Hiby FC6 review - affordable and great R2R DAC

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Hiby FC6 DAC goes for $299.
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00:00 Intro
00:15 About Hiby FC6
02:47 Power and Modes
05:50 Sound
07:58 vs Moondrop Moonriver 2 Ti
11:11 vs Cayin RU6
12:56 vs Chord Mojo 2
16:16 vs SMSL SU-1
17:28 Conclusion
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AKG K702: amzn.to/3TSlnUF
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Пікірлер: 101

@sean_heisler 10 ай бұрын

You do such a great job with your reviews. Freakin hilarious, too, I love your humor!

@beezlebub3955 10 ай бұрын

Your reviews are the only ones I truly feel convinced by that I would get a genuine representation of what I might get, especially with your consistent comparisons with other products past and present, so thank you 😁

@iikatinggangsengii2471 6 ай бұрын

its just smtimes same score can be alot different sound, im too lazy to do accurate rescoring

@andycrook6508 10 ай бұрын

Still the best audio equipment reviewer on KZfaq. Well done.

@dougg1075 10 ай бұрын

Now that’s a t-shirt idea. “ these days I simply know better” Love it. cool review as usual

@VirusForPrez 10 ай бұрын

Nice to see the Verum 1 in your video ! have a good day

@brano5006 10 ай бұрын

Excellent review! 👍

@nonchalantd 10 ай бұрын

I appreciate the comparisons.

@aaronfriedman8201 7 ай бұрын

great review. You are one of the best!

@bodythetan 3 ай бұрын

Excellent review, thank you

@phetmoz 3 ай бұрын

This product occasionally goes on sale for $189, at which point it is an *incredible* buy. Yes, the Mojo is better overall but you basically cannot find it for less than full price $650. Then you have to consider its size and need for charging, which isn't the case for FC6.

@edverbeek6292 10 ай бұрын

And again a wonderful music tip: Trovesi. Thanks.

@nusu5331 8 ай бұрын

Thank you! One of the best DAC reviews i have seen so far. I would much appreciate a comparison of the FC6 with the Cayin Ru7 and maybe again to Mojo. Because you said the FC6 has such a grant soundstagebut did not compare to Mojo in terms of soundstage, so this would be interesting again, as i am searching for the deepest soundstage with best layering.

@Alex-dj7nc 10 ай бұрын

Thank you, I am waiting for the review of Cayin RU7 and its comparison with Cayin RU6, Hiby FC6, Moondrop moonriver 2 ti, Shanling UA5, SMSL SU-1.

@cobar5342 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for a very good video

@shahkhan110 10 ай бұрын

good review..waiting for RU7 review on ur channel...

@asan1050 10 ай бұрын

iiWi Reviews, Thanks Much !.......

@joanamarielumauan-pastoral8542 9 ай бұрын

Keep it up i like your reviews

@sdrtcacgnrjrc 10 ай бұрын

👍🏼 sounds very interesting

@janwege150277 10 ай бұрын

Dziękuję za wspaniałą i przydatną recenzję. Oczywiście daję łapkę w górę 👍 Pozdrawiam! 🙂

@doifeellucky 10 ай бұрын

18:36 Lol.

@yeghigmikaelian 10 ай бұрын

ru6 owner here, its a good way to enter the r2r world plus it has balanced put which played a part in my decision.

@SimpleMailWork 10 ай бұрын

THANKS

@tonym8358 10 ай бұрын

I just got the smsl su1 ❤️ better than my prior dac with sparkos lab

@christiharris292 10 ай бұрын

Great review. I've had my FC6 for a couple of months and it is my go to portable device. I've got several others but seem to gravitate to it for usb-c/apple and BTR7 for bluetooth. I'm getting the RU7 in a couple of weeks and the Questyle M15, so who knows but for now I love the analog-type sound of the FC6.

@therationalpiper7428 9 ай бұрын

Comparison to RU7 would be very interesting? I assume both should best the Questyle.

@carlosr.2027 7 ай бұрын

Have you compare the fiio btr7 to ifi blu go

@christiharris292 7 ай бұрын

Yes, I have both. The FC6 is more analog sounding than both of them. It is warmer and thicker notes. The BTR7 is my favorite Bluetooth device it seems to have the most dynamic range and the controls outweigh the GoBlu. But to just grab something quick to put in your pocket with Bluetooth the Ifi is perfect. I'd say the FC6 is different enough to warrant my investment. Hope this helps

@pikachu-dr1vs 6 ай бұрын

@@christiharris292how’s your RU7 and M15?

