DAP Build & Design
The R3 Pro has a rectangular design and the body is made of aluminum. This is the black variant of R3 Pro. On the front, there is the touchscreen. At the left side, there are volume up/down buttons. At the right side, there are switch on/off button, play/pause button, back and next buttons. At the top of the R3 Pro, there are 3.5mm standard headphone output jack and 2.5 mm balanced headphone output jack. At the bottom of the R3 Pro, there are Micro SD slot and USB Type C port. The back of the R3 Pro sports the brand logo and some specifications.
Functionalities
The HiBy R3 Pro has the MageSound 8-ball tuner where one can change the temperature, bass extension, bass texture, note thickness, vocals, female overtones, sibilance, impulse response and air. Furthermore, there are 10 sections of EQ with 8 presets (Pop, Blues, Classic, Jazz, Rock, Dance, Metal & Voice) and 1 custom preset. Lastly, it can be used as a standalone digital analogue converter (DAC) and supports line out (3.5mm & 2.5mm), Bluetooth 5.0 bi-directional transmission (UAT, LDAC, AAC, SBC, aptX), 2.4G/5G dual band Wi-Fi, DLNA, AirPlay and HiBy Link. More detailed information can be found under the Specifications section.
Audio123 Reviews 
Looks exactly like R3 but inside definitely improved, I wonder how fast does it boot up and how snappy is the interface.
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The R3 Pro has more defined bass, forward midrange and crispier treble. Around 10s. It’s snappy.
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Hi, how is it compared to the Chord Mojo and Plenue D2? Is it a good pairing with the obravo Cupid? thx
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I don’t have Chord Mojo and Plenue D2 to compare. The R3 Pro is better than my Plenue D. It is good pairing with the Cupid. Cheers!
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THX for the answer
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Glad to be of help. Cheers!
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Better than fiio X5III ?
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In terms of SQ, it is better than the X5III. Cheers!
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Does this player come with the screen protector pre-installed? Not a deal breaker for me obviously, but I always appreciate when the screen protector comes pre-installed. Looking forward to trying out this DAP in the near future. It seems great.
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It comes with the screen protector pre-installed. Cheers!
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Hi,
when do you plan to release the review? 😉
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Soon. Cheers!
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Looking forward to a sound review!
A quick question on the battery life: what are you managing to get in real life?
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Thank you. It will be soon.
Balanced: 16 Hours
Single Ended: 20 Hours
Cheers!
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how does it compare with Hibby R5?
in term of SQ only
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The R5 has better resolution than the R3 Pro. Cheers!
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Is it a good pair with isn h40?
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This is a good pairing with the H40. Cheers!
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