[greenmac]

Any idea of release date ?

 

[jmills8]

Any idea of release date ?

2020

 

[LCMusicLover]

For the record I completely disagree with @jmills8 regarding the R6 Pro...

I second that disagreement

R6 Pro is the first DAP I've owned which can drive all my full-size cans (well except my HE-6se). UI is very responsive. Most importantly, sounds very good. Compared to my Plenue II Mk2 and Opus #2, R6 Pro sits right in the middle, tonality-wise. Might another DAP produce a bigger, more holographic, headstage? I suppose so. But, honestly, the stage produced by the R6 is quite precise and very well-defined in all three dimensions. Same with detail and micro dynamics.

To me, calling R6 Pro 'mid-fi' seems unreasonably dismissive. For example, R6 is much better than my FiiO X5iii or Opus#1 Metal. I think it's more like 'hifi vs summit-fi'. I can listen to my Utopia via R6 Pro and not be disappointed in the sound compared to that coming from my Yggy/DSHA-3F chain. Sure, the desktop system sounds better, but I don't think we're even talking 10% better.

 

[jmills8]

I second that disagreement

R6 Pro is the first DAP I've owned which can drive all my full-size cans (well except my HE-6se). UI is very responsive. Most importantly, sounds very good. Compared to my Plenue II Mk2 and Opus #2, R6 Pro sits right in the middle, tonality-wise. Might another DAP produce a bigger, more holographic, headstage? I suppose so. But, honestly, the stage produced by the R6 is quite precise and very well-defined in all three dimensions. Same with detail and micro dynamics.

To me, calling R6 Pro 'mid-fi' seems unreasonably dismissive. For example, R6 is much better than my FiiO X5iii or Opus#1 Metal. I think it's more like 'hifi vs summit-fi'. I can listen to my Utopia via R6 Pro and not be disappointed in the sound compared to that coming from my Yggy/DSHA-3F chain. Sure, the desktop system sounds better, but I don't think we're even talking 10% better.

Its great you are enjoying it. I bought it as well as the R6 and sold both really quick.

 

[LCMusicLover]

Its great you are enjoying it. I bought it as well as the R6 and sold both really quick.

Yep, I've been there. Owned Empyrean for about a month, Denafrips Pontus for 2 months, Beyer T2g2 about the same. Doesn't mean they're lesser, just that I didn't prefer them.

You'd sound a bit less 'trollish' if you responded to requests like this one:

...can you expand a bit on this comment? Which DAPs in the R6 Pro price range would you say sound better?...

instead of simply throwing in stuff like:

The R6 Pro sounded below average...

You might even add a sentence saying what you thought sounded 'below average' about the R6 Pro.

 

[jmills8]

Yep, I've been there. Owned Empyrean for about a month, Denafrips Pontus for 2 months, Beyer T2g2 about the same. Doesn't mean they're lesser, just that I didn't prefer them.

You'd sound a bit less 'trollish' if you responded to requests like this one:

instead of simply throwing in stuff like:

You might even add a sentence saying what you thought sounded 'below average' about the R6 Pro.

Agree with you that if I sprinkled more audiophile words and put them into a sentence I will come off better. The R6 , R6 Pro didnt sound as I liked. Separation between instruments was not as good as the Cayin N8 , Cowon PL , AKSP1000. The R6 Pro soundstage was more narrow , depth less deep. Besides that it was ok. The Cayin N6II , Hifiman R2R also sounds better.

 

[kdphan]

Strange, I like the R6 Pro as much as the N6ii.
N6ii stays on the desk, while the R6 gets to travel.

 

[gLer]

Agree with you that if I sprinkled more audiophile words and put them into a sentence I will come off better. The R6 , R6 Pro didnt sound as I liked. Separation between instruments was not as good as the Cayin N8 , Cowon PL , AKSP1000. The R6 Pro soundstage was more narrow , depth less deep. Besides that it was ok. The Cayin N6II , Hifiman R2R also sounds better.

All those DAPs you mention cost many multiples more than the R6 Pro, so not really surprising. I've heard great things about the R2R2K, except I wouldn't buy one for the same money as an R6 Pro because it's good for one thing only: load music and play. Likewise the N8 - slow and clunky UI, limited streaming support, not what I'm after in a DAP.

Like I said above, if that's all you're after, cool. If the R8 is priced among the flagships I expect it to have flagship-like SQ, and if it does, it'll leave the others in the dust for features (like the R6 Pro does now, minus perhaps that last bit of musical refinement). Again, all my personal view. And speculation, of course.

 

[pwscott]

I'm quite pleased with my R6 Pro and often grab it instead of the Fiio M11 Pro. Being able to simulate a tube amp with a setting can be really fun for certain guitar-centric and horn-centric tunes. I've not experienced the RFI issues some users describe.

 

[justtsaman]

Anyone have mint R6 pro for sell?

 

[Pro-Jules]

If R8 has a nice big screen I am 100% in.

I nearly Re bought the SONY nwz507 this week but remembered its tiny screen and lack of hi res for 3rd party apps were the reasons I tossed it back.

However - I am close to admitting that hi res might be a waste of time for me because of my age and battered “music biz” hearing - but not quite there yet! I had a career of critical listening. I may still have some mojo left.

 

[davidcotton]

May hold out for this one purely for the streaming. No wifi networks where I work so can't use the wifi option on my r6.

 

[hornytoad]

I'm assuming you will have to add this cellular line to cell carrier at a pretty substantial cost? For me it would add 15/month.

 

[Pro-Jules]

I think you can get data only plans. Like buy 20 MB then top it up when it runs out.

I only want to stream about 20% of the time.

 

[hornytoad]

I think you can get data only plans. Like buy 20 MB then top it up when it runs out.

I only want to stream about 20% of the time.

Yeah i stream a lot at lossless so this could be really expensive but if the specs are good and it sounds better than the R6 Pro, which sound damn good, I may buy one.