bclark8923
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Rudi is a good friend, we didn't run into each other for quite a while, glad he still follow the latest development of Cayin DAPs.
Im using a C5 as my go to amp for more than a year now. Its just perfect. These days Im looking for a DAP. i5 Looks really good but the release date is so far away
I also used my C5, my only portable amp, for a bit more than a year but ended up selling them because I don't wanna stack anymore.
Well, early June isn't that far though, if you could import it from China.
This actually got me thinking now. If used as DAC/amp for laptop, how hard will it be to turn the volume knob without lifting the unit up? 'Cause it rests on surface
Interest piqued!
Transparency, timely updates and potentiality have seemingly enabled a curiosity...
I totally respect that and kudos and thanks to keeping the community informed of the product development and we all follow it with piqued interest.
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Apple doesn't need a rocket scientist have their docking standard become de facto and now even Sony has to make an docking station amp/speaker set with Apple connector. But I guess there is too much rivalry among DAP makers to standardise on this plus the product turn over time is so short these days anything standardised now might be out of date already :wink_face: .
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wa....Andy so sorry for the spoiler...
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Will you be able to use this as an external DAC/amp from a laptop on the go?
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Wow I just know.
I also used my C5, my only portable amp, for a bit more than a year but ended up selling them because I don't wanna stack anymore.
Well, early June isn't that far though, if you could import it from China.
This actually got me thinking now. If used as DAC/amp for laptop, how hard will it be to turn the volume knob without lifting the unit up? 'Cause it rests on surface
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.wa....Andy so sorry for the spoiler...
So do you mean when i5 is laying on a table, the volume knob will be touching the surface of the table? Or do you mean you mean it will just be hard to turn it because you can't pinch the knob between finger and thumb?
Perhaps computer volume won't be fixed so you can adjust via computer's volume mixer?
@Andykong?
Have to warn you in advance that it is unlikely Cayin will release international version firmware at early June, so features design for oversee markets (Google Play, Dropbox, ... ) will not be available, and foreign language UI (including English) will not be polished to satisfactory level.
Once you touch the volume knob with slight movement, the volume control interface will pop up as an overlay on current screen, and you can control the volume by clicking at the + and - sign on the screen, or swipe up/down or left/right to adjust volume. So you don't really need to lift the unit up for volume control.
However, if you were to use the i5 as a desktop unit most of the time, I suggest you stick some tiny rubber feet on the bottom of the player, this will lift the unit from the table top slightly, and avoid scratching the carbon fiber back panel.
We can't reuse the stuffed components without affecting sound quality to some extend, there is a risk on that at least, we can sell the extracted components at a hefty discount to recover part of our loss, but definitely not as a refill in our component inventory.
Indeed we have to budget for undiscovered mistakes during early stage of production, no matter how much effort we have deployed to test and verify the product before we deliver it out of our factory. The phase in approach according to geographical area is a common practice and has proven to be effective in past experience, and that's why we discourage customer to bridge over the market boundary and import a new product before the manufacturer feels comfortable with oversee market.
So the next question: When should we have a i5 tours?I don't have an answer to this, I just know you guys will raise out very soon.
Oh I did test it on the surface of a table. I laid it right on surface and the volume knob touched the surface. Now if Cayin hasn't fixed knob, it'll be a problem because the knob turned when unit being moved along the surface. And this was the unit with a pretty tight knob.
And second, that too. But I focused too much on the hardware volume control that I forgot the volume setting will show up when you turn the knob a little, as mentioned by Andy.
Nah no worries, I'll most likely be getting the unit that's released at early July. Even though I wanted to buy it as soon as I can, June is out of question since my departure to SEA is on mid July
Yeah I forgot about the volume interface lol.
To be honest I think I wouldn't have the heart to stick the rubber feets onto the unit, but the leather case might solve the problem
IIRC, it's included, right?
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