You know, it’s funny that phones do so much these days. Depending on the brand, so many features and functions are crammed into that little device that you almost don’t need to carry anything else. But there are times, because they do so many different things, they don’t necessarily do one thing particularly well — they might skimp on features or hardware for the sake of that universal support. So, when you want something more specialized, like high-fidelity and incredible quality audio for music playback and more, there aren’t a whole lot of options. In that case, springing for an entirely separate device, such as HiBy’s incredible high-fidelity portable audio systems, can be better. Even more so when they’re imbued with the essence of punk — what good music is all about.
Think of them as new-age digital Walkmans. They’re explicitly designed to break away from the ordinary with stylish, almost Cyberpunky outfitting. But more importantly, they’re Android-based, offering hours upon hours of playback — up to 11 hours of runtime on a single charge for the R4, for instance — and they offer precise, powerful specifications that are unmatched in your average smartphone. The HiBy R4 is equipped with a four-way ES9018C2M DAC array for superior digital-analog conversion, utilizes a Class A amplification system with zero crossover distortion, and even supports native playback of DSD 256 formats and PCM formats up to 32-bit or 768kHz. Audiophiles will instantly recognize how meta all of that is. For anyone else, just know it’s impressive.
