REVIEW! Hidizs AP80 Pro - The Good & The Bad 

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thanks for the attention to detail on this one. appreciate all of the finer UI points

I used to watch Michromatic all the time so I'm super glad you're still making stuff!

Thanks for the review, I was able to get a very good overview of how this DAP works. I'm still rocking a Sansa Clip+ running Rockbox but am thinking about an upgrade, maybe to the AP80 Pro-X. With the volume issue I use Replaygain and with my listening habits it means I rarely need to adjust the volume, a few clicks here or there is all I need. I know the Hidizs players support Replaygain which is why I'm considering one of their DAPs, but I'm kinda surprised sticking my head back into the hifi world again that no reviewers seem to so much as mention it. It's such an invaluable tool I won't do without.

Thank you for the excellent review always

Hi thanks for this review ! I want to buy 2 DAP players : a portable one for my daughter and one for myself (essentially to stream from Bluetooth or plug it into my tuner) For my daughter I really hesitate between the Fiio M5 (easy interface but small screen, plays pictures too) the Iby R2 and the Hidzs AP80. The latest two players seem to have a bigger screen which is more comfortable to read song titles but I truly hesitate with the Fiio M5 due to its user friendly interface. What do you guys think ? The player has to have excellent Bluetooth because she needs to stream it trough her boombox and headsets. Thank you 😊

Enjoying your reviews; they're practical, real-world. I can get tech specs elsewhere, easily. The little quarks/cons of a device can add up to a bigger annoyance. I think your 3/5 review is fair. Wish it were more responsive (album art on scroll), and the knob could be user customized with update (greater volume gain per turn, if you like). Great size though.

Because this player defaults to search by song name is there a way to browse album that the current playing song is on from the play screen? IE an ipod when playing a song can access the album the song is on when you hold down the front button. It will say browse album or browse artist. Can this player do that?

I'm looking at two but can only afford one, this one and the surfans f20, do you have an idea on both, I'm looking for ease of usability and a strong Bluetooth connection to my Ruroc motorcycle helmet incorporating the best for value

Ive broken my optical out from my soundcard will this be a good replacement even as a preamp to my power amp for casual gaming and youtube music

for the fade you can disable it by going in play settings you can find it there

Even if you haven't listened to it specifically, how do you think the Hidizs compared to a Sansa Fuze+, in terms of sound?

Thank you for the review. Nice and compact but a lot of things that bugged you also would bug me and at some point it becomes too distracting to deal with. That's a dealbreaker for me. No other review mentioned these things, you went above and beyond)

Hi! I loved your reviw! If you still read comments i would like to ask if the hd80 pro trough the 3.5 could run the bd dt770 pro 80 ohm? I am looking for a budget player that could do it but there is no good information about the powers.

Hello, what cable or adepter do I need? I have headphones with a 3.5 mm plug and want to connect to a balanced 2.5 mm Hidzizs AP80 PRO jack? best regards

Hi.. thanks for the review, much details. But for newbie, i want to know, if i use 2.5mm jack converter from 3.5mm IEM (now i only have 3.5mm jack headphones/IEM), is it still get balanced power? Thanks alot.

Player has coaxial 3.5 out put ? Thank you

need help why my headphone is lagging while i am using this device with it

2:18 one of the most OOF moments I've ever seen My condolences 🥺

Excellent, thanks!

Is there another DAP, other than the Hidiz, that you like, that has FM radio?

You can swipe up and down to change the volume immediately

10:58 I use cover art to recognize song and artist quickly too. And boy I recognized that album art 'Babymaker 2' by Night Tempo, I bought that album too 💯

Hi, your reviews are clear and very informative. Can you please compare AP80 vs Sony NW-a105. Thank you

it can be used as the btr from Fiio? as a bidirectional bluetooth, sending the music from the phone and playing the music with the ap80?

i saw capcom in your song database you listen too video game soundtracks?

Hallo, excelent video, is this Mp3 compatible with Samsungs Buds or with Apple Airpods?. Thanks.

