It only happens with Tidal MQA? Officially, N3Iltra is not certified for MQA, we didn't listed MQA in our supported format. It might or might not work with certain MQA tracks, depends on how Tidal is handling the track under the MAX programme.

It sounds like your iPhone considered the N3Ultra as a peripheral that draws a lot of power and starts to behave "incorporating". :sweat_smile: Check the Default USB configuration setting, you should set the N3Ultra to Audio in (no USB power) so that your N3Ultra won't draw any power from the...

I received a PM asking if there is any mobile phone screen protector is closed enough to use it with N30LE, so I asked for the screen protector CAD file and retrieved the dimensions page for your reference.

I have included this photo in the opening post to compare the N3Pro and N3Ultra side by side:

Please check out the Soul 170i integrated amplifier review I quoted in the opening post. you'll notice that the KT170 has a very attractive sound signature. It will benefit a large variety of headphones, including the more sensitive dynamics headphones. We are not necessarily aiming at the...

I can't tell you the numbers directly, for obvious reasons. As a consultant, I advised Cayin to position the Soul 170HA to avoid direct competition with HA-300MK2, it's not a good practice to introduce internal competition. Since you are attending the Munich High End, you probably will be the...

They are not interchangeable. You can make an amplifier to work with several, but not the complete KT family. In addition, if you have an amplifier that can take KT88 and KT150, most likely it will starve the KT150 to keep the KT88 operating safely, so performance and optimization are not...

There aren't any rules or patents to stop other tube manufacturers from producing something that can substitute the KT170 in tube rolling, but it will only happen when there is a reasonable demand to attract new players into the niche market. The KT170 tube and amplifiers are pricy, hence...

Cayin Soul 170HA is around the corner, I promise this is something that will you'll WOW when you see this in person. :wink:

Cayin Soul 170HA is around the corner, I promise this is something that will you'll WOW when you see this in person. :wink:

Cayin Soul 170HA is around the corner, I promise this is something that will you'll WOW when you see this in person. :wink:

That was in the N30LE thread (HERE). I did consider quoting you when I started this thread, so I tracked down your request, and my initial writing was "but he doesn't know we have a prototype that we keep away from his radar" :sweat_smile:

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Cayin will debut a new Headphone/Speaker Amplifier at Munich High End 2024. The Soul 170HA, as the name implies, is part of our Soul amplifier series, and it will use the KT170 vacuum tube as the power output tube. While Headfiers probably are unfamiliar with the Tungsol KT170 vacuum tube, it...

The v1.4 firmware does not involve any change that affected the detection circuit of the phone jacks, so this sounds very strange indeed. Besides v1.4 firmware was released back on Jan 17, if it messed up with daily functions such as phone jack detection, it probably had caused some troubles...

Announcement of Cayin iDAP-8 Firmware v1.6 https://en.cayin.cn/drive/9/18/632.html New Functions and System Optimization Replace the Audio Setting menu on the Main desktop with a new ”Music Setting” menu on the Main Desktop, which provides more playback and music-related control features Add...

It is abnormal if you lose 70% battery completely within several days in power off condition. I can think of two possibilities: The 70% reading is not accurate to start with. Yes, a new battery in a new DAP tends to introduce unreliable battery readings, the problem should cure itself after...

Thank you for keeping us informed, I'll forward your message to our software engineers and ask them to check out the compatibility with the exFAT format. I didn't know enough to promise a fix, but I'll ask them to look into this option.

Thank you mikaik for sharing the quick fix, it's a small trick that works for both iOS and Android when the device fails to recognize the DAP properly during the handshaking process. Maybe software engineers from the mobile industry are unfamiliar with the concept of DAP and outboard DAC, so...

(1) The bug is confirmed and will be rectified in subsequent firmware. (2) We have discussed the PEQ profile setting in a previous discussion (HERE), we shall modify the user interface in the next firmware, but right now you can only set the PEQ and standard EQ save option in the standard EQ...

Do you mean the circular "Home" button? That does not have the wake-up function, a limitation of circuitry.

Interesting, so all AK4493EQ and AK4493S DAC./DAP/Dongle sounds harsh and fatigued to you? By the way, AK44993EQ and AK4493S are technically not the same DAC chip.

You are assuming the comparison use the same set of headphones? If member A uses HD800 and member B use AB1266?

Glad to know your DAP is back to business. The N3Pro didn't support any fast charging protocol, so when you run into any problem like a drain battery or unresponsive battery management routine, a good old USB 2.0 charger is your best bet.