[jjxaker]

We have announced the official date of available on 18th May, and that will be 29th May 2021.

From what we can observe, Cayin honor this announcement. It just so happened that when we coordinate the worldwide launch date, we need to send the product to our international dealers up-front. We don't OWN the logistic system, we have suffered from chaotic logistic delays for 3 years, now when the system falls back to the regular schedule and some dealers received their delivery the weekend before the official launch date, the manufacturer should be ashamed because of this? Are you serious?

I didn't know it, was so complicated... sorry.

 

[jjxaker]

Just bought in Cayin store in Aliexpress... hope all is well...
Has anyone already arrived? First impressions?

I also made an order. I'm looking forward to the package. if they send it quickly, it will take 14-20 days to get there, of course it will take a long time(((
it's a pity that there is no express delivery from China to Russia within 5 days, I know it's possible, but not on Aliexpress. only this will cost an average of 60$. it's worth waiting and getting it for free))) but sometimes I'm willing to pay for speed.

 

[Polky74]

One of those dongles is priced for comparison with DAP’s.

The true engineering feat is an innovative design that hits a sensible price point.

By now many of these dongles are approaching the performance of daps ... and obviously being derived from top-level daps, they can easily perform at the level or even above medium-level daps. Not having many real dap problems like ... battery, screen, operating system, processor and all the rest, loss of value over time, compatibility ... etc ... etc ... makes these dongles very attractive . Have a W4 with audio signature similar to a L&P dap or have a RU6 with audio signature similar to an N6II-R01 or a RU7 with audio signature similar to an N7 with differences ranging sometimes from 5% to 10%, but also 20% (exaggerating) and paying them 10 times less than the dap they are inspired by I think it's a great deal. The only real difference could be the power of the amps they are equipped with, but as most of the top IEMs (Trailli-Jewel-EE Odin) are efficient today, already having the 400mw of the W4 or RU7 is much more that enough. In one month I bought an iBaso DC04PRO, a Questyle M15, a Cayin RU6 and a Cayin RU7 for 880 euros... how much would it cost me to buy an iBasso DX300, a Questyle QP2R, a Cayin N6II-R01 and a Cayin N7?
I think it's easy to understand why these dongles are depopulating the market, at least for me it's quite obvious... the quality, the simplicity and of course the price.

 

[jsmiller58]

By now many of these dongles are approaching the performance of daps ... and obviously being derived from top-level daps, they can easily perform at the level or even above medium-level daps. Not having many real dap problems like ... battery, screen, operating system, processor and all the rest, loss of value over time, compatibility ... etc ... etc ... makes these dongles very attractive . Have a W4 with audio signature similar to a L&P dap or have a RU6 with audio signature similar to an N6II-R01 or a RU7 with audio signature similar to an N7 with differences ranging sometimes from 5% to 10%, but also 20% (exaggerating) and paying them 10 times less than the dap they are inspired by I think it's a great deal. The only real difference could be the power of the amps they are equipped with, but as most of the top IEMs (Trailli-Jewel-EE Odin) are efficient today, already having the 400mw of the W4 or RU7 is much more that enough. In one month I bought an iBaso DC04PRO, a Questyle M15, a Cayin RU6 and a Cayin RU7 for 880 euros... how much would it cost me to buy an iBasso DX300, a Questyle QP2R, a Cayin N6II-R01 and a Cayin N7?
I think it's easy to understand why these dongles are depopulating the market, at least for me it's quite obvious... the quality, the simplicity and of course the price.

If you are willing to tether your phone to a wired dongle, I can see how dongles make more sense than DAPs for most people. I have or have had USB dongles, BT dongles, and DAPs. I do find it a little inconvenient to have the dongle attached to my phone as putting the phone in and pulling the phone out of my pocket has a chance of disconnecting the dongle. Also simply using my phone to look at messages, emails, and the web is a little less convenient with an attached dongle.

But, I will stress that I thoroughly enjoy USB dongles (current rotation includes W2, S1, and UA5) as well in the right circumstances.

 

[emilsoft]

One of those dongles is priced for comparison with DAP’s.

