The N5iis is a great choice. But I just received in the mail yesterday the Shanling M5s. This might be a real competitor also. If you were buying today, though, I'd say go with Cayin, as that device is tried and true and has seen lots of firmware revisions.
The N5iis is a great choice. But I just received in the mail yesterday the Shanling M5s. This might be a real competitor also. If you were buying today, though, I'd say go with Cayin, as that device is tried and true and has seen lots of firmware revisions.
Personally, I like the Cayin n5ii more than the Opus1 or 1s. But anyone who's followed my reviews know, I do very much like Opus products. But the N5ii is a special gem in my eyes. They got everything right.
Personally, I like the Cayin n5ii more than the Opus1 or 1s. But anyone who's followed my reviews know, I do very much like Opus products. But the N5ii is a special gem in my eyes. They got everything right.
Hard to beat this setup, for sound and comfort. This is the most supple 8 wire cable of this gauge I've used. It's outstanding. plusSound's new insulation is remarkable.
No. My initial thoughts are they are more or less on equal footing. In fact, at this early stage of evaluation, I would recommend picking based on features, form factor, storage, hell, even aesthetics. Whichever device appeals to you most. Don't worry so much about sound. They are both nailing it!
Pretty lovely little DAP, and with the official price being around 200 USD at this moment, I think it does a great job for the money! Of course, it has a lot of comeptition, but this is something I explore more in-depth in the full review
Though I haven't finished all of it, I did enjoy your review. I wasn't aware of the screen placement designed until you mentioned it. I find it quite weird they decided to go with that.
I'm actually quite in need of a dap rather soon. I had an X1 but wanted something with bluetooth support so I ended up getting the Cayin N3. Unfortunately, I've had a recent issue with the display screen not working so I'm back to using the x1 for now. Thing is though, my recently bought bose earbuds don't seem to pair with my transmitter so I'm going to end up using my cheap wired ear phones until I can determine what dap to get.
I'm looking for a DAP thats in the range of $200 and would consider even $300 but nothing above this. Despite some of the negatives of the X1, and X2 that encouraged me not to buy it, I'm willing to give them another chance. Based on your experience with this device (I'm not sure if they gave you a special review copy version or the real consumer version) would you mind letting me know how the UI is (is it quicker) and the track scanning speed? If I had any criticism of the X1 it would be the incredibly slow track scanning speed it takes to go through each song compared to the N3 which doesn't take as long (bout 5 minutes). The only other criticism would of been the occasional freezing of the screen, but you had mentioned that crashes didn't occur during your review period.
Lack of wifi isn't a big deal as I'm not a streaming person myself though I have recently used band camp for listening to artists so I'm open to daps that utilize wifi as well.
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