HiBy and HiBy Digital have achieved a sweeping victory at Japan's prestigious VGP 2026 SUMMER audio-visual awards. The brand secured the Selection Award, multiple Gold Awards, and an impressive array of product distinctions, earning top honors from VGP's professional jury for design, performance, and user experience. This firmly reinforces HiBy's leadership in the global high-resolution audio market.
Selection & Triple Gold Awards
HiBy Digital M500 (Hatsune Miku Edition) received a Dual Crown: the Selection Award and a Gold Award. This collaboration fuses vibrant pop-culture aesthetics with high-fidelity engineering in the 50,000-to-100,000-yen segment. The official VGP Selection Award comment states: "For the product planning of a digital audio player created in collaboration with Hatsune Miku, featuring meticulous attention to detail not only in its color design but also throughout the user interface."
HiBy R6 Pro Max earned a Gold Award in the premium 150,000 to 200,000-yen category, delivering the latest audio architecture and class-leading performance. HiBy W4 also received a Gold Award in the Wireless Headphone Amplifier category, proving that elite high-res audio can be perfectly portable and wireless.
VGP 2026 SUMMER Award Winners
Additional awarded products include: HiBy Digital M500 (Selection Award and Gold Award), HiBy R6 Pro Max (Gold Award), HiBy W4 (Gold Award), HiBy RS8 II (Awarded), HiBy R8 II (Awarded), HiBy Golden 10th Titanium Edition (Awarded), HiBy R6 Pro II 2025 (Awarded), HiBy R6 III 2025 (Awarded), HiBy R3 Pro II (Awarded), HiBy Digital M300 (Awarded), HiBy ZETA II (Awarded), HiBy Digital YUME (Awarded), HiBy Project Ace JP (Awarded), and HiBy Yacht10 (Awarded).
Impact on HiBy's Reputation
This sweeping victory at VGP 2026 SUMMER solidifies HiBy's reputation in the global high-resolution audio landscape. By consistently pushing boundaries across multiple product categories, HiBy demonstrates an unwavering commitment to innovation. Looking forward, the company will keep crafting next-generation audio solutions that seamlessly blend groundbreaking performance, refined artistry, and exceptional value for music lovers.
