Combining a transmitter, decoder, amp, preamp, and streaming media player in one, the FiiO R7 Hi-Fi Streaming Player & Amplifier (White)from FiiO R7 Hi-Fi Streaming Player & Amplifier (White)in white lets beginners and audiophiles alike create their own desktop Hi-Fi system. With a plethora of front and rear inputs, the R7 is the centerpiece of your modular system. Add headphones, active speakers, music storage, and even a DC power supply. Sized like a bookshelf speaker, the R7 can be managed in a few ways, including a built-in 5" HD portrait touchscreen running Android 10 OS. However you get your music into or through the R7, an array of high-end internal components will work to make sure the final output is a clean, high-fidelity audio signal that's part of a robust soundstage.

Create a Desktop Hi-Fi Sound System    Modular Expansion via Front/Rear Ports    Built-In 5" HD Portrait Touchscreen    Intuitive GUI Powered by Android 10 OS    Front/Rear Output Selection Knob    Multiple Audio Modes    USB-A Port with Host Functionality    microSD Slot Supports Cards up to 2TB    4th Gen FPGA & Qualcomm Snapdragon 660    ES9068AS DAC & 2 x THX AAA 788+ Amps

A wide variety of inputs and outputs on the front and rear of the R7 allow you to use it as the centerpiece of an expanding, modular Hi-Fi system of your own design. It can support a host of audio connections, a USB-A port has host functionality for optional hard drives or interfaces, such as the KB1 keypad, and a microSD slot supports up to 2TB cards, to name a few.

• Rear Connections: Two RCA (in), one optical (in and out), one coaxial (in and out), two 3-pin XLR balanced (line out), one USB-C, one USB-A, one Ethernet, and a microSD card slot.
• Front Connections: One 6.35mm headphones, 4.4mm balanced headphones, and 4-pin XLR balanced headphones.

The most obvious way of controlling the R7 and how it manages connected devices is through the built-in 5" HD portrait touchscreen. This screen provides an intuitive GUI that's based on the Android 10 OS, so you can enjoy a variety of 3rd party apps, including those from popular streaming services. A second method is using your mobile device loaded with the FiiO Music app. The third option is not available at the time of this writing, but FiiO plans to release an optional Bluetooth remote control in the future.

As you expand the R7, you don't have to worry about plugging and unplugging accessories that you want to use. Leave them all connected and use the front-mounted output selection knob to choose which items get activated by the R7.

• PO: Only the front audio outputs are active.
• LO: Only the rear audio outputs are active (fixed at maximum output).
• PRE OUT: Only the rear audio outputs are active (with adjustable volume).
• PO + PRE OUT: The default selection that has both front and rear outputs active with adjustable volume.

• Android Mode: Use 3rd party apps, such as streaming services.
• Pure Music Mode: An exclusive FiiO mode for more immersive music.
• USB DAC Mode: Improve the sound of any connected PC or mobile device.
• Bluetooth Receiver Mode: Stream high-quality audio through the R7. Supports AAC, SBC, and LDAC.
• AirPlay Receiver Mode: Wirelessly connect an Apple iOS device to boost its sound quality. Please note that this feature works with AirPlay 1 and not AirPlay 2.
• Roon Ready Mode: Gain an ergonomic player in seconds via the R7's Roon Ready certification.
• Coaxial/Optical Decoding Mode: Decode audio from connected components.

Built into the R7 is a 30W switching power supply that supports the use of external 12V/3A DC power supplies. The AC circuit offers filtering and purification with a large-capacity choke and dedicated high-voltage capacitors, while the DC circuit has a +/-12V high-voltage design. It also offers the following features:

• Twelve 470uF tantalum capacitors to regulate and purify power and reduce noise.
• A metal cover locks the transformer to the main power supply board to reduce jitter and stabilize sound.
• Each stage of the audio circuit employs ultra-low-noise LDOs for voltage regulation and stable, clean power.

Whether you play audio from the R7 or use it to make other device's audio better, it does this with high fidelity thanks to a host of high-end internal components.

• 4th Gen FPGA with phase-locked loop clock and tech+2 femtosecond crystal oscillators
• ES9068AS DAC and a pair of THX AAA 788+ headphone amplifiers
• Four Panasonic PPS film capacitors
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 core

• Built-in dual-band Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.0
• Supports SBC, AAC, aptX, aptX HD, LDAC, and LHDC codecs
• DLNA compatibility lets the R7 become a music source for DLNA-compatible devices
• Five gain levels (low, medium, high, over-ear headphones, enhanced over-hear headphones)
• 3.6W high output power under a 32-ohm load for low and high-impedance headphones support
• Customizable RGB lighting
• Side honeycomb vents for heat dissipation
• Personalized screensaver with an analog clock, digital clock, or a flying goat
• Connect to an external display for movie or music video playback in DP mode

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. How difficult is it to transfer a very large library from iTunes. I have about 30,000 songs stored on an SD drive. Is there an app that will transfer them all at once?

A: I am not aware of app that will move your iTunes library into your Fiio M11. But you would easily be able to drag all the files from iTunes into a folder and then drag that folder into your Fiio M11.

Q: 2. Is the RAM expandable?

A: The internal RAM is not expandable.

Q: 3. Is Avi compatible?

A: Roku Ultra 4K is not compatible with AVI video format. It is compatible with H.264/AVC (.MKV, .MP4, .MOV).

Q: 4. Sorry for so many questions: I forgot to mention that I use iTunes on a windows operating system (10). Will this device allow me to transfer my entire library from my PC to an SD card?

A: You can drag the song files directly from the iTunes app into a folder on your computer. Once there, you will be able to move the files onto an SD card.

Q: 5. The NVIDIA Shield TV Support the Seagate BlackArmor NAS 220 to config PLEX access the media files MKV, AVI? Thank you for help me and attention. Best Regards, Robenildo de Olveira (From Brazil /Rio de Janeiro)

A: The Seagate NAS will bee file agnostic. The NVidia Shield TV compatibility: Video Formats: ASF, AVI, DivX, M2TS, MKV, MOV, MP4, MPEG-TS, WEB-M, Xvid

Q: 6. HDMI 2.1?

A: HDMI 2.0b

Q: 7. OK, last question... if I store my music (100GB) on an external SSD drive, do I really have to put it on my laptop first? Is there a way to insert the SD card from the MP3 player into my laptop, and copy it that way , then insert into the MP3 player already loaded. I really do not want to load up my laptop with all this -- not even temporarily -- because there is only 140 GB free. The other alternative is abandoning iTunes for the Windows Media Player? Can this device sync with that?

A: The FiiO M11 Plus Portable High-Resolution Lossless Wireless Music Player (B&H # FIM11PLUSESS) can technically interface directly with an external drive, but many users report audio quality issues for MP3 files transferred without a computer. According to the manufacturer it is recommended to transfer music through a computer, ideally through iTunes.

Q: 8. What is the maximum memory micro SD card that can be used?

A: microSD/microSDHC/microSDXC [2 TB Maximum]

Q: 9. Sansa had a nasty habit of auto alphabetizing music (like combing the adagios, the allegros and so on) does Samvix do this?

A: The Samvix Dynamite 8GB Sport MP3 Player (Silver), B&H # SADNMT8SLV, will sort songs alphabetically unless they have been sorted into folders before being downloaded to this MP3 player, or if they were sorted based on different criteria.

Q: 10. What is the difference between this version and the non pro version?

A: As others have said the Pro gives you more storage and ram which is good if you're going to download a lot of apps and navigate between them often. It has the potential for a smart things hub if you're going to build a smart home on that platform and the ability to be Plex media server.