[Galm]

Is this dac nos or os?

 

[project86]

Normal, aka oversampling.

 

[llamaluv]

I'm currently eagerly awaiting a drop-shipment of the Cayin DAC and amp from Hong Kong and have a question:

Is it safe to leave the DAC running unattended due to its tubes? Is this something I should be concerned about avoiding?

 

[project86]

Safe? Yes.

Good idea? Not really. Generates heat, and will reduce the life span of the (non-replaceable) tubes. They are rated for a lot of hours, but why waste it?

I will leave it on while I go out for an hour or something. But if I am really done listening for the day, I turn it off.

 

[llamaluv]

Thanks, that sounds sensible.

 

[Andykong]

We wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Special appreciation to every participant and subscriber of this thread for your patient and positive attitude to Cayin and our product.

As a relatively new comers to the HeadFi community, Cayin owns you all a big thank.

We are looking forward to continue the sound journey with you in 2018.

 

[bala]

Happy New year folks. Just a quick question,is the price cut only for the US? The German site (Cayin.de) still has them for close to 900 euros.

 

[llamaluv]

When connecting from a PC, are there any reasons to favor toslink over USB or vice-versa when it comes to the iDAC-6 specifically? Or do the normal pros and cons of each connection type stand as usual?

 

[project86]

Pretty much the usual for those formats - Toslink is inherently isolated from certain types of noise, while USB has far greater bandwidth for playing DSD and higher-res PCM. Personally I would choose USB most of the time as Cayin did a very good job on their implementation. But optical isn't terrible by any means (depending on your transport of course).

 

[davveswe]

Was reading on ebay, that the iDAC6 don't have a voltage switch on the back anymore?
Whats more different?

 

[Giru]

Heard the Iha6 and it was a revelation. One of the most transparent amps with a huge sounstage and a powerful punch.

Im waiting to audition the idac6. How is this as a dedicated dac for a stereo setup? Anyone compare it to the gungnir Delta sigma?

 

[Asukara]

Hi,
I'm wondering how you switch between the 2 outputs with the idac because I'd like to use it with a headphone amp and a stereo amplifier.

 

[project86]

I believe both outputs are always active - which is pretty standard for DACs with RCA and XLR outputs. So you'd just turn off your headphone amp when not in use, vice versa with your stereo amp.

 

[project86]

Was reading on ebay, that the iDAC6 don't have a voltage switch on the back anymore?
Whats more different?

Correct, that was only on the preproduction models and review units etc. Normal versions are specific to their region.

Heard the Iha6 and it was a revelation. One of the most transparent amps with a huge sounstage and a powerful punch.

Im waiting to audition the idac6. How is this as a dedicated dac for a stereo setup? Anyone compare it to the gungnir Delta sigma?

I use it sometimes with my big setup. Using PS Audio Stellar amp, and before that Merrill Audio Thor monoblocks. Sounds exceptional. I do recommend a dedicated preamp though.... that's not a strong point of the iDAC-6, as it doesn't really have enough "steps" to dial in the right levels.

I didn't care for the Gugnir DS when I heard it. No back to back comparisons, but that wasn't really a DAC that I'd care to live with for very long. Too sharp sounding.

 

[llamaluv]

I believe both outputs are always active - which is pretty standard for DACs with RCA and XLR outputs. So you'd just turn off your headphone amp when not in use, vice versa with your stereo amp.

I can confirm this. I'm currently running RCA out to an iHA-6 and XLR out to an iFi Pro iCAN. Both outputs are always active.