Hiby FC6 review - affordable and great R2R DAC

Hiby FC6 DAC goes for $299.

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

Test system:
Spirit Wind Speakers
Head-Fi:

#hifi #audiophile #dac #stereo

[sean_heisler]

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

[matusjurcik]

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

[beezlebub]

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 😁

[andycrook]

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

[dougg]

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

[phetmoz]

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.

[VirusForPrez]

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

[Alex-djnc]

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.

[nusu]

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.

[shahkhan]

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

[HiFiMods]

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!!

[edverbeek]

And again a wonderful music tip: Trovesi. Thanks.

[aaronfriedman]

great review. You are one of the best!

[odebroqueville]

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?

[arthurkillen]

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.

[enricolisk]

@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.

[christiharris]

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.

[Besserwisser]

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?

[DN]

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]

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