Bro! @GunsandGuitars is going to release a vid on Custom IEM this week. You should also considering Custom IEM as well. Loving the LIVESTREAMS

that and the new sony walkman, I know the Walkman is better but what are the differences in term of audio quality? what is price range of the headphones to start showing the different between the two products?

What is the, sound quality please? can you attach external speakers to use for zumba class? Or is the sound quality good enough without speakers

After updating the firmware, the unbalanced port doesn't work. If I try to install a previous firmware then only 3.5 will work. Hidizs could not help me with this issue.

Fine review! Good music taste too, well apart from Dire Straits ;). Couple of things: You’re the second reviewer to mention awkwardness with one finger operation of the volume button. I’ve had mine a month now and maybe I’ve just got fluid but I find it really easy. Just using the side of the top of my finger, even in my pocket when cycling. The Fade thing I haven’t noticed and I believe you can toggle that in the settings? I listen to albums all the way through so I may have missed this quirk. The SIM card has never left my player, I use the charging cord to attach to my mac to drag music onto it. I also have the rubbery case (which came with it) to protect the port with my nice 512gb card inside, safe and sound. PS - there is a Copper version of this in the wild, I REALLY want it but yeah....not made of money etc. I’d conclude, as a N00b to the audiophile scene, I think this player is an excellent starting point and represents good value for money. I love mine.

Will this synch with the Airpods pro without loss of audio? I have a 4th generation Ipod and when I skip to the next song I have to re-synch the devices.

After 3 years, has the firmware update fixed anything?

How's the sound quality itself on the Hidizs AP80 Pros? I'm looking for a nice little player like this, with bluetooth and decent sound quality.

Hello my friend, thanks for making such good videos. I wanted to ask you in your opinion if this model, the hidizs Ap80, is better or worse than the Sony NW A105, which one is better and why would you choose to buy, because I am in doubt. Thank you very much.

May just a hint...i disabled "gapeless playback" and "crossfade" in "play settings" (the menu when u scroll to the very right above the exit) and dont have any issues you mentioned. The confusing thing is that in system settings only a few settings regarding sound are shown but if you open "play settings" there are so many things to adjust like filters and playback gain and also for people who dont own so many different iem's there is the soundfield (soundstage) setting you can regulate. (I think son has also something similiar) Also if you want to use the buttons when screen is in sleep mode u can activate it in system settings. I dont found the issue you mentioned with pause and play when screen is off. A big bonus of this player is its weight if you compare it with Shanling Q1. Hidizs is usually offering a leathercase with a Belt Clip and an armband which makes it comfortable to use it for any workout or sport. Also worth to mention is that u dont need any special software to load music on the player. When the SD card ( some people say 1TB is working but i heard also only 512GB is feasible) is inside you can connect the player to your computer via usbc-USB cable and just create folders or drg and drop. Also something what i appreciate is the fact that you can create and name playlists on the player itself. For the sound this little player is really outstanding in my opinion for a player beneath 200 Dollars because it has a very good micro detail translation and natural sound. And of course the insane opportunities to tune the sound with filters, EQ, MSB and soundstage makes it really great for starters who want to step into the mysteries of detailed sound. Of course its annoying to adjust settings like EQ and MSB on this little screen with bigger fingers but if someone is patient and wants a player which is definitly smaller like a smartphone and offers great sound and resolution also with balanced jack its really a great device. At least me it made me hungry to invest now more money into a bigger DAP also...:-)

What headphones will be good for this dac

So which one we have to buy

Review the Hiby R3 Pro Saber edition

What?! Why would a player automatically do a fade in/out to starting/stopping music, unless there was an option to turn that option off?

I have a question. Does it allow to attend phone calls as well? If AP80 pro is connected to my phone via Bluetooth, music source is phone. , I am connecting my wired headphone with mic to AP80 pro. When I get a call can I speak through my headphone mic itself,

Hate Nw 55 Prop wm cable..I don't find anywhere here is bummer.so wat say going for this....?

