The Cayin C5 portable power house.
Sep 4, 2015 at 4:43 AM Post #1,786 of 2,420
  So did I until it cracked :wink:
 
 
+1
+2 :wink:


Apart from that plastic part, it still is an excellent amp. Mine has to go at the moment though...may pick it up again later. Have to pay off the custom dac/amp in my signature this month.
 
Sep 4, 2015 at 4:47 AM Post #1,787 of 2,420
Apart from that plastic part, it still is an excellent amp. Mine has to go at the moment though...may pick it up again later. Have to pay off the custom dac/amp in my signature this month.


I totally agree on that, amazing performance for both price and size.
 
Sep 4, 2015 at 4:57 AM Post #1,788 of 2,420
I totally agree on that, amazing performance for both price and size.


..the opamp I had in it took it up several notches with planars in transparency/width/depth before it fried my IEMs due to an incompatibility issue.
But if they can change the opamp to something like LME 49990 IF the designer knows it is compatible it would be a great V2 C5.
 
Sep 4, 2015 at 10:34 AM Post #1,790 of 2,420
You can email them and they will send a replacement piece. It'll probably crack again anyways, but it's nice to see that they're willing to send replacements for free.


That's a good suggestion, thanks :)
 
Sep 5, 2015 at 9:02 AM Post #1,791 of 2,420
How does the cayin power the he-560 compared to like an asgard? What would be an upgrade to the cayin for portable powerful amps? So far the cayin is doing waay better at driving the he-400i than the e12 did.
 
Sep 5, 2015 at 10:04 AM Post #1,792 of 2,420
How does the cayin power the he-560 compared to like an asgard? What would be an upgrade to the cayin for portable powerful amps? So far the cayin is doing waay better at driving the he-400i than the e12 did.


My next off-the-shelf choice after C5 would be iBasso PB2 with upgraded opamps.There are a few opamp routes you can go if you read up on that thread...the highflight kits are one route, and also specifically the LME49990 with dummy buffers would make it really transparent.
After that, I've always been curious about the RSA F35 (lifetime warranty) fully balanced end-to-end portable amp whether or not your DAC input is balanced or not it will make that 3.5" DAC TRS input balanced. F35 is a darker signature I hear...
 
Sep 5, 2015 at 8:36 PM Post #1,793 of 2,420
As soon as I got my C5 I removed the goofy plastic cover and replaced the volume knob with a more conventional metal one and it looks much better
And works much better.


Picture?
 
Sep 5, 2015 at 8:38 PM Post #1,794 of 2,420
How does the cayin power the he-560 compared to like an asgard? What would be an upgrade to the cayin for portable powerful amps? So far the cayin is doing waay better at driving the he-400i than the e12 did.


You could try the Aune B1 if you're looking for portable power. Alternatively, one of the high-gain O2s would work well too (I know, it's more trans-portable than portable, but is battery-powered, so does count in my book).
 
Sep 9, 2015 at 12:16 PM Post #1,796 of 2,420
Hi.. Loving the X5/C5 stack with Shure se846. It is able to drive my Audeze Lcd2 too.. But my local store suggested that the X5/C5 is underpowered to drive the Lcd2's n it will sound congested.. Anyone uses the C5 to drive the Lcd2? Any thoughts?
 
Sep 11, 2015 at 2:36 AM Post #1,800 of 2,420
  I absolutely LOVE my C5 but I'm having a problem with it and I'm hoping someone can help.
 
I've had it since January and only a few times, seemingly at random, while I'm listening to music it will start cutting out and making rapid CLICK CLICK sounds. I turn it off, wait for a few seconds, and then turn it on again and it seems fine. Tonight was a much worse problem though. The amp did it to me three times in a row then again one time later. I was hoping it was just a 'once in a while' problem but I'm worried that it is getting worse.
 
I love this amp and was even willing to look past the fact that the plastic case cracked on the very first day (!) and that volume wheel is loose and moves a little to the left and right without adjusting the volume. But this is getting to be too much. Any advice?


Return it for repair if you bought it in same country ?
 

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