Cayin is a China based audio company devoted to developing best-sounding audio equipment within budget. They have a comprehensive product collection ranging from CD players to speakers but their tube amplifier has been particularly well-received. Cayin ventured into personal audio on 2013 and launched a comprehensive list of Headfi products ever since：
N6 DAP
N5 DAP
i5 DAP
C5 Portable Amplifier
C5DAC Portable DAC/Amp
iDAC-6 Desktop DAC
iHA-6 Deaktop Headphone Amplifier
HA-1Amk2 Desktop Tube Headphone Amplifier
On early March 2016, Cayin has launched their fourth DAP, N3. Priced at US$149.99 (subject to local tax and logistic charges), the N3 is the entry model of our well-received N series DAP. It offers innovative connective and impeccable digital audio handling capability at its price range. It’s very compact light-weighted and highly pocket friendly. The audio performance of N3 maintained the overall Cayin sound signature; it resembles the sound of our acclaimed i5 Android DAP, offers tremendous balance among resolution, powerful, control and musicality for the music lovers and audiophiles.
Cayin values the user experience and constructive feedback from HeadFi, we learned a lot from this community and we sure hope to get connected with as many dedicated and diversified DAP enthusiast as possible. In view of this, Cayin will organize a world tour as follow:
[COLOR=FF00AA]Tour arrangement:[/COLOR]
[COLOR=FF00AA]Tour Schedule:[/COLOR]
- 24 April 2017: Tour Application Starts
- 13 May 2017: Tour Application Ended
- 16 May 2017: Tour Reviewers announced and start to collect mailing addresses.
- 19 May 2017: Tour Sample will be sent to reviewers
[COLOR=FF00AA]Logistic Arrangement:[/COLOR]
- Cayin will cover the cost from China to first reviewer on each group.
- Each tour reviewer is responsible for paying the shipping costs to the next tour reviewer.
- The last reviewer in the list will be responsible to ship the combo to a designated address to conclude the tour. If the address requires international shipping, Cain will cover the mailing cost incurred.
- Cayin will cover all import tax but please help us to control our tax expenditure whenever possible.
- Please use trackable mailing service with signature required.
- The tour reviewer should select the most cost effective mailing arrangement. If the package were to mail within the same country, we should expect the package to arrive within 4 days.
- If we have more than one Head-Fiers from the same metropolitan area/city joining the tour, we encourage them to pass the equipment in person to reduce shipping cost and mailing time, and share the final logistic cost.
[COLOR=FF00AA]Terms and instruction[/COLOR]
- The first reviewer of each group can keep the Tour sample for maximum of 14 days, and reviewers after that can keep the Tour sample for maximum 7 days, please plan your audition and be prepared to ship/pass the package on the 14th or 7th day of your audition period.
- By signing up to the tour, you are agreed to post a formal review and/or some form of impressions within 14 days after your audition period, and Cayin can use your review of the N3 DAP for promotional purposes.
- We are particularly interested with the headphone/IEMs you used during the review, and is most appreciated if you can include photo of the N3 with associated equipment in your writing.
- We shall taking into consideration your past participation on tours, previous reviews, and reputation in HeadFi when we select our reviewer, Cayin reserves the right to select the reviewers in the tour,
[COLOR=FF00AA]Publication guideline [/COLOR]
Please do not post your impression in this thread, we want to make this an event management thread. Please direct all the discussion and sharing to the main N3 discussion thread and HeadFi head gears review pages, and post the link in this thread after you have uploaded your review/impression.
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N3 Discussion Thread
N3 Product page at Head Gear
On top of the HeadFi forum, you are welcome to post your review/impression to your local HeadFi forum/blog/magazine etc., but please provide the link or electronic version of your writing in this thread as previously suggested.
- In your review/impression, please state that the N3 is a free loan unit from Cayin, and you have/shall return the unit to Cayin at the end of review period.
- You can free to write up your sharing or impression as long as it represents your true feeling and opinions toward the product.
If you’ve got any suggestions about the tour, feel free to raise your concern here and we shall try our best to enrich the Tour as much as possible.
We are really appreciated for your time and look forward to your participation.
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Will Add Tour Updates and Announcement here:
Group 1
PinkyPowers (Missouri)
ngoshawk (Missouri)
Wiljen (Tennessee)
Ike1985 (Kentucky)
Hisoundfi (Wisconsin)
Group 2
Onix (Mexico City)
Mshenay (South Carolina)
Howlin Fester (North Carolina)
darmanastartes (Virginia)
jinxy245 (New York)
Group 3
jeffhawke (Switzerland)
Layman1 (London)
Takeanidea (Liskeard)
glassmonkey (Southampton)
Group 4
Hawaiibadboy (Japan)
noobandroid (Malaysia)
Brooko (New Zealand)
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