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does it play lossless files like ape and flac?

been needing a new player
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What’s nice is how electronics stores are still everywhere here. On the way home I checked it out and, endearingly, it’s cheap plastic. Like you can toss it across the room and no damage. Interface doesn’t seen great but all I use my current mp3 player for is shuffle. 

May buy.

(02-19-2026, 09:38 AM)filler wrote: does it play lossless files like ape and flac?
been needing a new player

Store demo file was called “epic trailer movie.flac”
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I read reviews for the Hibby R4 and Fiio M21. They both looked great but totally overkill for what I need. They're the upgrades. They're the thing you buy after you've got the entry level thing.
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My level or rather ceiling could be way higher than I first thought. 

Looking at positions and jobs that are 2x or 3x my current income thinking, eh I can do that or rather have already done that.
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(02-19-2026, 12:36 PM)Snoopy wrote: I read reviews for the Hibby R4 and Fiio M21. They both looked great but totally overkill for what I need. They're the upgrades. They're the thing you buy after you've got the entry level thing.

The HiBy R1 sounds just like what I am looking for.

I couldn't give a shit about hi-res audio, my ears are shot anyway. Just want something small, cheap and easy to use.

Reviews sound good:
https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/hiby-r1.27824/reviews
https://moonstarreviews.net/hiby-r1-review/
https://mobileaudiophile.com/daps/hiby-r1-review-compact-power-in-a-portable-package/
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Probably the only aspect of the cheapest ones I’m skeptical of is the Bluetooth connection. I’ve tried other cheap shenzen junk that constantly drops signal. Really, I just want the Sansa Clip but USB C and Bluetooth. I don’t need fancy color screens.

The store also had a DAC with the same design. Snowsky retro nano. If it were an mp3 player, it’d be ideal.
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(Yesterday, 01:31 AM)Potato wrote:
(02-19-2026, 12:36 PM)Snoopy wrote: I read reviews for the Hibby R4 and Fiio M21. They both looked great but totally overkill for what I need. They're the upgrades. They're the thing you buy after you've got the entry level thing.

The HiBy R1 sounds just like what I am looking for.

I couldn't give a shit about hi-res audio, my ears are shot anyway. Just want something small, cheap and easy to use.

Reviews sound good:
https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/hiby-r1.27824/reviews
https://moonstarreviews.net/hiby-r1-review/
https://mobileaudiophile.com/daps/hiby-r1-review-compact-power-in-a-portable-package/


I would have bought the R1 but the cheapest i could find was double the price. I found this YT guy Zeos. He's pretty funny and seems to know his stuff

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