[Andykong]

Looks good. Do the left and right channels "track" correctly at the first few steps off of mute (step zero)?

Yes, I didn't have the right headphone to try step 1, but step 2 is balanced.

 

[Andykong]

Fresh from production line. I wish I can be there to witness 30 sets of HA-300 rolling out at the same time.

 

[riffrafff]

Impressive!

 

[dstubked]

Hey Andy, is there somewhere in Singapore I can demo this?

 

[alphanumerix1]

Fresh from production line. I wish I can be there to witness 30 sets of HA-300 rolling out at the same time.

Looks great. Any chance for a pic of the internals?

 

[iceanddice]

Hey Andy, is there somewhere in Singapore I can demo this?

I see it on Jaben SG’s instagram. Try there maybe?

 

[dstubked]

I see it on Jaben SG’s instagram. Try there maybe?

Called them and sadly no demo unit.

 

[Andykong]

Called them and sadly no demo unit.

Did you ask them whether they'll have new stock coming in?

The production of HA-300 is a very labor-intensive process, we can only make a limited number of unit per month, and basically 1 batch per month only. Quite often the shop will run out of stock and even sold out their demo unit when there is a good offer from the customer.

 

[Andykong]

Looks great. Any chance for a pic of the internals?

How about this?

 

[alphanumerix1]

How about this?

Wowee, am I the only one who love a good internal shot. Cheers Andy.

 

[Andykong]

We own Mr Chris Marten of HiFi+ a salute as he always drop by our booth and spend a lot of time to audition our products since our first appearance at CanJam SoCal (2016). He described the HA-300 as "Cayin’s best efforts, ever":


http://www.hifiplus.com/articles/ca...rom-ultimate-headphone-guide-part-two/?page=2

We are looking forward to a full-scale review from Mr. Marten, I am sure this will be a very interesting read for all HeadFier, especially for those who are interested int eh HA-300 specifically.

HiFi+ has published a HA-300 review on their latest July 2018 issue (161, page 69-72), Mr Marten said the "HA-300 is drop dead gorgeous", "but the “real magic of the HA-300, however, has far more to do with its sound than its look”, I shall quote one small paragraph of the review for your reference:

If you want to read Mr Marten's review after he tried the HA-300 with HiFiman Susvara, Final Audio D8000 and Abyss AB-1266 Phi, get the HiFi+ magazine if you saw it on newsstand, , or you can read the electronic copy of HiFI+ through pocketmags or their Android/iOS app.

Alternatively you can check out HiFi+ website regularly, I don't know for sure but they might put the review up on their website later.

 

[Level5]

I've settled with Shuguang CV181-Z + Black Treasure 300B and found it to be the best pairing I've tried so far. The Psvane CV181-TII that I replaced it with tend to be a bit bright specially with ADX5000, although I will say its slightly more detailed, but I prefer the CV181-Z sweeter tonality and smoothness.

Adding the Black Treasure 300B brought back the detail that was lacking with the CV181-Z, but its not as holographic as the other 300B I've tried (Gold Lion & TJ Full Music 300b/n).

 

[galacticsoap]

I'd like to purchase a tube amplifier to partner with my BluDave & Abyss. Contenders are the HA300 and the substantially more expensive WA33. I've looked at the Australian retailers that stock Cayin and can't seem to find anyone who's stocking it (or even listing it on their website's for that matter). Does anyone know how I can source one here?

 

[alphanumerix1]

I'd like to purchase a tube amplifier to partner with my BluDave & Abyss. Contenders are the HA300 and the substantially more expensive WA33. I've looked at the Australian retailers that stock Cayin and can't seem to find anyone who's stocking it (or even listing it on their website's for that matter). Does anyone know how I can source one here?

AFAIK futureshop is the only stockist of head-fi have you tried contacting them directly?

 

[galacticsoap]

AFAIK futureshop is the only stockist of head-fi have you tried contacting them directly?

Futureshop! Excellent - thanks for the heads up mate. Gave them a ring this afternoon. Unfortunately, the HA300 is yet to arrive in Australia. Futureshop mentioned that he's anticipates it arriving next month, and expected the cost to be around the $5K mark.

Can anyone comment on any comparisons between the HA300 vs WA33 for someone using an Abyss Phi, listening predominantly to electronic music i.e. Techno, Progressive House, Ambient etc.