Cayin HA-6A Class A KT88/EL34 Tube Headphone Amplifier
Sep 27, 2020 at 6:47 PM Post #361 of 1,947
At this price it is really attractive, do you by any chance know about international warranty from cayin?

Over here it costs 3600€
2400$ +300$ shipping is still a bargain in comparison.

Initially I wanted a Primaluna but they are a pain to get in Germany
i sent mine to your country to be fixed so i guess your best source of information is Cayin local dealer if they will honor international warranty because international shipping is a nightmare
 
Sep 27, 2020 at 7:06 PM Post #362 of 1,947
Sep 28, 2020 at 1:06 AM Post #363 of 1,947
Omg thank you do much.
At this price I might change my initial plans completely.

I will contact them about shipping and warranty, but even without it is 1100€ cheaper which makes it sort of "like used"

Does it always come with EL34 and KT88 tubes?
i hope you read the last few pages here before ordering ,, make sure you get a new unite without the hiss problem
 
Sep 28, 2020 at 5:28 AM Post #364 of 1,947
i hope you read the last few pages here before ordering ,, make sure you get a new unite without the hiss problem
Still catching up but thanks for the warning

Is the hiss noticeable on the Meze Empyrean?
 
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Sep 28, 2020 at 10:19 AM Post #365 of 1,947
Still catching up but thanks for the warning

Is the hiss noticeable on the Meze Empyrean?
i didnt try them but probably no because they are planer
 
Sep 28, 2020 at 10:30 AM Post #366 of 1,947
i didnt try them but probably no because they are planer
Well then I am totally fine, seems my amp journey is coming to an end.
I'm pretty ecstatic right now, that french price put it in a completely different league for me

Edit: I pulled the trigger now, thrilled to receive it soon
 
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Sep 29, 2020 at 7:43 PM Post #367 of 1,947
Not yet, review notes are done though. I started recording in the new place and got pretty bad echo on the mic. Had to do some extensive sound deadening in the room first. Going to record this week
Hi ,, you got HA300 to compare it with the HA6A ?
 
Sep 29, 2020 at 8:43 PM Post #369 of 1,947
Sep 30, 2020 at 4:38 AM Post #370 of 1,947
I wish! I do not
Sadness, was looking forward to the review.

The User mentioning it in the ha-300 thread probably confused it with the Woo Audio Wa22

I am also looking forward to that comparison!

In any case, does someone know a review which compared the Ha-6a and Ha-300?

The official site says something about a "Premium shield silver plated cable"
Is that about internsl cabling or does it actually ship with a special power cable?
 
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Oct 8, 2020 at 2:17 AM Post #371 of 1,947
Sadness, was looking forward to the review.

The User mentioning it in the ha-300 thread probably confused it with the Woo Audio Wa22

I am also looking forward to that comparison!

In any case, does someone know a review which compared the Ha-6a and Ha-300?

The official site says something about a "Premium shield silver plated cable"
Is that about internsl cabling or does it actually ship with a special power cable?

Shield silver plated cable refer to internal cable.

I have posted this in HA300 thread, might post it here as well. @project86 had published a very detail HA300 review and he is working on HA-6A review right now, with a bit of luck, we should be able to read his review on Darko very soon.
 
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Oct 8, 2020 at 2:20 AM Post #372 of 1,947
Omg thank you do much.
At this price I might change my initial plans completely.

I will contact them about shipping and warranty, but even without it is 1100€ cheaper which makes it sort of "like used"

Does it always come with EL34 and KT88 tubes?

All HA-6A are shipped with matched pair of EL34 and KT88 tubes. So unless it is second handed and the original owner has keep one of them, you can expect two set of power tube in the HA-6A package by default.
 
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Oct 8, 2020 at 2:21 AM Post #373 of 1,947
Duplicated post, deleted.
 
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Oct 8, 2020 at 6:36 AM Post #374 of 1,947
Today it finally arrived.

Pictures don't do it justice, it looks way better in real life.
High quality finish. Built like a tank!

It was delivered with a cleaning cloth, gloves and 4 replacement fuses (2x2) which Was unexpected but really positive.

Sound impressions have to wait, however I was impressed right out of the box.

It's very likely that this will be my amplifier endgame
 
Oct 11, 2020 at 4:54 PM Post #375 of 1,947
So after 5 days I now switched the first time from the KT 88 to the EL34

Btw is tube burn in a thing?
And if so how long does it usually take to sound their best?
 
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