[Giru]

Probably Cayin N8's Line Out

No I meant a dedicated DAC. Besides if this is the same price as the N8....I'll have to eat my words for giving away my money

 

[seamon]

No I meant a dedicated DAC. Besides if this is the same price as the N8....I'll have to eat my words for giving away my money

I think you can use it as a USB DAC

 

[audionewbi]

I don't think C9 will be price the same as their Cayin desktop amp, their current competitors are pick audio origa, phatlab phabtsay II and none of the are balance in.
If I was to take a guess, it will be priced between 1000-1500 USD.

 

[Giru]

I think you can use it as a USB DAC

At that price there are better standalone dacs I guess.

I don't think C9 will be price the same as their Cayin desktop amp, their current competitors are pick audio origa, phatlab phabtsay II and none of the are balance in.
If I was to take a guess, it will be priced between 1000-1500 USD.

I really hope not. Fingers crossed. Although my guess would be in the 600-800 usd range.

 

[PhilW]

Give us a good DAC to stack this with and you can take my money right now.
Can't wait. Subbed.

yes the N6ii with A02 card. It ONLY has Pre Amp or Line Out mode, it's not for headphones

 

[seanwee]

At that price there are better standalone dacs I guess.


I really hope not. Fingers crossed. Although my guess would be in the 600-800 usd range.

Yeah on the second post I hoped it would be around 500-750.

If it's 1000-1500 it should be a dac/amp or can drive high power headphones.

 

[fukzen]

Yeah on the second post I hoped it would be around 500-750.

If it's 1000-1500 it should be a dac/amp or can drive high power headphones.

agree.
i love cayin product, but price over 700 would stop my desire for c9

 

[audionewbi]

I do hope it is priced around 700 USD, but that is all I can do, hope.

 

[Jeffyue]

I do hope it is priced around 700 USD, but that is all I can do, hope.

I would guess it s around USD600.
Similar to the level of ifi iDSD BL...

 

[davidmolliere]

I would guess it s around USD600.
Similar to the level of ifi iDSD BL...

Optimistic... with class A/AB and NuTubes I really don't think this will happen.
More along the lines of 800/900

 

[Titienne]

I agree with what was said by others. 500-600 USD would be a nice sweet spot. The fact that it can't really power full-sized headphones (like the micro BL can) makes it a bit less versatile.

 

[DaYooper]

The fact that it can't really power full-sized headphones

And how do you know this--for a fact?

 

[seanwee]

And how do you know this--for a fact?

If power hungry headphones includes HiFiman HE6, Susvara, AB1266 Phi, AKG K1000, Audeze LCD4, ... sorry, we are not powerful enough for these.

IEMs remain as the primary target of C9 portable headphone amp.

Probably from this post.

Personally I'm expecting 800mw/32ohm kind of power which should be sufficient for the vast majority of headphones.

 

[DaYooper]

I guess then it's a good thing none of the headphones I own can't be driven by about any of the daps I own. Except of course the 300 ohm HD800.
So i won't need to spend money on this or the new board either.

 

[twister6]

Optimistic... with class A/AB and NuTubes I really don't think this will happen.
More along the lines of 800/900

I'm leaning more toward this as well. Class A/AB and dual NuTubes or Solid State, fully balanced portable amp with replaceable rechargeable batteries.