This product is available to pre-order with an ETA of early December.
HiBy has been deeply invested into the portable audio field for over a decade.
In our journey, we carried our enthusiasm and spirit of innovation into developing a whole new Hi-Res Audio playback chain from the operating systems playback software to decoding and amplification hardware.
Our decade-long dedication has earned the recognition and praise of over 5 million users worldwide.
And yet, all those efforts were just the prelude of follows. In this fast-changing world, we firmly believe that only keep bold innovation can we define the future.
This time, drawing upon all of HIBY's cutting-edge technical innovations and integrating profound insights into the market and products, we have undertaken a bold reimagining of how music is reproduced.
It doesn't merely define the future-it is the future!
Breakthrough Darwin III DAC architecture
Developed entirely in-house by HIBY and protected by a national invention patent, the full audio chain processing architecture-DARWIN-evolves once more.
The 3rd-generation Darwin architecture, DARWIN III, redefines the entire high-definition audio processing workflow starting from its core processing architecture design.
High FPGA capacity
The high-performance FPGA core in Darwin III contains a whopping 100K logic unit and 212 high-speed DSP units.
R2R Technology
The architecture employs a high-precision R2R resistor network for digital-to-analogue conversion.
High-speed electronic switches drive voltage-dividing resistors within the network, where distinct voltage divisions precisely convert to analog signals matching the original encoding.
This eliminates high-frequency noise and digital artifacts from modulation, delivering more natural, transparent sound with rich musicality!
R2R Power Supply
The R2R power supply design is also revolutionized.
Fully discrete power supplies for each audio channel eliminates crosstalk and brings clearer sound.
Multiple step-down transformers in series increases the power supply (ripple) rejection ratio (PSRR).
0.0008% THD
RS8II achieves a breakthrough improvement in THD+N performance, with measured values THD+N ≤ 0.0008%! It significantly outperforms comparable products in sound purity, dynamic range, and related audio aspects, delivering truly flagship-level audio performance through genuine in-house R&D.
Nationally Patented
*National Invention Patent [A Compensation Circuit and Digital-to-Analog Conversion Device] Patent No.: ZL202110679601.Χ
Brand-New Industrial Design - Crowned in Glory
The crown symbolizing power and innovation is placed upon the head, marking the beginning of a new chapter. Bearing the glory of the past while heralding the fearlessness of the future, he is not only an inheritor but also a pioneer.
Volume Knob
The crown-shaped knob, representing the super flagship, features 3D geometric cuts and intricately carved textures. Even the metal exhibits a dazzling effect resembling gemstone-like cuts.
Ergonomically Bevelled
The pure metal geometric cuts appear sharp and austere, yet deliver a seamless, comfortable grip. The hexagonal buttons, symbolizing the DARWIN architecture, combine faceted edges and textures to create a pleasing interplay of light and shadow.
Seamless Monoblock Chassis
The unibody aluminum metal chassis undergoes 6 CNC precision machining processes, 17 advanced manufacturing steps, and 19 hours of meticulous polishing, delivering a rich texture and durability.
Adaptive Amplifier
Music is wonderful when a variety of scattered sounds are arranged and reorganized into melodies, expressing moods and embracing emotions.
Music is all encompassing, yet sounds are categorized. A complete musical instrument contains all types of sounds, with rich details enhancing the layered depth of music while also creating rhythmic fluctuations and changes.
The all-new Adaptive Amplification technology analyses incoming audio signals and adjusts the power input to the adjustable amplifier in real time, instantly providing the required amplification and power levels, lowering gross power consumption while always maintaining pure Class A amplifier quality, ensuring that earphones and headphones connected to it will play every musical detail in extraordinary clarity with full dynamic impact.
Hear the wind as if you stand in it, feel the rain as if you bathe in it. Drums resonate with echoes, and strings sing with deeper emotion.
