DavidLai
New Head-Fier
Well, it's now back to square one!
I liked using the HiBy Digital M300 mainly for its portability, accessibility with TalkBack, and general workflow. However, I've since found that its main weakness is in music playback and detail retrieval. I've tested back to back against my Sony Walkman that I still own, and the main problem I have with the HiBy is the limiting of the soundstage. When playing the same song, the Sony just has more left to right presence than the HiBy. You can listen to this track to get a test if interested:
A rough representation of what I hear on the HiBy can be found here:
Another thing is that fast forwarding can only be done when screen is unlocked, and there's no way of rewinding within a file. Also, though the HiBy can automatically skip to the next folder, it can't automatically go back to the previous folder. This is something my Sony Walkman can do without any problems. The only good thing the HiBy has over the Sony is the headphone jack, still being new, provides a steady connection. Now the Sony's 3.5MM headphone jack isn't really firm in holding a connection, so the connector rotates when I'm walking and the player's in my pocket, and sometimes might introduce some random noise.
Now that I've used it for a few more days, I conclude my comments about the HiBy this way:
Pros: Android 13, being able to run the latest version of TalkBack;
Good battery life, at least for now I haven't charged it in 5 or 6 days;
Gapless playback and lossless file format support;
Working with micro SD cards with a big storage.
Cons: Dac has limited capabilities, a narrow soundstage and everything sounds a bit close together;
Unable to hold the volume keys for quick adjustments when screen's off;
Unable to fast forward or rewind when screen's off;
Unable to rewind when screen's on;
Unable to skip back to the previous folder when navigating by files using the buttons.
I wanted to like the player very much. But if there are other players that work better than this, while having good accessbility and battery life, I'd opt for something different.
Any more suggestions?
Thank you!
David
I liked using the HiBy Digital M300 mainly for its portability, accessibility with TalkBack, and general workflow. However, I've since found that its main weakness is in music playback and detail retrieval. I've tested back to back against my Sony Walkman that I still own, and the main problem I have with the HiBy is the limiting of the soundstage. When playing the same song, the Sony just has more left to right presence than the HiBy. You can listen to this track to get a test if interested:
A rough representation of what I hear on the HiBy can be found here:
Another thing is that fast forwarding can only be done when screen is unlocked, and there's no way of rewinding within a file. Also, though the HiBy can automatically skip to the next folder, it can't automatically go back to the previous folder. This is something my Sony Walkman can do without any problems. The only good thing the HiBy has over the Sony is the headphone jack, still being new, provides a steady connection. Now the Sony's 3.5MM headphone jack isn't really firm in holding a connection, so the connector rotates when I'm walking and the player's in my pocket, and sometimes might introduce some random noise.
Now that I've used it for a few more days, I conclude my comments about the HiBy this way:
Pros: Android 13, being able to run the latest version of TalkBack;
Good battery life, at least for now I haven't charged it in 5 or 6 days;
Gapless playback and lossless file format support;
Working with micro SD cards with a big storage.
Cons: Dac has limited capabilities, a narrow soundstage and everything sounds a bit close together;
Unable to hold the volume keys for quick adjustments when screen's off;
Unable to fast forward or rewind when screen's off;
Unable to rewind when screen's on;
Unable to skip back to the previous folder when navigating by files using the buttons.
I wanted to like the player very much. But if there are other players that work better than this, while having good accessbility and battery life, I'd opt for something different.
Any more suggestions?
Thank you!
David
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