[DaYooper]

What do you think the Gold buttons and Dial are made of?

C'mon now, we don't want it to be super dooper dapper now do we?

 

[zen87192]

C'mon now, we don't want it to be super dooper dapper now do we?

Nah... just wanted to know what they are made/finished of/in. As the R01 on its own - in Black- is already over $600 the Ti unit seems a bit of a bargain compared anyway. And yes.... it would be nice if they were solid Gold!

 

[PopZeus]

I wouldn't be surprised if some of this R-2R research went into refreshing Cayin's desktop/2-channel line, assuming that's still a viable product space for the company. It sure seems like the products that get the most attention and are iterated on the most are the portable lines, at least right now. But the ladder DAC market is fairly unclaimed, especially in the US. Denafrips and Audio-gd are great, but neither offers a traditional retail experience (plus both come with their set of quirks). There's Schiit, but they're fully invested in multibit.

I guess my point is... as someone looking to upgrade their living room DAC, I would love to see what Cayin does with R-2R, which has traditionally been a non-portable product. Yeah, of course an R-2R flagship DAP is experimental and cool, but home audio is great too!

 

[ThanatosVI]

I wouldn't be surprised if some of this R-2R research went into refreshing Cayin's desktop/2-channel line, assuming that's still a viable product space for the company. It sure seems like the products that get the most attention and are iterated on the most are the portable lines, at least right now. But the ladder DAC market is fairly unclaimed, especially in the US. Denafrips and Audio-gd are great, but neither offers a traditional retail experience (plus both come with their set of quirks). There's Schiit, but they're fully invested in multibit.

I guess my point is... as someone looking to upgrade their living room DAC, I would love to see what Cayin does with R-2R, which has traditionally been a non-portable product. Yeah, of course an R-2R flagship DAP is experimental and cool, but home audio is great too!

A fitting R2R DAC of the class of the Ha-6a amplifier would be great.
Certainly would love to see that

 

[PopZeus]

Back on topic, I'm shocked at how well this DAP with the E02 motherboard, can drive the Empyrean.

 

[jmills8]

Back on topic, I'm shocked at how well this DAP with the E02 motherboard, can drive the Empyrean.

Im shocked you like that headphone.

 

[ThanatosVI]

Im shocked you like that headphone.

Best headphone on earth, what's not to like about it?

Also on topic:
Since the cayin is Android based, can you install UAPP and use it as a Server to connect to your Desktop DAC?

 

[nsk1979]

Also on topic:
Since the cayin is Android based, can you install UAPP and use it as a Server to connect to your Desktop DAC?

You mean - can N6ii serve as a source, feeding desktop DAC via usb cable? Yes it can, even without using UAPP. Cayin software player also nice in terms of SQ, not poorer than UAPP when using with external DAC. But in case of streaming TIDAL or similar service - UAPP better solution.

 

[PopZeus]

Im shocked you like that headphone.

I’m shocked you think you can predict my taste!
What can I say? It’s a great headphone. One of the best for a certain type of listener, and definitely not for everyone. But also, and this is slightly back on topic, Cayin and Meze gear tend to pair well with each other. At least the 99 Classics and the N3 Pro are a fabulous pairing, so it would seem are their higher tier products.

 

[ThanatosVI]

I’m shocked you think you can predict my taste!
What can I say? It’s a great headphone. One of the best for a certain type of listener, and definitely not for everyone. But also, and this is slightly back on topic, Cayin and Meze gear tend to pair well with each other. At least the 99 Classics and the N3 Pro are a fabulous pairing, so it would seem are their higher tier products.

Cayin Ha-6a + Empyrean is also top notch

 

[ThanatosVI]

You mean - can N6ii serve as a source, feeding desktop DAC via usb cable? Yes it can, even without using UAPP. Cayin software player also nice in terms of SQ, not poorer than UAPP when using with external DAC. But in case of streaming TIDAL or similar service - UAPP better solution.

Exactly what I wanted to know.
The only thing that keeps me from buying the N6ii now is, that I don't really need a DAP during the pandemic

However the N6ii Ticks all the boxes, hopefully it's firmware won't be unsupported in a few years.

 

[OspreyAndy]

You mean - can N6ii serve as a source, feeding desktop DAC via usb cable? Yes it can, even without using UAPP. Cayin software player also nice in terms of SQ, not poorer than UAPP when using with external DAC. But in case of streaming TIDAL or similar service - UAPP better solution.

It's unnecessary to use UAPP on a specialty Android DAP like the N6ii because it has been built the ground up by Cayin to purposely bypass the normal Android SRC - something that would require UAPP on most other Android devices if you want to do that. Which means anything that you install as player on N6ii will leverage on this common DAC handling layer and to me this is the biggest appeal to own N6ii in the first place (among other things)

 

[PhilW]

Audio Concierge stock Cayin products. You could reach out to @PhilW to see if he will be getting the R01 in.

Thanks yes, R01 is inbound for June

 

[justsomesonyfan]

i wonder if the n6ii ti r01 was 4.4 only would they be able to fit a second ladder in there..

 

[ThanatosVI]

i wonder if the n6ii ti r01 was 4.4 only would they be able to fit a second ladder in there..

Please do give them more ideas like these!