The true engineering feat is an innovative design that hits a sensible price point.

One is 319 and the other is 289 - they’re priced fairly closely I’d say enough to be compared

https://shop.musicteck.com/products...amp-headphone-amp?_pos=3&_sid=5ad928d3d&_ss=r

 

[daijobudes]

I received the RU7, very impressed!
With Anole V14 - it’s nothing I’ve heard them like before - different sense of space, details are clear, but no vivid and all around you, when listening.pics attached

 

[daijobudes]

Short impressions:
In comparison with RU6, GoBar Gold, - this one is better. It is organic, black background, it’s not sparkly, has good depth and very good bass and mids, need to test with pos 3,4 on Anole turned on.
Ru6 was congested - never heard anything good in it, sold happily. Gold bar is too heavy. Only desktop use
And definitely it’s 10 steps above Qudelix 5k.

 

[Polky74]

If you are willing to tether your phone to a wired dongle, I can see how dongles make more sense than DAPs for most people. I have or have had USB dongles, BT dongles, and DAPs. I do find it a little inconvenient to have the dongle attached to my phone as putting the phone in and pulling the phone out of my pocket has a chance of disconnecting the dongle. Also simply using my phone to look at messages, emails, and the web is a little less convenient with an attached dongle.

But, I will stress that I thoroughly enjoy USB dongles (current rotation includes W2, S1, and UA5) as well in the right circumstances.

I have a mobile phone dedicated to dongles, a V50 so I don't think there are many who go around with an AK3000, iBasso DX320, Cayin N7 or an L&P in a jeans pocket to connect a thousand thousand euro IEM on a tram or on the beach. A dap of that value is perhaps less portable than a 150 euro powerphone with a small dongle. There is no sim card on my V50, it is almost always in airplane mode, there are no applications other than Uapp and Hiby music, a 512gb microsd and that's it. It's pretty much a multisignature dap (Questyle, iBasso, L&P, Cayin) depending on which dongle I connect. With magnet on the back and Shanling L3 cable.

 

[Andrew_WOT]

If you are willing to tether your phone to a wired dongle, I can see how dongles make more sense than DAPs for most people. I have or have had USB dongles, BT dongles, and DAPs. I do find it a little inconvenient to have the dongle attached to my phone as putting the phone in and pulling the phone out of my pocket has a chance of disconnecting the dongle. Also simply using my phone to look at messages, emails, and the web is a little less convenient with an attached dongle.

But, I will stress that I thoroughly enjoy USB dongles (current rotation includes W2, S1, and UA5) as well in the right circumstances.

Wish more of them packed BT, but then again battery will affect unit size, small price to pay IMHO for wire free convenience, when LDAC sounds just as good as USB connection.

 

[daijobudes]

What surprised me about RU7 is it’s ability to reproduce metal :
Sons of Winter and Starts, Beyond the Dark Sun- Wintersun,
I’ve never heard it so well separated - it sounds like each instrument incl vocals is independently played but in a better more pronounced manner and technically is extremely impressive. Never heard anything like it, and N7 sounded differently when I tried it on Canjam NYC this year.

 

[NAD Fi]

One is 319 and the other is 289 - they’re priced fairly closely I’d say enough to be compared

https://shop.musicteck.com/products...amp-headphone-amp?_pos=3&_sid=5ad928d3d&_ss=r

It is a bit disingenuous to show pricing of the W4EX; the W4 msrp is $482. That is two Benjamins more than a RU7 and 67% more costly. RU7 is the real breakthrough product when value is added to the equation.

 

[Polky74]

With the price of the W4 you get the RU6 and RU7.

 

[NewEve]

In comparison with RU6, GoBar Gold, - this one is better. It is organic, black background, it’s not sparkly, has good depth and very good bass and mids […]

In-between the RU6 and RU7, which one would you say is the smoothest/warmest of the two?

 

[oldkid]

Ru6 was congested - never heard anything good in it, sold happily.

 

[daijobudes]

Absolutely

In-between the RU6 and RU7, which one would you say is the smoothest/warmest of the two?

def warmest is ru6 smoothest is ru7