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Hands On With The Hidizs AP30 Music Boy; A Game Boy-Inspired Music Player With Audiophile Ambitions
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this post was submitted on 17 Jul 2026
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It looks cute. But first time I heard headphones being called monitors and IEM keywords. Had to go search what the hell that was about. Also never heard about a 4.4mm connection. Calling something as capable to read "books" when it's just txt files is a bit overselling it. And at that size is probably something more like a notes reader. I didn't see anything written about the battery life and if bluetooth works properly and how that affects battery.
Also assuming for the 'audiophile' market often means overpriced stuff with lots of buzzwords and confrontation bias.
The manufacturers website lists a 1200mAh 3.8v LiPo battery with a runtime of 8-10hrs BAL, 10-12hrs PO if using wired headphones, and 6-8hrs if using wireless
I'm not actually sure what BAL and PO means
"Balanced output" and "Phone output"? Like the former for when using the 4.4 mm balanced connector and the latter for when using the standard 3.5 mm one... I guess.
8h with wireless doesn't sound too bad at that size. I would hope it to support the ldac codec, but wouldn't bet.