[playininjapan]

"Although these iems present a fairly wide sound stage with a slight V shape color, for those times when you've got to 'sing the elf' pairing them with an amp will do them justice".

 

[nmatheis]

Listening now with UM Maestro. Time for some crappy smartphone pics, lol

















SING THE ELF \m/ \m/

 

[MPNow]

My translation is nowhere near "sing the elf". Hehe..
 
Back to the Cayin though, I wasn't aware that the back portion of it was leather. Nice touch.
 
 
I'm interested in hearing the impressions on the device handling (using the buttons to navigate) and a general overview of some of the features in the UI. How well does the bluetooth pairing work?

 

[crabdog]

Listening now with UM Maestro. Time for some crappy smartphone pics, lol

SING THE ELF \m/ \m/

Love the pleather backing. Is it easy to navigate the menus with one hand?

 

[Saoshyant]

@nmatheis I'd suggest using Sing the Elf for something with piercing treble.  I must admit it will be difficult to resist buying this even though I don't need it.

 

[Holypal]

The Chinese post is saying N3 as an "elven singer".
 
Well, 'Sing the Elf' is even better.

 

[nmatheis]

I'll try to get a quick video up soon showing one-handed navigation and give some general comments about N5.

 

[Mr Trev]

Listening now with UM Maestro. Time for some crappy smartphone pics, lol

 

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

SING THE ELF \m/ \m/

 

[Dcell7]

I am very interesed in this player. I have been looking around for a 100-200$ player with bluetooth (and preferably apt-x). Had Fiio X1-II, Sony A15 and A35 on my list. Also considered Shanling M1 and Hidizs AP60 but somehow due to various reasons none of them convinced me to pull the trigger. I am looking forward to first impressions.

 

[MPNow]

  I am very interesed in this player. I have been looking around for a 100-200$ player with bluetooth (and preferably apt-x). Had Fiio X1-II, Sony A15 and A35 on my list. Also considered Shanling M1 and Hidizs AP60 but somehow due to various reasons none of them convinced me to pull the trigger. I am looking forward to first impressions.

 
I am also less drawn to the M1 mainly because of how small it is.

  Love the pleather backing. Is it easy to navigate the menus with one hand?

 
I am also curious about the manual navigation.

 

[originalsnuffy]

Just noticed something that matters to me.  Just one output jack for audio, line, and coax?

 

[nmatheis]

Look more like...

\m/ SING THE KRAMPUS \m/

Just noticed something that matters to me.  Just one output jack for audio, line, and coax?

Yup...

 

[Mr Trev]

I'll also echo the questions bout blind navigation.
 
Say you're blindfolded, shackled to the bed. God-awful <insert nation here> pop music torturing your soul. How easy is it to make it go away?

 

[theMUKe]

The DAP seems very interesting indeed! Packed with functionality, a fantastic DAC chip, compact, good battery life, plus a reasonably low price tag.
So hopefully also a good amp stage and well implemented... Looking forward to read the impression of @nmatheis 

 

[originalsnuffy]

Nik,
 
Inquiring minds want initial impressions!