H2 MP3 Player – High Res Audio DAP with Bluetooth5.2, Lossless Music Player, DSD DAC Support, Portable FLAC Player with Line Out, 64GB Memory Card, Expandable to 512GB

this is probably one of the best things ive ever bought. the sound is crisp and loud, the bass is thumping and the highs excellent. the screen is clear, i bought some £10 betron earphones and it offers a crisp rich sound, best mp3 player ive ever had, excellent value for money, i had an issue with loading songs onto the player at first but all i needed to do was open the players window on my pc and actually create a Music folder so i can transfer all my songs onto that folder and it worked. the menu is pretty easy to understand - i cant fault it!, its quite heavy as its made of metal with a glass back, plenty of features on the menu to play around with, i put it on max volume and high gain and customised the equilizer to get the best sound out of it

I use it in conjunction with a set of Sennheiser HD25 headphones for portable/on-the-go/walking/outside use. The sound quality is truly excellent; suffice to say that it can generally be characterised as neutral, balanced, transparent: i.e. accurate. It fulfils all I would wish for sound quality wise from a portable setup. (My "reference" comparison setup is against a Topping A90 headphone amplifier/D90 DAC + Sennheiser HD800S). It compares very favourably, providing a good chunk of the performance for something in a portable package. In short, the sound is everything you could want for/hope for from a portable and reasonably priced DAP, and could be legitimately described as "audiophile". Because it works as a mass storage device, or you can simply load files directly onto the microSD card, this device works great out of the box with Linux; no fancy drivers required. (I should note I installed Rockbox on the device immediately after getting it (hosted install/dual boot), though the original firmware seems perfectly serviceable/decent. Rockbox enables me to use my 512GB microSD card, whereas the stock firmware is limited to 256GB. Rockbox firmware does seem to have a bug with generating a database, at least with my FLAC collection, however, since I just use the file browser (because all my FLACs are perfectly organised in a <artist>/<album> directory structure), this is of no concern to me)). I haven't tested the Bluetooth or Line Out performance, mainly because I doubt I will ever use this functionality. Listening using only lossless FLAC files (mostly 16bit/44khz), I'm trending toward 10-15 hours battery life. Summary: 1. Audiophile sound quality. 2. High quality output stage with excellent volume adjustability/range. 3. Decent, clear screen. Lock button functionality to stop unwanted button presses. 4. No audio glitches, breaks, or defects (note that I've done nearly all of my listening using Rockbox rather than OF) in use on the move. 5. Fair/reasonable price. 6. Solid build with lovely feel - perfect size and weight for carrying around. 7. Easy loading of music onto memory card/mass storage device, no garbage proprietary software required. 8. Decent, if not exceptional, battery life. Rockbox works very well on it (see caveats above), meaning you could potentially use a gigantic memory card with it if so desired, if you're a geek/power-user. (I'm using a 512GB card.) 9. Included fabric drawstring bag to protect it from scratches is a nice touch. Only costs them a few pennies and means you've got something to protect it right away. Meanwhile there is a metal loop you could affix a lanyard too as well, useful if you're the type of person prone to dropping things!

All in all, this is an excellent little music player which I've only had 24 hours, but it's been pretty much used constantly. It's not perfect, hence four stars, not five. I won't go into the technical details as there are some far more competent reviews about sound quality, specifications etc. For me, this was a replacement for my wonderful little Sandisk Clip Jam which has just given up the ghost, and is now discontinued. In a sea of what seem to be cheap (and nasty?) players around the £20 - £50 the HiFi Walker is expensive but it's in a different league to all the others. It's very solid, heavy and really well built, the buttons have a good feel to them, and the music quality is pretty awesome. The battery lasts well - on one charge I've been listening to music and talking books for over 14 hours, and the battery level indicator is showing 50% full still. Contrary to some other reviews, mine came with a very concise instruction booklet that is easy to understand and is extremely helpful. Maybe the manufacturer took notice of the previous comments and upped their game. The only negative for me is the user interface, which quite frankly is poor, confusing and not intuitive. That said, everything you could ever want is there, including a sleep timer (frustratingly hidden under 'system settings / display settings / scheduled shutdown'). If you spend some time going through things, the menu starts to make sense, but frankly it should be easier.

