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A**O
WARNING! Plug in your earphones before pairing it to your source.
I had pairing issues with my HiBy W3 just like others did. The problem with my unit was that the time windows (after holding the power button for several seconds) are short between just powering on, getting into pairing mode, and turning the unit off. Since it is logical to see a light telling you in which of those 3 modes the unit is at a given moment, I didn't put my earphones on while trying to get into pairing mode. And I tried many times to no avail. Once I turned my HiBy W3 with earphones on, I found out that the unit is programmed with a voice that tells you which mode the unit is in, and that made the difference that I needed to keep the power button pressed for long enough to get into pairing mode, but not for too long to end up powering the unit off. Once I got it into pairing mode, pairing was quick and easy and there haven't been any connections issues after my HiBy W3 got succesfully paired with several sources. Connection has worked exactly as it should, with the HiBy W3 being able to connect with 2 sources at the same time.The HiBy W3 instructions say that a status voice notification is programmed into the HiBy W3. What is not said in the instructions is that the time window between power on, pairing, and power off stages is quite short and it could easily become very hard not to skip the pairing mode without listening to the status voice notification.The sound quality of the HiBy W3 is very good. The sound is more transparent than the FiiO BTR3. The FiiO BTR3 has more bass at the expense of being less transparent than the HiBy W3. Still FiiO BTR3's transparency is good and it is good to have both the HiBy W3 and the FiiO BTR3 for a change in sound profile when choosing between them as wireless receivers.
C**.
First Bluetooth dac/amp for me
This Bluetooth dac/amp works well for what it is. You're paying a cheaper price because of the lack of features compared to others. It works well for me. I wanted something simple and portable to take with me to work. I had a small issue when I initially tried connecting to the Hiby, but restarting my phone fixed it. I've had no connection issues since. I have a set of Audio Technica CKR100s and there is a very notable difference when connected to the Hiby vs the headphone out on my Galaxy S8. The earphones sound more open and lively. There is a companion app but I have yet to try it. My only con is that the Bluetooth connection isn't the strongest. Audio drops out whenever there's some sort of barrier between my phone and the Hiby. If you wanted to walk around while keeping your phone stationary, then this might not be the best for you. Overall, I'm happy with it.
R**S
Nice
Nice piece of gear.i was getting sick of using the USBC dongle that didn't sound consistent to me.this pairs nicely with my earbuds and sound great. It's lacking some features,like a track skip but maybe it could be added with an update.. Update!! There's no dedicated skip track button, but you can skip or go back by long pressing the up/down volume button
J**A
Jury still out
I continue to have issues with this device. Sometimes I can't skip tracks. Other times it refuses to come on. My frustration is only tempered by the fact that the sound quality, when the unit works, is very good.
R**S
bad construction
Nothing about this product is good, bad construction not portability, faulty internal connections. I exchanged it once and the other one I got had the same problem that the first one mainly that the headphone jack is faulty and it has disproportionate highs to the non existing low end
P**H
It's tiny. Can it run powerful phones?
Thing's tiny. If you're using larger over ear headphones I can see it smoking the battery quickly.
L**I
Can't use it.
Doesn't pair.
T**S
Does not connect
Payed 50 bucks for dang paper weight does not connect at all nfc or bluetooth do not buy buyer be aware
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