[rlw6534]

Thanks a lot, I think that could be it!

Yeah, it's happened to me before because my Dignis case is a tight fit (which I like) and the volume button is a bit easy to press accidentally.

 

[Pepocoyo]

Hi, i just bought R5 Saber and i dont know how to rotate screen 180degree... i cannot find it in settings

 

[lizardos24]

Hello. I'm getting a strange downscaling issue with Amazon Music's latest update (Hiby R5 Saber), it's downscaling to 44.1/16 and not playing in Ultra HD.

But when I connect an external DAC (Chord Mojo) it re-upscales to 192/24.

On my other DAP the app seems to work fine (not sure, there's a debate in its own thread).

Has anyone else had this issue?

 

[Q Mass]

Hi, i just bought R5 Saber and i dont know how to rotate screen 180degree... i cannot find it in settings

I don't think the R5 allows landscape view (I have OG not Saber, but I imagine they'll both be the same)

 

[14christ]

I don't think the R5 allows landscape view (I have OG not Saber, but I imagine they'll both be the same)

I don't have landscape on my r5s

 

[Pepocoyo]

I don't have landscape on my r5s

Okie, so, i think i'll wait for next update to have this feature.

 

[Mouseman]

Okie, so, i think i'll wait for next update to have this feature.

I don't think the R5 has ever had this feature.

 

[CrystalGipsy]

Hello. I'm getting a strange downscaling issue with Amazon Music's latest update (Hiby R5 Saber), it's downscaling to 44.1/16 and not playing in Ultra HD.

But when I connect an external DAC (Chord Mojo) it re-upscales to 192/24.

On my other DAP the app seems to work fine (not sure, there's a debate in its own thread).


Has anyone else had this issue?

The DAC in the Hiby only offers itself out at 44.1/24 to the Andorid OS layer that Amazon Music is using to establish what the device is capable of. I get the same issue when using Roon which will always resample to the native rate the OS tells it the DAC works at in Android.

 

[originalsnuffy]

The DAC in the Hiby only offers itself out at 44.1/24 to the Andorid OS layer that Amazon Music is using to establish what the device is capable of. I get the same issue when using Roon which will always resample to the native rate the OS tells it the DAC works at in Android.

I think that depends on your Android device. What is the scenario (e.g. what phone to the R5 as a DAC)?

If you are Android maybe UAPP or the equivalent can help out.

I know on IOS many apps can overcome the limits and stream hi res to the DAC.

Basically they send unadulterated data to the DAP.

 

[lizardos24]

The DAC in the Hiby only offers itself out at 44.1/24 to the Andorid OS layer that Amazon Music.

But the prior version of Amazon Music played at Ultra HD 192/24.

I think that depends on your Android device. What is the scenario (e.g. what phone to the R5 as a DAC)?

Amazon Music app in the R5, no more devices. I haven't tried UAPP but I think it doesn't support Amazon Music. Anyways I sold my R5 and can't do more tests.
Thank you both for your answers.

 

[rlw6534]

But the prior version of Amazon Music played at Ultra HD 192/24.

Amazon Music app in the R5, no more devices. I haven't tried UAPP but I think it doesn't support Amazon Music. Anyways I sold my R5 and can't do more tests.
Thank you both for your answers.

You are correct in that Amazon Music used to work up to 24/192. It seems to have gotten broken when they introduced spatial audio a few versions back. Hopefully (for those that still have the R5), it will get sorted soon. It still works correctly on my R6 2020 which is the same Android version.

 

[originalsnuffy]

Are you sure that Amazon Music is broken? I have not looked at the settings recently but all my downloaded music still sounds the same. Some of the hi res tracks still seem amazing (CSN Couch album....wow). I should mention I download from Amazon Music, I don't stream on the Hiby. Its mainly my car soundtrack device.

OK just checked and the Yes Album clearly says it is in 24/ 192.

 

[CrystalGipsy]

I think that depends on your Android device. What is the scenario (e.g. what phone to the R5 as a DAC)?

If you are Android maybe UAPP or the equivalent can help out.

I know on IOS many apps can overcome the limits and stream hi res to the DAC.

Basically they send unadulterated data to the DAP.

It depends on the software as much as the hardware. Roon establishes what the rate is supported by the OS it has no idea that the Hiby can bypass SRC and then resamples everything that doesn't fall into that criteria. Doesnt matter if the device bypasses SRC or not. Same happens for PlexAmp to. Other DAPs it's 48/24 as that's what Androif reports or on some it's 192/24 on Fiio M11. Apps that are designed to not do anything will just let the os handle the resampling which is what Tidal, Qobuz, Apple Music etc do do you get native pass through on devices that bypass SRC.

 

[CrystalGipsy]

@Joe Bloggs the issue about the R5 having skips and dropouts when used as a USB DAC seems to be linked to 44.1 sample rate with it more prevelant at 24bit. When it's playing 192, 96 or 48khz material it doesn't seem to occur. I initially thought it was all rates but on closer inspection it's the 44.1 clock rates so is this a limitation of the usb DAC clock?

 

[rlw6534]

Are you sure that Amazon Music is broken? I have not looked at the settings recently but all my downloaded music still sounds the same. Some of the hi res tracks still seem amazing (CSN Couch album....wow). I should mention I download from Amazon Music, I don't stream on the Hiby. Its mainly my car soundtrack device.

OK just checked and the Yes Album clearly says it is in 24/ 192.

On my R5, when streaming Amazon music, the current Amazon app reports the device capability as 16/44. However, the status bar still says 192 kHz. Again, this used to work correctly in earlier versions of the app in that both said 192 kHz. It may be that downloaded tracks are fine and only streaming is affected.