Powerful Intelligent Processor
Qualcomm Dragonwing QCS8550 processor (8Gen2 Platform) 16GB RAM + 512GB storage
Unveiling a new process generation for DAPS, saying goodbye to the old world.
The evolution of portable Hi-Fi player experiences represents not merely a quantum leap in device operational fluidity, but a revolution in high-resolution audio playback.
High-Performance DSP Array
Qualcomm Dragonwing QCS8550 (same platform as Snapdragon 8 Gen 2) features a revolutionary 1 + 4 + 3 architecture CPU with up to 2500 GFLOPS processing power and an 8th Gen Al Engine delivering peak 48 TOPS performance.
This high-computing array-comprising CPU, GPU, NPU, FPGA, and DSP-is the fertile ground for innovation and the key to unlocking the future. This coupled with the plentiful RAM ensures abundant processing power for everything from streaming music, apps, database operations on huge offline libraries of lossless music with large album art and extensive metadata, to unlimited sound processing optimization possibilities upstream of the DAC, everything from simple EQ to complete transformational upgrades of dynamics and soundstage previously reserved for long hours of toil by professional sound engineers at multibillion dollar music studios, now provided by the HiBy audio plugin system, while the evolved Darwin III FPGA+DAC ensures conversion of (whether the original bitperfect audio bits, or optionally processed and upgraded bits) at the highest qualities ever encountered in portable audio.
16GB RAM + 512GB Storage
16GB RAM + 512GB Storage - vast as a kingdom, ready for your command. Massive music libraries and high-definition files are all yours to command. Performance and capacity converge, like a new-era champion, unstoppable and commanding presence.
Sankofa / Al Tonality Simulation
Thanks to the extraordinary processing power of the Qualcomm Dragonwing QCS8550 and high-capacity FPGA delivering CPU+GPU+NPU+FPGA+DSP capabilities we, after sampling in HiBy Lab and learning tone via Al Analysis model, are able to clone and simulate the sonic characteristics of various classic audio devices (such as LP, MD, CD, cassette decks, reel-to-reel tape decks, etc.) through its Sankofa feature. This cloning can be then applied in real-time within the RS8 Gen 2 global audio playback process.
Sankofa
Sankofa has the power of a time machine in the music world, bringing you back in time to listen to your favourite tunes from your favourite years just the way you heard them back then!
**Sankofa feature is under development and will be added in a future firmware update.
High Voltage Large Battery
The first DAP to utilize a high voltage series-connected large battery.
The large 46.8Wh capacity gives a steady basis for the strong power output of the headphone amp etc., contributing to its grand reproduction of large soundscapes.
The recharging voltage is increased to 12A, equating to 80W under the PD3.0 protocol, taking recharge speeds to new heights.
Professional, Stable HiByOS Android
Open Android 13 System System wide Direct Transport (bit-perfect) Architecture
Since its founding, HIBY has stood apart in the industry with its professional and stable system-level development capabilities.
HiByOS Android, tailored for professional audio playback, is optimized for hi-res audio processing from the first line of code.
Avoiding stock Android resampling, it facilitates bit-perfect audio output even for third-party audio apps.
Our decade of hard work has paid off with HiByOS, which is optimized for quality and comparable with mainstream smartphones in speed of operation, and already finds millions of satisfied audiophile users worldwide.
Equipped with Dedicated Femtosecond Grade Audio Oscillators
In the digital audio realm, the pursuit for high precision and accuracy reproduction is never-ending; lower jitter and phase noise ensures correct reproduction of digital signals;
support for high-res audio formats and rates means support for reproduction of finer musical details; ensuring accurate placement of instruments and full reproduction of playing technique even in complex live orchestral passages by establishing the basis for high fidelity from the first step of analog conversion.
Rich Output Options
With quality of output guaranteed, a rich set of ports provides a versatile of possibilities.
The rich set of inputs and outputs lets you put the quality of the RS8II to use in the most scenarios possible, increasing its value proposition.
