Cayin N3 Hi-Res DAP with AKM4490 DAC, apt-X Bluetooth, and Line, USB & Coax Out for $150

[riffrafff]

Cool.  100 pages on the Cayin N3 (so far).  

 

[Andykong]

Wow, 100 pages already, and we are still in second month of N3 only.

 

[Andykong]

Nice photoshop, that can save a lot of prototyping effort.

 

[Andykong]

for the same cost!

Nice try, we can certainly do that in a parallel universe.

 

[Andykong]

Many Chinese DAPs don't support AAC, and the ones that don't are usually the ones I find most interesting, e.g., Shozy. I wonder if this is a licensing cost issue ...

Making something compatible with "brand A" is very different from "marketing" something compatible with "brand A".

Happy listening.

 

[groucho69]

Nice try, we can certainly do that in a parallel universe.

So you DO know that I'm in another world! 

 

[wizardJ]

Hi guys,
 
This is my first DAP after my 2006 iPod died. I am just wondering if anyone knows how do I create an external playlist on my computer and be able to use it on the N3?
 
I keep getting the file not found message. I tried changing the drive alphabet in the m3u playlist, I tried removing the tags and updating the library. I tried using media monkey to load the songs over, nothing seems to work.
I tried searching but I keep getting how to do it for the Fiio players, which require a change of the drive letter. Any help is appreciated~

 

[Meder Bakirov]

Hi guys,

This is my first DAP after my 2006 iPod died. I am just wondering if anyone knows how do I create an external playlist on my computer and be able to use it on the N3?

I keep getting the file not found message. I tried changing the drive alphabet in the m3u playlist, I tried removing the tags and updating the library. I tried using media monkey to load the songs over, nothing seems to work.
I tried searching but I keep getting how to do it for the Fiio players, which require a change of the drive letter. Any help is appreciated~

I use MusicBee to manage my playlists, in settings for MusicBee enable "relative paths".

 

[DBaldock9]

  Hi guys,
 
This is my first DAP after my 2006 iPod died. I am just wondering if anyone knows how do I create an external playlist on my computer and be able to use it on the N3?
 
I keep getting the file not found message. I tried changing the drive alphabet in the m3u playlist, I tried removing the tags and updating the library. I tried using media monkey to load the songs over, nothing seems to work.
I tried searching but I keep getting how to do it for the Fiio players, which require a change of the drive letter. Any help is appreciated~

 
The lines in the Playlist have to have relative paths, rather than absolute paths that contain any sort of PC OS specific drive info.
 
For example, lets say the music on your PC is at - D:Music/Genre/Artist/Album/Track-1
Your Playlist could be anywhere, as long as the entry for Track-1 is that absolute path.
 
Once you copy your music to the N3, the N3's embedded Linux OS does not recognize the D: part of the path.
 
So, if you place your externally created Playlist in a Playlists folder, at the Genre level, the lines in the Playlist would now be: ../Genre/Artist/Album/Track-1
That ".." at the beginning of the line, points up one level (out of the Playlists folder), and then the rest of the line is the same as before.
 
Hope this helps.

 

[wizardJ]

I use MusicBee to manage my playlists, in settings for MusicBee enable "relative paths".

Thank you~
 
managed to get it to work with MediaMonkey by selecting "relative paths" as well.

   
The lines in the Playlist have to have relative paths, rather than absolute paths that contain any sort of PC OS specific drive info.
 
For example, lets say the music on your PC is at - D:Music/Genre/Artist/Album/Track-1
Your Playlist could be anywhere, as long as the entry for Track-1 is that absolute path.
 
Once you copy your music to the N3, the N3's embedded Linux OS does not recognize the D: part of the path.
 
So, if you place your externally created Playlist in a Playlists folder, at the Genre level, the lines in the Playlist would now be: ../Genre/Artist/Album/Track-1
That ".." at the beginning of the line, points up one level (out of the Playlists folder), and then the rest of the line is the same as before.
 
Hope this helps.

Tried this with M3U dropper but didnt work for me. Checked the playlist file with notepad. was showing .. infront. maybe i got it wrong.

 

[nmatheis]

Wow, 100 pages already, and we are still in second month of N3 only.

Make a really good DAP at a reasonable price, and people will come!

BTW Andykong - Why is the menu for browsing by Artist, Album, Genre, etc is in "cover flow" style while all other menus are lists? Personally, I find that inconsistency a bit jarring. I think it would be better to maintain consistency, with all menus in list style. I'm curious what others think...

 

[superuser1]

Is there a folder view available?

 

[nmatheis]

Is there a folder view available?

Yes, that's what I use.

 

[leobigfield]

I don't like blur photo, so here we go.

I have very little information about the forthcoming case right now. I don't think its real leather but I need to find out the material detail from our Product Manager. The leather case is closely resembled to the second generation i5 case and that's a pleather case. From what we experienced, pleather is less elastic and subject to less deformation after extensive use, and it can keep its 3D shape/formation better then genius leather, hence offer higher degree of flexibility during the design process.

The case will be priced at around US$20.

 
Will the leather case appear at Cayin Aliexpress store? And Cayin cables? 

 

[waveboreale]

The ZSTs are a fantastic match for the N3, so musical, much wow!

 
Where did you buy those ? I might be Interested.
 
Are they better than the Meze Classics earphones ? I put an order and still awaiting the delivery.