[groucho69]

I think the n3 may be the best $150 I've ever spent. Even though mine is black....

Hey, no haters

 

[groucho69]

 
Dang it, now I can't remember if I chose the blue or the black

And why did I come into this room?

 

[groucho69]

 
Black is good...I'm sure it works just as well as the cyan.

The only way to know for sure is to buy both and A-B.

 

[michaelgordon]

The N3 does sound better after a few days worth of use.  Bluetooth also sounds a lot better than it did from my phone.  
 
Is anyone else having issues with playlists.  I still cant get them to work using an imported playlist.
 
Sort of wish i got the cyan now much more metallic than it looked in the sales adverts.

 

[groucho69]

  The N3 does sound better after a few days worth of use.  Bluetooth also sounds a lot better than it did from my phone.  
 
Is anyone else having issues with playlists.  I still cant get them to work using an imported playlist.
 
Sort of wish i got the cyan now much more metallic than it looked in the sales adverts.

Oh oh, you got CYAN remorse.

 

[Atomka]

Hi all, 

I was about to buy the Fiio X1 ii but then i saw that there are several issues with it. Then i arrived on this thread and learned a bit about this Cayin N3. Now because of you, I want to buy the Cayin N3 ! It'll remplace my old iriver Spinn, which has only 8Go.

I have one question, where did you buy your Cayin N3 ? I live in France and there's no shop where i can buy it. Should i order it on Ebay and wait 2 weeks ? 

Thanks

 

[riffrafff]

Yay, it has arrived.  'Course, I had to go to the post office to pick it up; apparently MusicTeck requires a signature (even though I have a locked steel package box). 
 
Anyway, it pairs with a Jam Rewind, if anyone was wondering.  Lol.
 
Fuzzy cell phone pic follows. 

 
 

 

[vladzakhar]

When I am trying to change the startup volume it's always come back to 20. Is it a bug?

 

[riffrafff]

When I am trying to change the startup volume it's always come back to 20. Is it a bug?

Go to "Music Setting," and change the "Startup Volume," and set "Setup startup volume" to memory or custom.

 

[actorlife]

Sadly wont be able to get one RIGHT NOW. Hopefully in June or July. Perhaps in time for the new color Green or Gold. Enjoy Gals and Fellas. I anticipate some reviews by this weekend.

 

[Andykong]

We may need Andy to verify.

I hereby confirmed that the black works just as well as the cyan.

But I can't confirm the black sounds the same as cyan, I don't comment on subjective listening of my own product, you have to buy them all and AB compare yourself in order to find that out.

 

[scott1]

Let's say I purchased a Cyan cover from MusicTeck for my black one. Would some "color" to the sound signature? 

 

[docholliday]

 
Let's say I purchased a Cyan cover from MusicTeck for my black one. Would some "color" to the sound signature? 

Only a "veil of blues".

 

[docholliday]

  The N3 does sound better after a few days worth of use.  Bluetooth also sounds a lot better than it did from my phone.  
 
Is anyone else having issues with playlists.  I still cant get them to work using an imported playlist.
 
Sort of wish i got the cyan now much more metallic than it looked in the sales adverts.

I don't typically use playlists, but I had a few M3u8 files that I created in MM for the X1-II. They play fine on the X1-II, but when I click on the file, the N3 just reboots. So, it's probably something in the formatting of the playlist that is read differently. I'll have to hand edit the file a few times and see if I can see the layout that works when I get some time.
 
Ah, wait...the same file works fine. Looks like there's a character somewhere that the N3 doesn't like and is causing the reboot. Here's how my playlist file is laid out:
 

Spoiler: M3U8 playlist

#EXTM3U
#EXTINF:253,The Moody Blues - Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon)
..\Albums\Lossless\Moody Blues\1996. The Best of the Moody Blues\02. Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon) - The Moody Blues.flac
#EXTINF:241,Letters to Cleo - Laudanum
..\Albums\Lossless\Letters to Cleo\1995 08 01. Wholesale Meats and Fish [Lossless]\05. Laudanum - Letters to Cleo.flac
#EXTINF:210,Phil Collins - Groovy Kind Of Love
..\Albums\Lossless\Phil Collins\2016. The Singles\2302. Groovy Kind Of Love - Phil Collins.flac
#EXTINF:179,Billy Joel - Don't Ask Me Why (Album Version)
..\Albums\HDA\Billy Joel\2013. The Essential Billy Joel (24-96 HDA, Remaster)\116. Don't Ask Me Why (Album Version) - Billy Joel.flac
#EXTINF:328,Melissa Etheridge - I Want to Come Over
..\Albums\Lossless\Melissa Etheridge\11. I Want to Come Over - Melissa Etheridge.flac
#EXTINF:297,Edie Brickell - What I Am
..\Albums\Lossless\Edie Brickell\1988. Shooting Rubber Bands at the Stars\01. What I Am - Edie Brickell.flac
#EXTINF:201,Mary Chapin Carpenter - Passionate Kisses
..\Albums\Lossless\Mary Chapin Carpenter\1999 05 25. Party Doll and Other Favorites\06. Passionate Kisses - Mary Chapin Carpenter.flac
#EXTINF:188,Jimmy Buffett - Come Monday
..\Albums\Lossless\Jimmy Buffett\1992. Ballads\01. Come Monday - Jimmy Buffett.flac
#EXTINF:192,Sierra Hull - All Because of You
..\Albums\Lossless\Sierra Hull\2011. Daybreak\03. All Because of You - Sierra Hull.flac

 

 
If you're syncing via MediaMonkey, you set the playlist to M3U8 format, "Force Relative Paths", "Use Unicode (UTF-8)", and "Use Extended M3U". I set the destination for the playlist to \Playlists\ so that you don't clog the root directory with files.
 
In the playlist format, the ..\ before each track indicates to go up a directory. This playlist is stored in Root->Playlist, so it would go back up to Root, then down to \Albums.
 
The reboot I experience with the full playlist file (may) be related to the Unicode option. 

 

[twister6]

 
Let's say I purchased a Cyan cover from MusicTeck for my black one. Would some "color" to the sound signature? 

 
If you want a clean black background, stick to your original purchase color 

 
Got N3 today, and REALLY enjoying it!  Had it on burn in for about 5+ hours, sound really opens up.  Just had it paired up with my Note 4, what a treat being able to stream Spotify with N3 in my hand and my phone somewhere across the room, and not just streaming but being able to Play/Pause and Skip the tracks (N3 works great as a bluetooth wireless remote playback control), and of course change the volume.
 
This little guy is packed with features!!!