@IvanITpro 10 ай бұрын

Amm… Cayin RU7? RU6 is the previous model, I have the RU7 and it smokes my SU-1 in SE line level output mode 😅. You really need to get one to review, there’s no background noise, better clean and more detail coming through than RU6, still rich with a great sound stage. I use it as my desktop DAC in my PC with no fancy power supplies. Getting an SMSL AO200MKII balanced speaker amp to finally try it in the balanced output mode. 🙌 I’ve returned a Topping e50, Schiit Modi+ and the SMSL SU-1 and the iFi iPower supply for it as it did make the SU-1 sound better, but compared to RU7 the SU-1 sounds like 7/10 vs 9.5/10. I just don’t like that forward upper midrange sound that I experienced with SMSL and Topping so far. Schiit just sounded too dark and not revealing enough, a 6/10 at best 😅, my Denon AVR sounds better than the Modi+. Thx for the reviews!!

@yeghigmikaelian 10 ай бұрын

got ru6 to check r2r sound which is nice (as my previous comment ) then jumped for ru7 which is detailed master and better then mobile ess chips for overall sound balance, have you tried cirrus logic chip like the moonriver 2 ?

@IvanITpro 10 ай бұрын

@@yeghigmikaelian no but will look into it, thx!

@D1N02 10 ай бұрын

Srboljub never comments on DACs he doesn't have personal experience with.

@IvanITpro 10 ай бұрын

@@D1N02 lol, I mentioned RU7 so he gets one to review soon 😉

@Maver1ck911 7 ай бұрын

RU6 is fine but it needs to be in OS for 44.1/48khz material or it will roll off heavy. 192khz and above content is fine in NOS, at least timbre isn't ruined. Between the RU7 and RU6 in OS vs DSD 128 it's indistinguishable for an "upgrade" unless you NEED that line out voltage... I have a mojo2 as well as the RU6 and BTR7 so both RU's are redundant... trying to get rid of my RU6.

@matusjurcik6974 3 ай бұрын

If you liked FC6 you would propably like also ovidius B1and centrance dacport HD (not sure about availability, though).

@davidcopeland5409 10 ай бұрын

Honesty is best policy 👍

@nicko7201 Ай бұрын

Very well explain and very detailed. Just subscribe to your channel 😅

@therealpotato8031 10 ай бұрын

RU7 NEXT!!!!

@D1N02 10 ай бұрын

Demanding a review is a good way to prevent it from happening

@enricolisk1357 10 ай бұрын

@iiWiReviews is it time we separated the DAC & Op-Amp? The portable dac as a component that feeds an op-amp of our choice. This way we get the best of both worlds. Need more power, get a bigger opamp device.

@Rsalmond83 10 ай бұрын

Would love to hear your impressions of the Penon Tail.

@arthurkillen396 10 ай бұрын

I have the FC6, RU6, and RU7. In terms of technicalities, bass and power, none will compete the Mojo 2. Probably because it has battery. I do prefer the timbre of the dongles, though (Mojo sounds a little sterile to me). However, the RU7 balanced line out paired with the Astell&Kern PA10 amp is a different story. That combo sounds like the bees knees. RU6 nor FC6 have the same magic when paired with the amp.

@carlosr.2027 7 ай бұрын

I’m new to buying my first dongle, which would you recommend if I’m not going to use it with a amp

@asotomayor 6 ай бұрын

@@carlosr.2027get the RU7

@odebroqueville 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for making me discover Gianluigi Trovesi, beautiful! I'd love to have more of an audiophile experience but I'm on a bit of a low budget. Would you have any recommendations for a music service and DAC that I could use with both my iPhone and iMac?

@dougg1075 10 ай бұрын

“ your downstream equipment isn’t good enough to hear the difference “ Love that one:)

@Besserwisser1900 10 ай бұрын

Nice review. I own the audioquest Cobalt, not that satisfied with it.. does not sound neutral to me and too harsh in treble. Would the Hiby be better in this regard?

@budgetaudiophilelife-long5461 10 ай бұрын

🙋‍♂️SRBJ …I HOPE ALL IS WELL 🤗💚💚💚

@AndrewUKLondon 5 ай бұрын

Nice review thanks. Is there much of a difference between the cayin ru6, Hiby FC4, iFi hip 3 and anything else for a wide range of music (classical , female vocals, dance, Louis Armstrong…) for headphones and iems eg sennheiser ie600.

@ramzyrashaun5186 3 ай бұрын

HDR mode sounds more cramped to me, I'm using 64audio u4s

@fhamefhame2064 9 ай бұрын

Any chance if you are using fc6 or ru6 with usb audio Pro player pro ? May I know the source? Thank you great review

@nikhilsrl 10 ай бұрын

How would you compare this to the original chord mojo and if it were available for $300, would it be a better purchase over the FC6?

