[bruce1967]

  nice.stealing that hardrive case idea! No I just wish i could be more organized with my sd cards...

That's what I do too except I use a camera case.

 

[JeffNYC]

[Nevermind...figured it out.]

 

[riffrafff]

Most excellent.  Six days after I received my N3, we have a new firmware update.   Based on that, I expect the next update to be available by April 12th. 

 

 

[BartSimpson1976]

yes, and just few days after release it gets functionalities the i5 users are waiting for since 6 months.... Cayin starts to neglect the i5 already...

 

[scott1]

  just done the firmware update and im pleased to say the orange theme is back.

Why would anyone not use orange theme B? It goes quite well with either black or cyan.  My N3 is truly complete now!

 

[docholliday]

  yes, and just few days after release it gets functionalities the i5 users are waiting for since 6 months.... Cayin starts to neglect the i5 already...

Some codebases are just easier to update than others, Android code is some of the worst code to work on as the OS is so full of bugs and functions that don't make sense.

 

[riffrafff]

 
Why would anyone not use orange theme B? It goes quite well with either black or cyan.  My N3 is truly complete now!

Yeah, that's my current choice.  Still, I wish we could make our own themes. 

 

[tonehk]

Your first reply does sound like a comment on the quality of Hi-Res audio, but since you have stated otherwise, lets focus on the availability.

First of all, SACD is fairly popular in Hong Kong and Japan. Sure CD is still the king, but Hong Kong has released over 100 SACD titles in 2016, and this is an significant number consider the size of Hong Kong market. Japan is even more dedicated to SACD then Hong Kong.

On top of buying FLAC or WAV file from online source, the availability of CD quality lossless music file are ripping from CD. Likewise, the availability of DSD file is mainly ripping of SACD. On top of the classical PS-3 ripping, we can also use selected Oppo and Pioneer blueray player to rip the SACD disc into DSD files:

PS3 ripping: https://newtoolbox.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/sacd-ripper-primer-v4-0.pdf
Oppo ripping: https://www.computeraudiophile.com/forums/topic/28569-sacd-ripping-using-an-oppo-or-pioneer-yes-its-true/

 

Hi Andy, regarding playback of SACD ISO files, can you confirm that DST compressed ISO files are supported by the Cayin N3? playback is smooth and bug free?

 

[docholliday]

  Hi Andy, regarding playback of SACD ISO files, can you confirm that DST compressed ISO files are supported by the Cayin N3? playback is smooth and bug free?

I posted before that only DSD, uncompressed files are supported. DST files need a lot of processor power to unpack before decode.

 

[iponyrobot]

Does anyone know of a digital amp that this work on, so i can get through some speakers, on a budget though, perhaps Denon or something like that?

 

[actorlife]

Does anyone know of a digital amp that this work on, so i can get through some speakers, on a budget though, perhaps Denon or something like that?

Budget for amp and speakers? Are you in the US?

 

[iponyrobot]

In the UK, but you could more or less say 1 pound = 1 dollar these days. Say 500 pound? is that too little?

 

[actorlife]

In the UK, but you could more or less say 1 pound = 1 dollar these days. Say 500 pound? is that too little?

What do you require on the amp. There is this Chinese ebay amp that i got cheap and sounds fantastic. I used it for my PC and DAP. Dunno if this the place to ask maybe make a new thread or i can try to help you via PM up to you.

 

[Andykong]

Hi Andy, regarding playback of SACD ISO files, can you confirm that DST compressed ISO files are supported by the Cayin N3? playback is smooth and bug free?

N3 don't support DST encoded SACD-ISO and DSF. I saw docholliday clarified the question already, so I skipped responding personally.

I can't claim N3 100% bug free, that's unscientific claim, even the best software can only claim that no bug has been identified. I believe N3 is fairly stable for normal operation and has delivered all features as advertised at this moment.

 

[docholliday]

Dsf
N3 don't support DST encoded SACD-ISO and DSF. I saw docholliday clarified the question already, so I skipped responding personally.

I can't claim N3 100% bug free, that's unscientific claim, even the best software can only claim that no bug has been identified. I believe N3 is fairly stable for normal operation and has delivered all features as advertised at this moment.

While nothing is 100% bug free, I'd say the N3 is pretty damn close! And it delivers beyond what was advertised since it has true ReplayGain, not just "volume leveling" like so many other players, no matter what price bracket they're in.