Clanky UI is a deal breaker if im going to switch from my Note20Ultra. Really would like a dedicated device with audio jacks.

Is it better than my phone? I have iPhone X, Galaxy s8 and LG G pro 2. My headphones are Sony WF1000M3, 1more Quad drivers earbuds, 1 more Triple drivers HEADPHONES, Skull Candy Smokin bud2. With everything I have, will this product reviewed help me get any better quality audio? Thank you!

is it better than galaxy s8 or iPhone X or LG G pro2? I have all the phones but wonder if I should buy this Hidiz?

Hello good review, I have a question is the color bright red or a typical Chinese burgundy color?

If I had some files in a folder, can I just play that folder?

SHould I buy this a I am getting one half price but 2 years used.

greetings ! Can you let me know if it plays tidal OFFLINE? Thank you very much

What cable is it that you're using for your 6xx in the thumbnail?

I think you should really review the first wireless headphones from Shure, the Aonic 50. They’re supposedly hi-fi wireless headphones competing with the Bose 700 and the Wh1000xm3, but with a neutral balanced sound so it’d be really interesting to see a review from you especially considering that you’re an audiophile.

Should choose this or walkman nw-a55? Because in my country they have same price and then i have kz zsn cca 10 pro, which you recommends for better output?

Can you please tell which is the top 5 best digital audio player for less than 300 us dollar? I've 1more quad drive,Audio Technica ath m50x & Soundcore liberty 2 pro.

Im not sure if buy this one (NEW) or if it's a better idea to go for the Sony Nw a-55 (USED) I want something with good bass, i Just use IEMS Fiio f1hs

What streaming platforms do you use to download music

Just got mine today and happy to report no adiuo fades thank god

I'd like to know if you'd recommend this over the Sony walkman nw- a55, a105 series?

Where is the problem? Connect with laptop, laptop detect not player but storage device, so I can upload data to D: but its not detected as player but as storage so there is nothing transfered to player

can you hook up a antenna and listen to fm via bluetooth?

Hello, really nice review. Can you please spell the player with the nice volume control Zechen z2...i hope it is still available for purchase..

I love my Sony Walkman NW-a55 sounds great easy to use and each model since the NW-a35 has more DAC and has great Battery Life ,its between the DH 80 AP80 in your case and the Sony was $50 more but the AP80 was a big improvement over the awful AP60 ,I know songs by their first note, especially down beat

can you plug it into a usb and use dac of this device?

Is it possible to get a mp3 player around $60 since i have to buy with pocket money. Thanks

Are you able to use a cable with a mic and buttons. Mine doesn’t work. Thanks

I have the original AP-80 and agree with most of your observations. My biggest beef is that I too, prefer to browse by artist, and defaulting to song view is bigly annoying. I also have the Hiby R3 and if I need to go out, I will almost always grab the AP-80. BTW, this version of Hiby OS is running on Linux.

Campare to lg g7 or LG's with es9218p dac?

Sorry to double comment but I have one major request for this player : it really needs a search function. Yes it will be tricky on the small screen but if you can tap in the first 4 letters and get to what you need that would be useful. So many bands start with “the” and scrolling through that lot to find, say, The Smiths is a little annoying when you are walking about . O/w splendid device!

May I download off line Spotify music in this device?

How is this compared to the Hiby R3 Pro Saber?

Can you use apple earpods?

Someone should release DAP with Android Wear support in watch size to be used as dual device: DAP/Watch.

I Like that Hi-Rez Placebo T shirt

I follow closely your reviews and i frankly thinking are pretty great and unique. I really do.. I need to ask one thing please Where a wifi to connect with tidal?? Do i need to repay for MQA after UAPP on my mobile phone and my FiiO BTR5 2021? How many times we need to subscribe? For each device? Wow maybe i stick with Flac! I bought this dap to connect my Fiio btr5 and use it as DAC thinking to even improve the sound quality! Am i dreaming or what?)) Please tell me, or i will live with my Samsung s10 5g with FiiO BTR5 which sound good already. Lol

can you review the Hiby R2 next?

