[KevP]

True but they could have brought round just enough before the ports start and that would hold it. And they could have a side entry point like in the new ddhif case for the Cayin N6ii.

I asked Hiby. Their regular case for the R8 will be on their website soon. They even sent me a preview picture of it.

 

[twister6]

I asked Hiby. Their regular case for the R8 will be on their website soon. They even sent me a preview picture of it.

Hmm, their own case actually looks nice, slides in from the side like in DDHifi cases.

 

[KevP]

Hmm, their own case actually looks nice, slides in from the side like in DDHifi cases.

I agree. Looks much better designed than the Dignis case

 

[KevP]

I agree. Looks much better designed than the Dignis case

I think it might go in from the top and then the top of the case flips over - and maybe secured by a magnet.

 

[mwhals]

I asked Hiby. Their regular case for the R8 will be on their website soon. They even sent me a preview picture of it.

So that is the case that will come with the R8 after the Dignis one is sold out? May be worth waiting.

 

[subguy812]

It reminds me of the Dignis case for the SP2000. Every side is covered, just has cutout for ports

 

[riseofthepenguin]

New problem now in relation to MQA through Tidal. On MQA tracks not only is there a half-second gap as it shifts from eg 96k to being fully unfolded by the R8. On about one-in-four occasions, the tracks starts in slow motion before the unfolding happens. Then it goes to normal speed. Anyone else getting this? Any ideas?

Hopping on to say that I have encountered a similar issue in the native Tidal app from Google Play on my R8. When newly playing an MQA track or hitting Next/Last, the song won't start until about the 0:02 second mark. If I manually scrub to 0 seconds, the dropout shifts to about the 0:03-0:04 mark. Once an album is actively playing though, seems like there are no skips when tracks end and begin normally. No issue when playing Tidal through UAPP, and have not seen this before on my R6 Pro or LG V30. Already informed Musicteck, and Andrew went ahead and forwarded my report to Hiby.

 

[arijitroy2]

Hopping on to say that I have encountered a similar issue in the native Tidal app from Google Play on my R8. When newly playing an MQA track or hitting Next/Last, the song won't start until about the 0:02 second mark. If I manually scrub to 0 seconds, the dropout shifts to about the 0:03-0:04 mark. Once an album is actively playing though, seems like there are no skips when tracks end and begin normally. No issue when playing Tidal through UAPP, and have not seen this before on my R6 Pro or LG V30. Already informed Musicteck, and Andrew went ahead and forwarded my report to Hiby.

I have seen this pattern in my DX220 native Tidal app too. So i guess its more of an issue with the App than the player itself?

 

[DarginMahkum]

By the way, which firmware version do you guys have? The version 1.1 has some small bugs and the USB DAC feature is not available. I have the firmware version 1.11 I got from Lieven which fixes some of these bugs and has the USB DAC feature enabled. 1.11 is one month old and as I understand Hiby is still working on it. I have seen some freeze with 1.11 using an external DAC (I think it happened after I removed the USB connection), so that might be why they didn't release it, but possibly they are still working on a stabilized new firmware at the moment - which should come hopefully soon.

 

[mwhals]

Anyone use the EE Phantom with the R8? I am wondering if it is a good pairing due to Phantom's thicker sounding mids.

 

[jmills8]

Anyone use the EE Phantom with the R8? I am wondering if it is a good pairing due to Phantom's thicker sounding mids.

Are you using the Phantom ?

 

[mwhals]

Are you using the Phantom ?

Yes, I have the Empire Ears Phantom.

 

[DarginMahkum]

Are you using the Phantom ?

Do you like Phantom?

 

[mwhals]

Do you like Phantom?

I like it. I don't listen to it as much as some of my other IEMs, but I find it as my most relaxing IEM for some reason. It is great for me personally when I just want to lay back on the couch and close my eyes.

 

[mwhals]

Kind of quiet now. The R8 has been in my cart, but I have not checked out as I am not 100% sure.