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The glass-faced, aluminum body feels high-end and well-made. It would be entirely appropriate for a far more expensive device to be constructed to this level. Hidizs retains the same built-in FPGA chip HBC3000, enabling native decoding support to DSD64/128/256. MQA decoding is still supported with up to 8x, compared to the old 4x unfolding. It is clear that such a well-defined sound is underpinned by great separation. The stereo representation is stellar, the movement of the elements is very easy to perceive, which means that the dynamics are very high, as is the speed of execution and the level of precision. Nothing is blurred or unfinished. For better or worse, the AP80 PRO-X represents the sound in a very focused and unobscured way. Although such a drawing may not be the most respectful or natural, but it is quite accurate for the price range. So, with such an explicit and abundant sound, the soundstage needs to be large to accommodate so much information. Fortunately, it is, and the balanced output helps to widen the musical space and give it a breadth and height that impresses. The depth is perhaps not as remarkable, but the large amount of air gives a remarkable three-dimensional level, while maintaining a realistic and well-positioned feel. In this way the sound doesn't escape, it doesn't feel too vaporous or ethereal, but remains spacious, yet well defined, always focused, very well structured and positioned. The instrumental positioning is very good and the provenance and placement of the elements is also commendable. Disclaimer: the Hidizs AP80 Pro-X Copper Edition was sent to us, free of charge, by the brand in exchange for our honest opinion. About Hidizs
MD4’s soundstage on its own isn’t that good,average at its best i’d say,however,pairing it with AP80 Pro-X does seem to make it sound a little bigger,in terms of having better depth and height
Software
Music database updates and scans take a few minutes to complete but are reasonably snappy even for extensive collections. Battery
Apart from the outer look, the new Hidizs AP80 Pro-X Copper Edition didn’t change compared to the original one. However, what if you need a small and affordable DAP for music enjoyment without the distraction of the Internet or straining your phone's battery? What if you also need decent amplification and balance output? Hidizs AP80 Pro X is one of the few remaining DAPs on the market that can satisfy these requirements. I would like to think of the AP80 PRO-X as an excellent Bluetooth DAC/amp with the added bonus of the DAP. Streaming Spotify was really good sounding while listening to high resolution material from Qobuz yielded satisfying results minus a loss in overall fidelity and refinement. Compared with AP80 PRO using the final unfold (4X) of an MQA file, AP80 PRO X will use MQA technology for the final unfold (8X) of an MQA file.The AP80 Pro-X is the update of the AP80 Pro. The main tech difference between the two is the chipset. The AP80 deploys two ESS ES9218P SoCs (introduced in late 2016; “System on Chip”), and the AP80 Pro-X features two ESS ES9219C SoCs (introduced in late 2019). This player wants to do it all. Aside from the basic music player capabilities, it has included a powerful step counter and E-book function. Frankly, I get the point, this device is small, easy to carry around, which makes it perfect as a workout and travel companion so why not throw all these extra features? Step Counter
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