I like that they cut the sharp corners on this thing. I dropped my AP80 once, fell on one of the corners and chipped the back glass. I kind of hated the UI of my AP80 it was quite slow (still prefer it over any android DAP lmao, it looks faster and more responsive on this AP80 pro) and the touch accuracy wasn't so good on the bottom part (along the player controls part on screen) had to touch higher a bit. Quite sad I had to sell my AP80, but maybe I won't go for the pro on my next DAP

No Bluetooth test and no mention/test about Bluetooth transmission when acting as a USB DAC?

I would be so annoyed by the music fading in and out like that! You can't turn that feature off?

Does this work with shopify prime an all

10:04 Can it play Capcom arcade games ?

is it big difference between pro and pro x?

What is the limitation of mp3 database? Can I have 20K mp3 on it?

unsolicited feedback; I subscribed because you had really cool reviews of products that really are underrated. Those were maximum 15 minutes long. These last videos are length-wise speaking, intimidating. I haven't watched any since. Probably these long-form videos are less consuming for editing allowing you to release them sooner but many viewers like me won't bother watching them

hi ... can you test the Huawei FreeLace Wireless Headphones ???

Your star ratings always crack me up, so harsh! Every time I think, yeah it’s getting a four... BAM three star, every time 😂

But can't we turn off fade in out in settings??

Hi :), u are a treble head right? So you should try the hidizs s9 also.

I just ordered one of these yesterday from the company website. Hopefully it works out well. I am replacing a Dodocool HiFi player, which still works and sounds good, but the software & UI and build quality is not ideal. It was a $50 dollar player and decided to up my budget for better software and device build. I don't mind if it is not as smooth like smartphone software, as long as it plays and organizes the files reliably. Using the Dodocool player has shown me I have a lot of patience with UI quirks, since it has many. I also have several Sansa Clip+, but they feel dinky despite the good sound with an amp. I am not an audiophile, so I am sure I will be pleased with the sound quality on the AP80 Pro, hopefully I don't have the issue mentioned with it "fading in" songs all the time, but I usually listen to an album/folder at a time rather than random songs.

Does it have Aptx HD?

did you updated the firmware? some "issues" sound like child illness and could be fixed with an update

Dude the Mseb is an AI parametric eq. Those are not eq sliders. They set parametric eq functions decided by the AI. You just give your preference. Most people cant operate a parametric properly, so that is a very very good thing. It includes aural exciters to change harmonics and also changes filters as needed, like low-pass, hi-pass, band-pass, notch, etc

Can we connect pendrive using otg

Hidizs ap80 pro Vs fiio m6 Which one is best ?

I had it for a few months, I've had charging problems after a month.

how about Shanling up4 and Fiio Btr5

Do we have free Flac websites for download

I've used both hiby r3pro, hiby saber pro, and ap80pro. The saber pro and ap80 pro sound a bit more neutral and maybe mid foward. I think the ap80 pro after burn-in is a touch better in detail and imaging, but they all sound pretty good. This is using the bakanced out on all three. You get better battery life from the hibys. And of course they can stream tidal. I prefer the AP80pro because of the compact size myself. But really they are all really 👌 If you've got really nice, sensitive iems and you want the one that sounds the best- the ap80 pro has the blackest background out of the 3.

MUST READ FOR HIDSZ AP80: Fragile unit and expensive to fix(Cost to repair screen is almost the same price as buying new) I dropped my unit from waist level onto floor(protective case and film installed from day1). Screen not cracked, no physical damage but the screen is busted. Not a great after sales user experience and also no repair centers - I live in Singapore. Also no hold button, I use or rather used to use the player while working out and it would often unlock and messing with either music or going into the settings. The only pros for me about the player is size and aesthetic & button placement.

Does it support Spotify premium?

Hiby r2 ?