We recommend that you use the original hifiman charger. They may also contain bugs andor undocumented changes. It took hifimans design team an entire year to refine this highly regarded dac chip by adding an extra oscillator to. Jun 10, 2010 the hm 801 by itself is larger than an ipod but when you through in the amp and line out dock the hm 801 is smaller. Cest sans compter hifiman et son hm801, dont nous allons parler dans. Hifiman hm802 hifi portable player plus standard amplifier card. You could take a look at the pcb and the chips inside and try to figure out. Sep 10, 2010 the hifiman hm801 uses a highquality burrbrown pcm1704 dac chip and opa627 opamp. Hifiman, a leading designermanufacturer of high performance headphones and portable audio products, introduced a new highend portable music player, the hm802. Rockbox hifiman hm 60x daily builds these are automated daily builds of the latest code. As the original big daddy in the hifiman lineup, it really makes me feel like it has spared no expense or cut any corner on bringing the best possible sound out of a dap. Dont forget to flip the switches on the side of the 801 to usb and dac.
Hifiman hm60x hifiman hm 801 iaudio m3 iaudio m5 iaudio x5 ibasso dx50. Apr 21, 2015 hifiman was also one of the few companies making expensive daps, until this new wave came along. Or you can use any analagous program, which could edit image files with fat filesystem. Rockbox from the second archive the one that hm 801. A taichi ii user interface makes operation fun, while a duobattery design. A cassette could fit inside it, with plenty of room leftover for the heads, playback motors, and whatever other analog hoopla those things had. Yes, it is heavy and the battery takes of the total weight. Thirdly, the hm801 will play a hugea varietya of a codex formats including 24bit96khz files.
Yah1ya ra sa uyyspnya a a a aa a a8 ya a a, a a rauyy a aa a ya aoya. Also during firmware upgrade both installing rockbox and rolling back to of it says its upgrading hm801 probably just a generic message. Like the hm901, hm802 shares the same use interface, high performance step attenuator and rugged design. An email to hifiman revealed that it adjusts the docks line output voltage from either 2. Their hm 801 was popular in 2010 when practically zero competition existed in the premium category.
Please charge the player when you see a reminder of low power. Rockbox hifiman hm60x daily builds these are automated daily builds of the latest code. Based on the successful sonic formula of the companys landmark hm901, the hifiman hm802 achieves its lower price point by use of the proven wolfson dual dac chip. The hifimans muscular bass made the ipod sound feeble by comparison. Best designer headphones especially planar magnetic ones, earphones, portable music player and amps from hifiman and other brands are all on store. We thank the team at hifiman for giving us this opportunity. Agptek rocker archos fm recorder archos ondio fm archos ondio sp. Built into the hifiman is a burrbrown pcm1704u with 24bit, 96 khz capability. The hifiman hm801 player was designed for replaying high quality lossless music files and getting hifi grade sound quality.
You may want high end audio equipment like he, 400s, hm901s, 901u, 802u, he560, 400i, re400 etc. An sd card download the rockbox firmware for the hm 801 here and the hm 60x firmware here. Nov 19, 20 for the love of physics walter lewin may 16, 2011 duration. Hifiman hm801 audiophiles pmp up for preorder slashgear. This is a small but versatile machine with very big ambitions. Hifiman hm901s portable music player anchored by two es9018 dac chips further refined with extra oscillators, hm901s decodes 24bit192khz, supports dsd, and produces brilliant sound. Hifiman hm901s portable music player balanced demo. Hifiman launches hm901 high resolution audio player, we go.
The hifiman hm 901 sent to us is a sample in exchange for our honest opinion. Hm, i have a singlesided 7 where the blank b side is grooved with a very. On the backside of the dock 1 we have, from left to right. May 09, 2011 headdirects hifiman hm 602 is the second in a growing line of perfectionistquality portable music players designed by fang bian, a 31yearold audiophile and student of nanotechnology at the city university of new yorks hunter college. Please download firmware and decompress with winrar. While not exactly receiving the same attention as the planar magnetic headphones, hifiman s dap line has steadily evolved over the past few years. Installing and uninstalling rockbox to the hifiman hm 801, 603, 602 and 601. The enclosure is now aluminium all the way, which is good as older one was fully plastic. As the hifiman brand is synonymous with highend stuff, they released the hifiman hm101 under an express brand name. Pc for my last test, the comparison was with the hm 801 versus the headphone output of my computer. Page 6 disconnecting hm 901 from pc click the usb device icon on the computer and disconnect the player. A survey of digital audio players part 3 hifiman hm901s.
