to be connected to the R6, to see what voltage it can take. The max line out voltage of the R6 is 2.1V .

Otherwise, one can certainly play by ear. At lower output gain levels, distortion is avoided while the signal level relative to the mostly fixed noise floor slowly decreases, however this is not a significant issue as long as you don't actually hear any background noise on your amp output in silent passages. (of course, whether this is the case also depends on the capabilities and the volume level of the amp you're using.

Best regards,
Joe
HiBy Music

 

[John_M]

Thanks for the reply, Joe - I'll try some different settings when it arrives.

 

[John_M]

Hi John,

As the maximum voltage that devices can take on their input varies, it is possible that a high line out level causes distortion, another good reason for having a variable line out.

It would be good if you can consult the manual of your equipment to be connected to the R6, to see what voltage it can take. The max line out voltage of the R6 is 2.1V .

Otherwise, one can certainly play by ear. At lower output gain levels, distortion is avoided while the signal level relative to the mostly fixed noise floor slowly decreases, however this is not a significant issue as long as you don't actually hear any background noise on your amp output in silent passages. (of course, whether this is the case also depends on the capabilities and the volume level of the amp you're using.

Best regards,
Joe
HiBy Music

Hi Joe... sorry to bug you again! I am trying plugging this into an amp which can take 30V in so no issue here. I can't immediately hear any distortion at 100% volume using line out. Is there any reason to believe that high volumes from line out would cause distortion? I'd rather just leave it on 100% if there's no downside, as this will mean the amp working less hard.

 

[Joe Bloggs]

Hi Joe... sorry to bug you again! I am trying plugging this into an amp which can take 30V in so no issue here. I can't immediately hear any distortion at 100% volume using line out. Is there any reason to believe that high volumes from line out would cause distortion? I'd rather just leave it on 100% if there's no downside, as this will mean the amp working less hard.

No, there should be no downside in this case--100% volume should give great performance if there's no risk of distortion.

 

[John_M]

Thanks Joe. By the way, I looked earlier in the thread and you said you were considering abolishing this feature because it could confuse some customers (i.e. like me!) I would keep it if I were you - it's a good feature provided you explain in the manual or somewhere that the choice of volume is neutral when it comes to distortion.

Just to check - when you say "if there's no risk of distortion" do you mean "there is no risk of the DAC volume level causing distortion provided that your amp has a maximum input level safely above the 2.1v max line out voltage of the R6?"

 

[Joe Bloggs]

Just to check - when you say "if there's no risk of distortion" do you mean "there is no risk of the DAC volume level causing distortion provided that your amp has a maximum input level safely above the 2.1v max line out voltage of the R6?"

That is correct.

 

[bvega18]

Hi,
Just got the player and updated to 8.1 fine, but like others I can not get it to contact the ota server. Would anyone have the latest zip file for download so that I may do a local update? Thanks in advance

Update:
I was able to get it to work by tethering through my cellphone. Must be a route to update server that doesn't agree with my home network.

 

[snakama]

Hi,
Just got the player and updated to 8.1 fine, but like others I can not get it to contact the ota server. Would anyone have the latest zip file for download so that I may do a local update? Thanks in advance

Update:
I was able to get it to work by tethering through my cellphone. Must be a route to update server that doesn't agree with my home network.

I recently purchased an r6 with 8.1 and version 1 of the firmware. I had tap check for updates serval times (20) for it to find the next version of firmware, it seems that it has to update the system sequentially so you can't just grab the latest update, you'll need the next 8 firmware updates to update to the latest version, it took me a few hours yesterday.

 

[snakama]

r6 owners, I'm outputting the r6 into an external dac using the spdif connection, and I was expecting the source to dictate sampling rate, but it seems that any track I play(44.1khz - 96khz ) it's always outputting 48khz. My old Fiio x7 did not have this issue. Is it a bug that can be fixed in hiby music player? or am I missing a setting?

update
Looks like a bug in the hiby music player, using a 3rd party music player like the neutron player, the sample rate correctly switches appropriately with content. How does one file a bug with hiby?

 

[Joe Bloggs]

r6 owners, I'm outputting the r6 into an external dac using the spdif connection, and I was expecting the source to dictate sampling rate, but it seems that any track I play(44.1khz - 96khz ) it's always outputting 48khz. My old Fiio x7 did not have this issue. Is it a bug that can be fixed in hiby music player? or am I missing a setting?

update
Looks like a bug in the hiby music player, using a 3rd party music player like the neutron player, the sample rate correctly switches appropriately with content. How does one file a bug with hiby?

Did you enable fixed sample rate output in the HiByMusic player settings somehow?

To confirm, this is the multifunction 3.5mm port on the left of the top panel you're using to output S/PDIF via the 3.5mm to RCA adapter cable?

 

[snakama]

Did you enable fixed sample rate output in the HiByMusic player settings somehow?

To confirm, this is the multifunction 3.5mm port on the left of the top panel you're using to output S/PDIF via the 3.5mm to RCA adapter cable?

I did not select fixed sample rate, but somehow everything I play has a fixed sample rate output of 48khz. I can enable fixed sample rate, and manually change the output to 44.1 or 96khz, but when I unselect fixed, and play flacs I created at 44.1 or some hi res files I purchased at 96khz, they all ouput at 48khz. I'm using the included hiby digital coax cable to my dac. If I use the Neutron player instead of the hiby music app, everything works as intended, the follow sample rate in the neutron app alters the output sample rate according to the source.

 

[Joe Bloggs]

I did not select fixed sample rate, but somehow everything I play has a fixed sample rate output of 48khz. I can enable fixed sample rate, and manually change the output to 44.1 or 96khz, but when I unselect fixed, and play flacs I created at 44.1 or some hi res files I purchased at 96khz, they all ouput at 48khz. I'm using the included hiby digital coax cable to my dac. If I use the Neutron player instead of the hiby music app, everything works as intended, the follow sample rate in the neutron app alters the output sample rate according to the source.

That sounds like you'd enabled / installed one of the EFOtech sound field enhancement plugins in HiByMusic. Did you? If they're not desired, can you go into the plugins page and swipe sideways on each of them to remove them from the system?

 

[snakama]

That sounds like you'd enabled / installed one of the EFOtech sound field enhancement plugins in HiByMusic. Did you? If they're not desired, can you go into the plugins page and swipe sideways on each of them to remove them from the system?

A factory reset resolved the issue.

 

[Dabbaranks]

Hi Everyone, my r6 is having trouble powering on, I looked through the thread again since it's been awhile since I checked, but the solutions I found haven't worked.

Currently tried holding Power for 30 seconds and then 5 seconds to restart, no response from device. I've also tried Volume + and volume - with Power, and also with just + or - and Power, also no response.

Wondering if anyone has any other ideas, please keep in mind I have replaced the glass back myself and was still on stock firmware since I couldn't get Android 8 on.

 

[davidcotton]

Hi Everyone, my r6 is having trouble powering on, I looked through the thread again since it's been awhile since I checked, but the solutions I found haven't worked.

Currently tried holding Power for 30 seconds and then 5 seconds to restart, no response from device. I've also tried Volume + and volume - with Power, and also with just + or - and Power, also no response.

Wondering if anyone has any other ideas, please keep in mind I have replaced the glass back myself and was still on stock firmware since I couldn't get Android 8 on.

Tried just leaving it on charge for a day or so?