[losber]

The photos and videos from Telegram chat Same person is the first reviewer on Ali.
I cannot re-upload the video.

 

[kfotheringham]

The photos and videos from Russian chat https://t.me/souncheck39_chat/871076 Same person is the first reviewer on Ali.
I cannot re-upload the video.

Looks exactly like my Hiby R3 II layout, but I am expecting much more power on 3.5mm (which I need).

 

[tomaster]

Anyone got one delivered yet? If so how heavy is it?

 

[kfotheringham]

Mine has passed through customs in UK today, so potentially arriving by the end of week for me, but surely others closer ordering in the 1st batch have received them already?


P.S. Mine was shipped 22nd December

 

[tomaster]

Never mind I found it, 166g it's pretty heavy.

 

[InvisibleInk]

Never used a HiBy OS DAP... Does it have PEQ built in? Thanks for answering my noob question.

It has a kind of PEQ called MSEB

MageSound 8-ball (MSEB):

1 -- Overall Temperature is a tilt of the whole line towards treble (cool) or bass (warm)
2 -- Bass extension 70Hz and below
3 -- Bass texture 100Hz (medium)
4 -- Note thickness 200Hz (wide)
5 -- Vocals 650Hz (very wide)
6 -- Female overtones 3kHz (tight)
7 -- Sibilance LF 5.8kHz (medium)
8 -- Sibilance HF 9.2kHz (medium)
9 -- Impulse response 7.5kHz (very wide)
10 - Air 10kHz sloped all the way to 20kHz

 

[MisterMudd]

It has a kind of PEB called MSEB

MageSound 8-ball (MSEB):

1 -- Overall Temperature is a tilt of the whole line towards treble (cool) or bass (warm)
2 -- Bass extension 70Hz and below
3 -- Bass texture 100Hz (medium)
4 -- Note thickness 200Hz (wide)
5 -- Vocals 650Hz (very wide)
6 -- Female overtones 3kHz (tight)
7 -- Sibilance LF 5.8kHz (medium)
8 -- Sibilance HF 9.2kHz (medium)
9 -- Impulse response 7.5kHz (very wide)
10 - Air 10kHz sloped all the way to 20kHz

My Hidizs AP80 Pro has this and it is very good for tweaking. As a matter of fact, I do not use regular EQ at all.

 

[InvisibleInk]

My Hidizs AP80 Pro has this and it is very good for tweaking. As a matter of fact, I do not use regular EQ at all.

Yeah, my experience with it is with my HiBy R3 Pro. I like how it works and it comes in handy with taming some offensive-sounding IEMs I have.

 

[XTF1]

It has a kind of PEQ called MSEB

MageSound 8-ball (MSEB):

1 -- Overall Temperature is a tilt of the whole line towards treble (cool) or bass (warm)
2 -- Bass extension 70Hz and below
3 -- Bass texture 100Hz (medium)
4 -- Note thickness 200Hz (wide)
5 -- Vocals 650Hz (very wide)
6 -- Female overtones 3kHz (tight)
7 -- Sibilance LF 5.8kHz (medium)
8 -- Sibilance HF 9.2kHz (medium)
9 -- Impulse response 7.5kHz (very wide)
10 - Air 10kHz sloped all the way to 20kHz

Note that if the V3 is like the R3-II (very likely based on above pictures), it also has a 10-bands EQ in addition to MSEB. The EQ is accessible from the “Play” window, whereas MSEB is in the settings, but both can be used at the same time if you want to… which can be confusing (you don’t have to!).
I think, there are two ways to use them together:
1/ If you swap IEM/HP often, you could use MSEB to adjust to your personal taste, and use the EQ to adjust/correct each IEM/HP.
2/ If you use mostly the same IEM/HP, you could use MSEB to whatever you like for this IEM/HP, and adjust the EQ if needed, based on what you play, how the track was recorded etc.

 

[BobSmith8901]

Regarding V3's embedded Tidal app. Would this be the latest that could handle the new Tidal, i.e., the FLAC-oriented Tidal? Probably too early to say as no reviews but thought I'd trot that out as I'm considering getting one of these. Oh and how good is the WiFi? Again, RTBS..

 

[XTF1]

Regarding V3's embedded Tidal app. Would this be the latest that could handle the new Tidal, i.e., the FLAC-oriented Tidal? Probably too early to say as no reviews but thought I'd trot that out as I'm considering getting one of these. Oh and how good is the WiFi? Again, RTBS..

As for WiFi, the V3 specs say 2.4 and 5Ghz, whereas the Hiby R2-II and R3-II are 2.4Ghz only (the previous R2 & R3 supported both WiFi bands). Could be a mistake, or indicating a different WiFi chip… which means “how good” is the WiFi is TBD.

 

[tomaster]

As for WiFi, the V3 specs say 2.4 and 5Ghz, whereas the Hiby R2-II and R3-II are 2.4Ghz only (the previous R2 & R3 supported both WiFi bands). Could be a mistake, or indicating a different WiFi chip… which means “how good” is the WiFi is TBD.

Every spec I've seen shows only 2.4Ghz just like the Hiby players.

 

[Ben86]

Отличный обзор! Perfect review!

youtu.be/s5aIWmEBxQA?si=BjigVlS_HiFzmFAP

 

[William Gabus]

As I understand the first review.

 

[happyblack]

My copy of TempoTec V3 DAP arrived.


First impressions below. A proper review with a bunch of photos coming in a few weeks.

Build quality - great.

It’s an ergonomic, well-made piece of work. The playback buttons might’ve benefitted from a tiny bit more “clicky” feeling, but you’ll definitely know if you pressed it. Volume buttons (V3 doesn’t have a volume wheel) are slightly more tactile.

I’m not a huge fan of a glass back, especially when there is no protective case available. Okay, the front display and the back glass surface are covered with a thin film by default, but it’ll get scratched easily during everyday use.


As mentioned before: V3 runs on a HiBy OS, which I know very well from HiBy R2 II. The only difference I can spot is boot logo swap - TempoTec instead of HiBy.
How do I like HiBy OS in general? It’s okay, but not the best implementation of audio listening software. Quite specific, but functional.

Don’t be fooled by its Tidal support. Tidal requires you to confirm your sign-in every 24 hr, since it can’t save the token properly. I haven’t tested Qobuz, as it’s not available in my country.


Sound - I’ll write more about it in the review, after I spend enough time with this small brawler. To not keep you waiting: I’m happy with it and it seems to be just what I expected.



Any questions, anyone?