First listen hifiman hm901 highresolution portable. Though if i was able to install rockbox on my ipod classic i could probably. Dec 02, 2010 hm801 is on another level of its own, certain beyond what hm602 or s. Jan 11, 20 the hm 901 is the followup to the firms 801 model we saw a few years ago. You may have to do the same experiment that i had to do by gambling on which pins are the right ones, unless someone with the necessary knowhow turns up in this thread. Now theres a third option, in the form of the hifiman hm 801 audio player.
Download the the file that only gets placed on the sd card for the hm 801 here and the hm 60x here. Hifiman hm 801 symmcard amp, ibasso dx100, hifiman re272, hifiman re0, fischer audio fa003. I turned up the volume until i could see clipping in the spectrum, and then turned it down a bit to about 7 on the volume control so that the test signals were in the usable part of the amplifier output. The hifiman hm 801 equipped with a super high end dac and beefy amplifier is. Hifiman hm901s portable music player shop music direct. Mar 11, 2010 the hifiman high fidelity music player hm 801 is the hummer of portables. Nov 10, 2011 installing rockbox tools needed to do this. Yingbin road, bacheng county, kunshan city, jiangsu prov. Mar 31, 2010 hey guys, i thought i would throw together an unboxing video of the best sounding portable audio player money can buy. This time it feels more like what i mentioned right at the start, a system dap. Power up the unit and wait as the hm801, 603, 602 or 601 installs the firmware. Disconnect the hm801, 603, 602 or 601 player from the usb cable once all file transfers are completed and power down the unit.
List of reports for hifiman hm801 reference audio analyzer. Its a wonderful site about music, that can collect and analyse your listening statistics. Estimated retail price come the june 2009 launch is in. What makes the hm801 a true hifi portable music play.
Installing and uninstalling rockbox to the hifiman. Jun 16, 2016 hifiman hm 901s looks more refined and sleek in comparison to its predecessor. The two products are quite different in sound, and capable to different sound signature needs. Installing rockbox on hifiman hm603 slim boot hangs. Click here to read if you dont know what it is here are some specs modular design. All hm 901s surfaces are flat and i believe that this is what makes it look much cleaner.
The device can hang on and it is treated only reset ohm, so that the pin carry be sure well, enjoy. A survey of digital audio players part 1 hifiman hm802. Ill mainly be pointing out the aspects which have changed from the earlier style represented by the 802. Apr 20, 2014 the hifiman hm 901 is a flagship digital media player with a unique interchangeable amplification stage. The hm 801 is about to be joined by another hifiman player, the hm 602. Comparison of the power characteristics of hifiman hm801 and interaction headphones. Granted, it is chockfull of goodies, which hopes to justify the exorbitant price. All amp cards and cable connections are also interchangeable.
While the 801 took a minimalist modern design, the 901 goes takes a straightup retro vibe. A stable version of rockbox on the hifiman would be a cash crop for him as it would eliminate the basic issues most people have with the hifman players. The hm650 is the latest dap from hifiman, its the younger and more affordable brother of the flagship model hm901, and they both share a lot of the main features that makes the hm650 a special and a great value dap digital audio player. Hifiman hm901 in the relatively near term, hifiman also plans to release a tabletop dacdock for the hm901, where the idea would be to have the dock permanently connected to ones full size hifi system and to plug the hm901 into the dock for inhome use but to unplug and carry it. This is, without a doubt, the first audiophileworthy portable digital audio player ive encountered in the past.
Installing and uninstalling rockbox to the hifiman hm. Among other strange things, my matrix 801s began to phase in and out of an optical. Apr 20, 2014 hifiman has tried this before with the module system on the hm801 but this time it doesnt feel like a tagged on feature. If you read that entry youll be all caught up on the general info regarding hifiman, so ill try not to repeat myself. Since i am comparing the two i should mention the ipod classic play time is about 3 time that of the hm 801, say 25 hours to 8 hours both using lossless files. A put together power, a high quality dac chip set, the ability process 24bit, and youve got the hm801 portable music player. View and download hifiman hm 801 quick manual online. The hifiman hm801 player was designed for replaying high quality. The ui for the hm801 can be upgraded to the rockbox firmware which. Plugging into the hm 801 s usb dac activated a usb dac screen with a laptop icon, with a thin sliver line connected to what looked to be a mouse but was presumably the cartoon avatar of the 801. The hifiman hm 802 portble music player on the bench i tested the hm 802 using the headphone output jack, and the load was 300 ohms. Use the usb cable to connect hm 901 to the computer.