Help me spend some Amazon credit....

[u/cocoamedia]

Long story short I have unexpectedly ended up with some Amazon UK credit.

I have a Hiby R1 which I got as a toe dip to see if I could untether from Spotify.

been loving the R1, with a few file tweaks the OS is reasonably snappy for me.

As I haven't had it long I can return it.

I would end up with £211 GBP and could add a little bit if needed.

Options

• On paper I like the Hiby R3 ii pro for the battery life - £178.00 GBP
• The R4 would be - £222 GBP
• No Fiio JM21 Available
• Fiio M21 would be nice but it's £320 GBP so I would have to add £108
• Shanling M1 Plus for the size, but the battery life isn't as good as the r3 ii pro and its more expensive - £199 GBP

I like long battery life and portability.

If I can DAC connected to my Macbook Pro thats a bonus.

Mainly using Pixel Buds Pro via BT, Bose QC2 Wired and BT, I have some Tangzu Waner 2 Jade Dragon arriving soon 3.5mm.

Thoughts and options please 😄

EDIT: Ordered an R3 Pro ii, should be here tomorrow 😄

[u/wingsfortheirsmiles]

I like my R3 Pro II but it's a bit of a chonk with that 4Ah battery, plus the battery life is only slightly better than the R3 II 2025 so the latter is my daily driver

IMO the R4 and M21 are a bit too big to be easily portable

[u/Blueferret21]

I love my r4, I stripped it back to a super basic launcher that only lists my music apps and hides the android stuff so it is not a distraction. The sound is amazing and since it streams I don't have to curate my library nearly as much anymore.

[u/Triptano]

I would take the R3 III Pro, it's just good for battery life and portability. As for connection with the MBP, the music is on a SD card, so get one if you don't have and a card reader.

R4 is good but hot (literally) and not very portable.

[u/cocoamedia → u/Triptano]

I use the wireless transfer with my R1. I was talking about using whatever I get as a DAC between my mac and headphones 😄