I like my music, but for the past few years I've mainly had music on my Samsung phone or old iPod suffle. I read various articles and reviews saying that modern music player with a good DAC chip would out perform a smartphone, so I thought I'd give one a go and looked around to see what was on offer and saw this was discounted and decided to try it out. Wow! I wasn't dissapointed. Even listening to my 1970's Punk Rock that had been taken from vinyl to lossy MP3 and the quality was MUCH better than any of my other devices. I could hear so much more range. So I tried some lossless formats and they blew me away! Now my best headphones are only what I would call "mid range". They are AKG. But because this music player sounds so good, I'm going to have to invest in a really nice set of in-ear headphones and a really nice set of over-ear headphones - just to get the most out of this music player. It came with a 16GB micro SD card which is plenty enough to get you going, but it will take up to 256GB if you have that much music! Operating the device is as simple as you would expect. Turn it on and it either carries on from your last track, or displays a list of songs. The menu is easy to navigate, you turn the scroll wheel to select up or down and then press the button in the middle to make your choice. Volume up and down buttons are on the side with a power button on the top. The screen is lovely and clear and displays the album art in it's default configuration. Navigating between tracks or albums is simple. You can select effects like Pop, Rock, Dance etc, but I prefer to leave it on the default equalisation. There is also a gain setting to power higher end headphones that might take more to drive them. Chargins is simple, just connect to the usb port to charge it using a standard micro usb charging cable. You can also transfer files this way rather than taking the SD card out. The device is a pleasure to hold. It is reasuringly heavy and milled out of a single block of aluminium. It feels like it would last forever, even if dropped from a great height. But I'll take very good care of my latest toy. Any critisisms? Well, it doesn't come with a wrist stap but yet has an obvious place to fasten one, but that's it! If you love your music and want a decent music player with a good sound chip in it, get this, you won't be dissapointed. I love mine! I just need a case now to keep it safe in and a wrist strap so I don't drop it!

I’ve had this mp3 player for nearly four weeks. The build quality is solid, the response from the buttons is spot on, the scroll wheel is far superior in feel than that of another mp3 player I have (you don’t feel that you could put your finger through it) however you can actually navigate round the units’ settings without using the scroll wheel, the back and forward buttons do the same thing. Switching the unit on and off can be a bit fiddly. The sound quality from this mp3 player via the supplied earbuds is superb. Unfortunately, one size of earbud does not fit all, so if these earbuds don’t suit you, you’ll need to source a decent alternative to get the benefit of the sound quality. I contacted the seller prior to purchase to clarify if this item was simply drag and drop on a MAC in order to get the music on to the player. Other sellers have claimed this drag and drop feature but when asked it turns out you need a card reader to drag and drop music if you are using a MAC, to me this is time consuming and not convenient. I was relieved to learn from the seller that it is drag and drop on a MAC as I want to get away from a fruit that desires to take over the world, music transfer is a breeze!! I have a five-year-old tablet that links with my car DAB radio via Bluetooth, version 3 I think, and all the info is sent, i.e. album, artist and song title, unfortunately the Bluetooth version on this mp3 player does not send any information, everything comes up as unknown, this is a huge disappointment. The quality of the sound sent to my car stereo, and a Bluetooth speaker that I have paired it to is not great and nothing like that of my older tablet / version of Bluetooth. I contacted the seller about the Bluetooth function (track information etc., .not the sound quality) and they confirmed that this is known to them, as to whether this will be, or can be, updated in the future via a firmware update, is unknown to me at the time of writing this review as the seller’s answer was vague. The shuffle feature is limited to any song in any order from the folder you choose to start the shuffle with before it moves randomly to any / all the folders you have put on the supplied memory card, thus playing the folders in any order, again this shuffle arrangement is disappointing, as to whether this can, or will be, updated with a future firmware update is also vague. The seller’s advice was to create play lists, to me, this defeats the purpose of a true shuffle feature. Once the MP3 players display screen has “gone out” the unit automatically goes in to the “hold” position, something I’ve never needed before, it is something that can not be over ridden and a nuisance for obvious reasons, you have to press the on/off button to activate the controls, then eventually the mp3 player returns back to the hold position. The seller says that they are aware of this issue which is with their R&D department and it will be fixed in a future firmware update, again there was no indication as to when this firmware update might be available as these things take time, yeah, yeah, yeah!! I also asked the seller when the case would be available in the UK and asked if it was “a clear full face” as the picture on the Amazon web site looked as though it was open faced. They told me the mp3 player was completely protected and the case would be available in the UK sometime, the delay was down to logistics? I ordered one from the USA, total cost was about £22’s, it took two weeks to arrive, no problem with logistics there then, I’m disappointed to inform that the front display of the player is not protected from possible scratches, as it is an open case, the quality of the case appears to be good, only had it for a few weeks as some reviews say the stitching unravels through use. Can’t really comment on the battery life as I keep it fully charged but I doubt if it is as long as they claim it to be, you will need your own wall plug or if you are not in a hurry a computer, to charge this mp3 player. Although disappointed with the Bluetooth feature, the shuffle function and the automatic hold situation - the sound quality, to me, is worth the sacrifice / inconvenience. It’s like everything else in life, once you purchase something, the grass always appears to be greener on the other side – however I’ll never know as I’m keeping this, happy listening!!

