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https://www.whathifi.com/us/news/high-end-munich-2020-show-cancelled-due-to-coronavirusAndykong, I am going to visit Munich high end show this May , will Cayin be there with headphone amps???
https://www.whathifi.com/us/news/high-end-munich-2020-show-cancelled-due-to-coronavirusAndykong, I am going to visit Munich high end show this May , will Cayin be there with headphone amps???
I tested it at CanJam in Shanghai with the Meze Empyrean and to me it did sound amazing.
Quite good in micro and macro dynamics, deep bass, a little forward mids (as expected), but I don't know how much the final result had to be given to the cans, which are phenomenal to my ears, and the amp.
For sure that pairing was very very good.
I am just struggling to find an open shop where to go with my music, DAC and cans to test it better and decide whether to start saving money for it or not.....
I’m pleased to hear that you liked the Meze Empyrean driven by the Cayin HA-6A. I have listen to the Meze Empyrean on the HA-300 and didn’t like the paring, not even a little. To me the HA-300 matched much better together with Focal Utopia.
I love the look of the Cayin HA-6A and the price is quite a bit lower than the HA-300, which is too coloured and slow IMO. Do you know if the amp you listen to was switched to triode or ultra linear, and the sonic difference between the two?
Auris Euterpe ($1700) and a Manley Absolute ($4500).
Please don't forget to do burn in for at least 50-70hrs before any critical listening , can't wait to see how the review will go onMy initial impressions:
HFM Arya:
Amp appears to be dead silent. Great build quality on the outside looks to be happening on the internals as well. That said with the planars I wasn't impressed to the level I was testing out other tube amps at Canjam. I liked what I was hearing but it wasn't like the feeling I experienced plugging the Aryas into an Auris Euterpe ($1700) and a Manley Absolute ($4500).
Senn HD6XX:
Wow! Now we're talking. The same near dead silence but with juicy tube amp goodness. Mids are pretty much perfect to my ears. What I'm hearing really makes me want to invest in an HD800.
Triode mode takes the edge off and sounds like a typical tube amp with rounded off edges. Ultra-linear mode sounds more like a solid state amp, more powerful, impactful, and details are retained up top. I'm glad both are there depending on the music you're listening to, but I generally prefer triode mode. I've been listening more & more making notes for the full review
Unboxing is up. My first video so be gentle :]
Trying to get my hands on some other headphones and/or equipment to see how it performs with different gear. If you're in the NYC area and want to either loan me or be in the review msg me.
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Thanks Andy! I really enjoyed unboxing the amp, and listening to it even moreA very enjoyable open-box for Cayin HA-6A, its very informative and yet you have captured the excitement very well, good job indeed.
Just a quick update, was hoping to post my review today but truth be told I still wasn't satisfied from the sound coming out of my planars. I read around quite a bit and decided to pick up some Mullard 12au7 tubes (in addition to EL34 tubes of the same brand). They finally arrived today, and what an enormous change in sound signature compared to the stock Eletrco-Harmonix! I guess I'm officially a tube roller
I'm grinning ear-to-ear and completely in love with this amp. Will get back on the camera asap
I'm not sure myself! At the time of purchase there was no manual fully translated in English for Cayin to include. Is there another way to find this out?I look forward to the full review! Do you know what the actual output impedance is at the lowest setting? The Cayin page says 8-64 ohms, which might be too much for the 32 ohm headphones I just purchased.
Cant wait for your impressions and review , i am looking for a tube amp and it is mainly between this amp and its big brother , i am leaning toward this one because it has more tuning options though i wish it can power my HE6seJust a quick update, was hoping to post my review today but truth be told I still wasn't satisfied from the sound coming out of my planars. I read around quite a bit and decided to pick up some Mullard 12au7 tubes (in addition to EL34 tubes of the same brand). They finally arrived today, and what an enormous change in sound signature compared to the stock Eletrco-Harmonix! I guess I'm officially a tube roller
I'm grinning ear-to-ear and completely in love with this amp. Will get back on the camera asap
I'm not sure myself! At the time of purchase there was no manual fully translated in English for Cayin to include. Is there another way to find this out?