Cayin N7: A Voyager of Unexplored Frontier

[MarkParity]

That's less in Earth pounds than I was expecting.

 

[PhilW]

That's less in Earth pounds than I was expecting.

That's without our lovely VAT

 

[aaf evo]

So do these ship from dealers this upcoming Monday?

 

[weexisttocease]

N7 looks fantastic. There's any other leather case available? I would prefer black or deep blue instead.

Is the N7 capable of decoding PCM to DSD on the go?

 

[ILyaX]

Nobody cares for 500 mw at 32 Ohm balanced output power? Isn't it a little bit on the lower side?

 

[bden59]

Ok. GW1N-LV9 is FPGA(probably it is needed to remove murmur noise effect like in some original Signalyst DSC1 DAC implementatios). Then signal goes to CT7302PL - PCM to DSD converter chip, and 16pcs 74lvc595abq 8-bit shift registers with 128 resistors.

 

[MarkParity]

That's without our lovely VAT

Thanks for confirming @PhilW but where does it say that, unless I'm missing it somewhere?

 

[aaf evo]

Nobody cares for 500 mw at 32 Ohm balanced output power? Isn't it a little bit on the lower side?

More than enough for any IEM.

 

[twister6]

I think it's a bit expensive for a sub-flagship, it's the price of a flagship. So I pass my turn.
is there a Cayin n6 version 3 planned? maybe it will be cheaper?

I can't speak for manufacturer, but N8ii is their current flagship which sells for $3.5k USD. N6ii was $1.2k, A02 card (with LO/Pre) is $420, R01 discrete R2R (not the same as 1bit DSD DAC, but in a ballpark of discrete DAC solution) is $250. Again, not the same, but N6ii+R01+A02 is kind of like functionality of N7 and around the same price, right? And while N7 is in-between N6ii and N8ii, its performance is closer to N8ii level.

 

[twister6]

Nobody cares for 500 mw at 32 Ohm balanced output power? Isn't it a little bit on the lower side?

If that helps, I was able to drive ATH-R70x (99dB sensitivity, 470ohm impedance) to full potential, not just loud enough, in high gain at 60/100 volume. Something like Meze Audio Empyrean, didn't need more than 44/100. For high end IEMs like Mentor Multiverse, Jewel, Traillii, etc. around 30/100.

 

[Nostoi]

I can't speak for manufacturer, but N8ii is their current flagship which sells for $3.5k USD. N6ii was $1.2k, A02 card (with LO/Pre) is $420, R01 discrete R2R (not the same as 1bit DSD DAC, but in a ballpark of discrete DAC solution) is $250. Again, not the same, but N6ii+R01+A02 is kind of like functionality of N7 and around the same price, right? And while N7 is in-between N6ii and N8ii, its performance is closer to N8ii level.

Small request for Cayin to return to the aesthetic design of the N6ii for their next DAP. Can't get on board with this trend toward gold knobs....

 

[Zeppo19]

Small request for Cayin to return to the aesthetic design of the N6ii for their next DAP. Can't get on board with this trend toward gold knobs....

whereas i dont mind a proper pair of brass knobs

 

[Nostoi]

whereas i dont mind a proper pair of brass knobs

Horses for courses, swings and roundabouts. I always preferred my knobs black

 

[FooFighter]

If that helps, I was able to drive ATH-R70x (99dB sensitivity, 470ohm impedance) to full potential, not just loud enough, in high gain at 60/100 volume. Something like Meze Audio Empyrean, didn't need more than 44/100. For high end IEMs like Mentor Multiverse, Jewel, Traillii, etc. around 30/100.

When will we learn first impressions from you, Alex?

 

[Zeppo19]

Horses for courses, swings and roundabouts. I always preferred my knobs black

as long as they are quick, the rs8 takes about 5 turns for a single point of volume change... i find the N8ii knob to be somewhat loose..