@luuieluie 3 ай бұрын

@iiWiReviews you use the su-1 as a benchmark. Is there a headphone amp equivalent of the su-1 to pair with it? Something sub $100 that I'll have to pay $300+ if i want something better sounding? Thanks

@brano5006 9 ай бұрын

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@tallpaull9367 10 ай бұрын

Use to connect iPhone to Car Audio system ?

@DrKen03 8 ай бұрын

Hi i really like your comparison. Will compare hiby fc6 to earmen colibri. I have colibri thanks to your advise. Im eyeing to fc6 because of small factor and really good in my pocket. Will you compare the sounds overall? Thank you so much! God bless you!

@iiWiReviews 8 ай бұрын

I didn't have a chance to compare them directly but since Colibri is much more on the level of the Moondrop Moonriver 2 (original, not the Ti version), FC6 should win there with bigger soundstage and richer tone timbre.

@barbasour 6 ай бұрын

I think to hear the difference between OS/NOS is to use hi-res lossless files or DSD (preferably the ones recorded live & analog)

@Stylianos. 4 ай бұрын

Correct .. in my testings, I could only tell.the different in FC6 OS and NOS with 24bit 192 live music files . OS with Darwin sounded cleaner , less weight in the notes and slightly better , imaging ,but clean very clean . NOS sounded fuller , better note weight better soundstage , livelier, more open and alive , more natural sound . I prefer NOS With HDR .

@Fahad1999win 9 ай бұрын

Hello, Excuse me do you think the sound from 3.5 cable in Khadas TEA $149 is better (than Balance Cable 4.4) in hidizs dh80s $117 or hidizs XO $86 ? I’m going to use the dac mainly in the desktop and I can take it with me outside or in trip ( I really want the one time excellent upgrade in soundstage from my PC integrated dac and apple dongle, I want your help to choose the best one of them) my Headset: sennhiesr hd599 iem: moondrop kato, Enlighten me Sir. Thanks 😊

@chriscardwell3495 10 ай бұрын

Your reviews are great, enjoy listening to your reviews. I will eventually upgrade from an . . . Audioengine D1 . . . which I like. However there must be significantly better DACs which would provide better clarity . . . considering the SMSL SU-10 at the moment. Would really love to hear your views on the . . . Audioengine D1 . . . which is widely available, sold by many UK HiFi shops. The ideal DAC would be the SMSL SU-10 WITHOUT MQA (marketing snake oil) and associated TAX . . . bring on the SMSL SU- 9.5

@raphaelldsantos 10 ай бұрын

FC6 or Questyle M15?

@Nordi1_0745 7 ай бұрын

Do you believe for my HD600 is it worth to buy FC6 or pay double to buy mojo2? So confused what to choose. I do not like so much the size of mojo 2. But I can not find out which will be more beneficial for my HD600 and even K701. Does it worth the deference of the price for my over ear cans? Also can FC6 be connected to an external amp? Thanks for all

@joanamarielumauan-pastoral8542 7 ай бұрын

Best reviewer

@septiyanherlan7304 10 ай бұрын

how is su-1 vs mojo ?

@seanb3303 10 ай бұрын

Haha you are getting funnier 😀. Have you compared Mojo 2 with SU-1?

@iiWiReviews 10 ай бұрын

Yes. Mojo 2 performs great as a DAC too so it beats SU-1 comfortably in terms of richer tone timbre and bigger soundstage, more three-dimensional. But SU-1 is a crazy good value.

@D1N02 10 ай бұрын

I don't really get portable DAC's for audiophiles. When I am out I usually don't listen to music and when I do there is usually so much background noise that any low noise floor the DAC offers is anihilated by my surroundings. When I am at work and start listening to really good music I am immediately distracted and my productivity drops to zero.

@yeghigmikaelian 10 ай бұрын

i get you, but maybe one day you want to go for a walk solo and you might enjoy it with hifi music, I usually like it for travel.

@IvanITpro 10 ай бұрын

I use my portable DAC as my desktop DAC 😅. As it sounds better than all of the ones I’ve tried under $300 so far. See my other comment on here if interested 😉

@IvanITpro 10 ай бұрын

@@yeghigmikaeliandido!

@alexfizz7402 10 ай бұрын

I think it strongly depends on what it means to be out for every person. In my case, I commute to work 3 days a week, with a 1.5 hours train ride to go there an the same time to come back home. For me, DACs are a blessing because I can enjoy my music in my commuting.

@vetreportsaei4605 9 ай бұрын

I agree. I use several portable DACs at home and I can switch them out to hear everything with a little different palette. I love that. Use phone with USB audio player pro, phone on airplane mode with only wifi selected... listen to bit perfect qobuz, Tidal with an all battery PSU streamer / DAC combo that sounds great for cheap !@@IvanITpro

@Cuspofmagic7 4 ай бұрын

As a owner of Schiit Bifrost 2 (and 2/64)dac and Jotunheim 2 amp, i wanted to know how does Hiby FC6 compare to Schiit Modi Multibit dac which you reviewed long ago.? I am particularly interested in the R2R sense of depth and layering in the soundstage , so if i was to use Hiby fc6 as desktop dac connected to desktop amp like jotunheim2 , would it fare better than schiit modi multibit dac connected to similar desktop amp.? your inputs will be helpful for me. Thanks.

