Well just buy it man, since you like the wording of the feedback it gets. As I say never used it with my computer. And BTW if you use a dac it bypasses the soundcard which is a dac. It is fed bit perfect data stream.
Sounds like another dap in collection
gonna be 20th or something...
That's the quintessence of audiophile talk - when comparing two digital devices we discuss the "trade off of analogue magic and creamy musicality".Don't forget about hm1k. There are versions with classic r2r chips, as well as Himalaya version. I have the latter and find it enjoyable. Not true r2r sound like my hm603s with Phillips tda. But still good. Better than ru6 and fc6 dongles I've moved on from.
Aliexpress has many enjoyable r2r portables , like w510 and l1387 portable. Using proper Phillips chips.
Himalaya and modern r2r imitations through fpga (cayin, fiio, hiby etc) are interesting solutions, but lack some core r2r attributes. Technicalities are improved, while trading off some analog timbre magic.
Listening to hm1k Himalaya with ex800st right now, very enjoyable no lie. Very creamy and inviting musicality.
i do have cayin r01 (6ii) too - and hile its pretty nice, its just too detailed and does not sound same as 1704 chips. I just wonder if himalaya is close to the 801/603 sound which i like a lot with that nice warm n rich "wet" sound with kicking bass, the problem with them is lack of modern interfaces (and size n charging). Maybe i have too many plyers, have the ak/ess ones too (i still think hdp10 is one of best sabre portables).
btw. how the sony pair with hm1000? I got recently ie 900 and ie 600 and they pair superbly with r2r devices, ie 900 bass goes deeeeep and rumble and rumble back againDon't forget about hm1k. There are versions with classic r2r chips, as well as Himalaya version. I have the latter and find it enjoyable. Not true r2r sound like my hm603s with Phillips tda. But still good. Better than ru6 and fc6 dongles I've moved on from.
Aliexpress has many enjoyable r2r portables , like w510 and l1387 portable. Using proper Phillips chips.
Himalaya and modern r2r imitations through fpga (cayin, fiio, hiby etc) are interesting solutions, but lack some core r2r attributes. Technicalities are improved, while trading off some analog timbre magic.
Listening to hm1k Himalaya with ex800st right now, very enjoyable no lie. Very creamy and inviting musicality.
a bit overpiced but,,, that bass 
btw. where did you buy your himalaya? did you try hm901r?Sounds like another dap in collection
Word. Proud owner of sg1 special edition gold here.
Ie900 with Himalaya: wet, just like you like it, thickened midbass and low mids. Bass has impressive impact and weight, deep 3d staging with vocals lift. Ie900 with sg1 gold: dry, excellent vertical extension both ways to deep sub and high treble, accurate imaging with tall stage.btw. how the sony pair with hm1000? I got recently ie 900 and ie 600 and they pair superbly with r2r devices, ie 900 bass goes deeeeep and rumble and rumble back again
Hifiman directly. No longer available though. Haven't tried 901r personally but supposedly it has worse dac section than hm1k yet amp section could be an improvement over hm1k with right amp card. I'm more concerned with dac part since hm1k has good line outs that i can run to any amp I want to.
Ordered hm901r
hm-1000 silvers is excellent, it is super-detailed, dynamic, wet, rich (again, im aware of the "measurements" of the quad and i really dont care, I also own MA9 Alex mod with blackgate caps, which sounds very very similar and on other hand measures superbly, once again, the thd measurements have nothing to do with audible quality, i also own many those 130+ db super-cirrus chip dongles, and they all sound crap dry ear piercing, i think we need to revise what measurements should be done on sound).
I’d appreciate the feedback.
Still waiting for the hm901r...
Maybe any news? I have an idea to buy it during Black Friday days.