This a high class personal music player, similar is shape and size to the old iPod Classic. Upon opening the box, your are presented with a very nicely packaged kit. You get the player, a 16Gb SD card inserted into the unit, a Micro-USB cable and a pair of wired headphones. Turn on the player via the power button at the top; 3 seconds to turn on, 3 seconds to turn off. You are presented with the main menu interface. CATEGORY allows you to select your music via song, album, genre etc. ID3 tags are supported, as well as lyric files and album art. EXPLORER allows you to view all your music in the 'classic' view, with album art and the time bar. SETTINGS allows you to change the player to your personal preferences, 3 themes are available and as well as wired headphones, you can also use Bluetooth to connect to wireless headphones or speakers. There are next and previous keys as well as a very handy 'back' button, and navigating the music and menus is very easy via the main 'scroll wheel'. This takes a bit of getting used to as it first appears as if it is touch sensitive but you actually have to press and turn, something which I had a bit of trouble with at first, but once you get used to it it is very easy to use. There is no software that I can find to get your music onto the player; you have to insert the SD card into your computer and drag and drop the files. A huge range of music formats are supported, so whatever format your collection is in you shouldn't have a problem playing it on this. The sound quality really surprised me for such a small payer. I have tried a few different formats and they all sound excellent; deep rich bass and clear sharp vocals. A graphic equaliser function is included on the player so you can fine tune to your taste. My only to negatives are with the scroll wheel (it could be much better if it was touch sensitive in my opinion), and I feel that there should be some software to enable the transfer of your music. But these are just my personal negatives. The player is excellent and very light and pocket friendly, and produces excellent sounds. I am happy to recommend it. Thanks for listening.

Returned this item within hours of receipt. Reasons are: 1) BT proved to be intermittent. While most devices I have did indeed connect, at least half didn't actually work. Example would be my Samsung smart TV (2022 model). H2 found this device fine and connected. The TV remote would even play and pause music on H2 playlist. Unfortunately, no sound! Not a dicky bird from the TV speakers. My LG TV on the other hand had sound, but wouldn't display music info.Now, I know BT can be temperamental sometimes, but my old HUDL 2 which this H2 was to replace worked on all my devices, despite its age, until it finally gave up the ghost a couple of weeks ago. 2) One of the reasons I purchased the H2 was the supposed 'high quality, loseless audio, DSD' etc. By many of the reviews this was supported. However, I found the sound to be extremely thin and tinny. As an audiophile of many years I'm not silly enough to expect too much from such a device, but nevertheless. 3) To be fair, I cannot comment on the battery performance since I didn't have the device long enough to evaluate. And as far as the build quality goes, again can't say for sure, but buttons did feel a little flimsy. Overall my advice, for what it's worth, would be to look elsewhere, as I now will. Though of course, your experience and opinion may vary.

For around £100 or so this player has very high quality sound, and fantastic build quality. I have a Sony NW-A105, and imho this sounds a purer higher definition sound. The Sony has terrible battery life (android) and horrible eye burning screen, and the DSP effects mostly sound like an echo chamber. These however have a cheap TN screen but it’s serviceable and clear, the OS is easy to get used to and the physical controls work well with 1 hand. There are a few missing features that you would expect for a higher priced player, but all essentials are there. The equaliser seems best turned off, with a pure Hi-Def sound, when used it seems to filter each frequency band rather than boost. But as the sound is so sharp and clear already I can see why it works this way. Bluetooth could be an issue, as the sound is very low. So if you can’t adjust the sound on say Bluetooth headphones you are stuck if it sounds low. Using a speaker you can turn up the volume on the speaker. However tbh wired will always sound better than wireless, otherwise why would you listen to lossless audio on very lossy, low bit rate/bandwidth Bluetooth. Overall it can’t compete with the expensive audiophile brands, but it’s not supposed to. If you’re looking for a cheap lossless player I think this is unbeatable. Crystal clear, pin sharp sound. Nicely made with a nice metal shell (Sony is cheap & nasty plastic), and the preferable physical buttons. I can think of a lot worse to spend £100 on, especially in todays money crisis. 5*