@iiWiReviews 4 ай бұрын

I had Multibit a long time ago, in a completely different setup, and no DAC that can reliably stand as a common reference between these two. So anything I could say would be more of a shot in the dark than actual trustworthy information. But compared to Chord Mojo 2 for example (that should be in the same ballpark with Bifrost 2) this Hiby doesn't layer and create soundstage that well. It's more congested and cramped sounding.

@masterazlan6999 10 ай бұрын

Yum2 for iem.. Dun fussy bout the volume just check the output watts bro..compare to mojo2.. Ha funy big time u.. peace!

@haula251 6 ай бұрын

Cayin RU7 ??

@ElNINETEENTH 7 ай бұрын

Is this even better than the Ibasso DC04 pro ???

@satryaadi5094 3 ай бұрын

is it better than shanling ua5 and cayin ru6 ru7?

@iiWiReviews 3 ай бұрын

It's better than both RU6 and UA5. I haven't tested RU7 yet but I will in the next fee weeks so there will be a direct comparison in that review

@ameynaik4961 9 ай бұрын

Just one question how does Hiby FC6 compares to Earmen Colibri dac. Is it better than that or on equal terms?

@iiWiReviews 9 ай бұрын

It's better than Colibri. Richer sounding, more spacious.

@ameynaik4961 9 ай бұрын

@@iiWiReviews thank you so much for the help. Made my purchase decision of getting Hiby FC6. God bless you.

@HermeticAscetic22 5 ай бұрын

Hi. I had ordered RU6 but it’s gone out of stock. Should I consider getting FC6 instead?

@iiWiReviews 5 ай бұрын

Yes, it's even better in my opinion.

@HermeticAscetic22 5 ай бұрын

Thanks, man. Appreciate it. I found your channel yesterday only and subscribed. Best wishes.

@markevinlagsac3252 3 ай бұрын

I found one at 120us$. should i blind buy it?

@guystpierrecomposer 10 ай бұрын

Funny, your observation sounds like mojo 2 is just a little bit better than FC6 as SU-1 is... and you compared mojo 2 to SU-10 (or SU-9)... maybe pricey DAC don't make much difference ...

@iiWiReviews 10 ай бұрын

Mojo 2 is just a bit better when I use IEMs, the gap gets bigger with bigger and more full range headphones, and even bigger when used as a DAC in a room setup. But yes, diminishing return is real.

@user-qs9mv7dv6c 8 ай бұрын

Noise with Samsung phones using NOS

@iiWiReviews 8 ай бұрын

Did you upgrade to the latest firmware? I had some noisy clicks with earlier firmware but it went away with the update.

@user-qs9mv7dv6c 8 ай бұрын

@@iiWiReviews I don't have this device. Thanks

@gustavovers9238 8 ай бұрын

Es mejor que el dragonfly cobalt

@dangerzone007 10 ай бұрын

If only Hiby made something like an fc6 with Bluetooth.

@asotomayor 6 ай бұрын

That would defeat the purpose of having an R2R dongle but hey what do I know? 🤷‍♂️

@Tealc2323 10 ай бұрын

Using a clickbait thumbnail doesn't have to mean misleading your audience.

@yarbles66 5 ай бұрын

I just got this. Totally unimpressed. Sounds no better than the iBasso DC03

@7in1 15 күн бұрын

Yours is another prove this guy reviews and opinions are BS

@yarbles66 15 күн бұрын

@@7in1 this thing is a piece of junk. The Mojo 2 is the best piece of portable audio gear I have ever heard. It sounds extremely clean, accurate, fantastic seperation & imaging... this is a sub par dongle with absolutely none of that & it sounds overly warm & fuzzy with very poor separation/imagining. It's the single worst dongle/dac I've ever heard & the only thing these two products have in common is that they both have a headphone jack. Absolute rubbish & I absolutely believe Hiby paid for excellent reviews for this piece of crap. Anyone who has actual experience with sound will know it's garbage... hence why so many are in the secondhand market & the prices are a race to the bottom. Awful product, awful review - I will never listen to this clown again & I will never, ever buy anything from Hiby.

@trubadyr99 3 ай бұрын

It looks like most of these little dongles are gimmicks which output sounds no different from the 3.5 mm phone's native output jack does. And certainly most of their different settings provide sounds which are not distinguishable one from the other.