THE R9

The 2271g heavy R9 is 160mm tall, 127mm long and 115mm wide.

I was honestly surprised to see that although twice as heavy the R9 is actually a tad smaller compared to the R7.

Although the 6-inch 1080x2160p LCD screen is good and very responsive I was hoping for a larger one.

Next to the LCD screen we find two control knobs (power on/off and audio levels and output).

Right under these knobs we find the 4-pin XLR port, 4.4mm balanced port and the 6.35mm port all placed behind a plastic cover.

Half of the top and bottom of the R9 and its left side all feature a mirror like finish (looks nice but it's a fingerprint magnet).

The right side is perforated and so when the R9 is turned on you can see part of the LED lights.

Moving at the rear we find the two stereo RCA ports, two 3-pin XLR balanced output, coaxial in/out ports, optical S/PDIF in/out ports, HDMI in/out ports (ARC), RJ45 Ethernet port (100M), SD card slot (SD to microSD adapter mounted already), USB-A host port, Wi-Fi Antenna, USB-C port (DP mode), AC/DC power switches, DC in, on/off switch and the power port.

The two bundled silicon bases allow you to choose between flat and angled position.

FiiO shipped the R7 without their RM3 Bluetooth remote and well it's good seeing it included with the R9.