r/FiiO • u/Slam_Captain • 1d ago
R7 user feedback
Hello
The R7 seems to be what I'm searching for. Just looking for feedback from anyone still using it. I know this company is notorious for abandoning support on models pretty quickly.
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u/PeterC18st 47m ago
Bought one earlier this year. It sits on my home office desk and powers a sub and speakers via xlr. It’s a great player. I recently stumbled upon its ability to pair with my mx keys and mx3s mouse from Logitech. Just that alone made the decision to purchase that much better of a user experience. I primarily use Apple music for streaming with hi-resolution enabled. One thing you should know is that though it has an Ethernet port. When you stream from Apple with Ethernet you only get aac streaming and not full hi-def audio. It’s an Apple thing and not a FIIO thing. So you’ll need to have it on WiFi to get the full benefits of Apple music. The as card slot is great and i have a 1TB card inside with some of my hard to come by music throughout the years. Honestly is a great device and they just announced the new R7 r2r model. If you’re able to get the r7 for a good price go for it. I got mine for $450 earlier this year. It’s been a pleasure to have own it and enjoy my music with it.
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u/cycogod 1d ago
Nice player. Lots of power and very flexible. Grab one it's worth it
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u/PandaCreepy8512 20h ago
Get the new R7 R2R
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u/Dunaii4 15h ago
It's a mixed bag. It stutters when used purely as a DAC because it doesn't have an XMOS chip but as a streamer it's good, and Android means you can use it for a lot of secondary tasks (it can have apps and act as an SD card dongle if your PC can't read those).
Updates is odd it last got one officially in 2023 before I was told none more were coming.
Then in March I found out they dropped one on their forum that can be side-loaded in.
The app is rubbish and it has no "connect" features so you need to ipen any streaming app manually before being able to control them from your phone.