[thelonious58]

Can anyone tell me how good the C5 sounds without a DAC, just from an Ipod Classic 160Gb with an L9 to bypass the Ipod's internal amp? Is there a noticeable improvement? I use Sennheiser HD518s and ATH-M50s - is it worth spending £100 on a C5 to partner such budget headphones?

 

[Francisk]

Don't have the exact setup you requested but my iPhone 4S > C5 > Sennheiser HD600 sounds awesome

 

[thelonious58]

Thanks! That's good to know (even though the 650 is a high-end pair of cans compared to my HD518s!)

 

[M-83]

  Dear friends, I see you started talking CAYIN some of our other products. So, I think maybe you should look at this:http://www.head-fi.org/t/740557/cayin-n6-dap-dual-pcm1792-btl-amplication-circuit-24-192-dsd128-sacd-iso

Hi Thomas I live in UK- where can I get an N6 please?

 

[Kerouac]

Hi Thomas I live in UK- where can I get an N6 please?

You could order it over here:
http://www.shenzhenaudio.com/cayin-spark-n6-dsd-lossless-music-player-pcm1792a-chip-dsd.html
Imo this is a very reliable seller. Can't find a seller in EU though...but maybe Thomas knows...
 

 

[M-83]

  You could order it over here:
http://www.shenzhenaudio.com/cayin-spark-n6-dsd-lossless-music-player-pcm1792a-chip-dsd.html
Imo this is a very reliable seller. Can't find a seller in EU though...but maybe Thomas knows...
 

OK thanks. Have you experience of ordering from there?

 

[Kerouac]

 

  You could order it over here:
http://www.shenzhenaudio.com/cayin-spark-n6-dsd-lossless-music-player-pcm1792a-chip-dsd.html
Imo this is a very reliable seller. Can't find a seller in EU though...but maybe Thomas knows...
 

OK thanks. Have you experience of ordering from there?

Yep...ordered my C&C BH2 amp and an interconnect cable over there about a year ago. Everything went smooth and they were very friendly and helpfull when I asked them some questions by mail...

 

[vince741]

@ M-83 : They are an official Cayin seller and I ordered my C5 there. It took 10 days to arrive to France and they undervalue the package. No scratch on the box and I don't have any issue with my C5.

 

[Kerouac]

  and they undervalue the package.

Yep, same with me (they send it as a gift to avoid taxes when I asked them). I don't know about the insurance part when it shouldn't have arrived though...

 

[M-83]

  @ M-83 : They are an official Cayin seller and I ordered my C5 there. It took 10 days to arrive to France and they undervalue the package. No scratch on the box and I don't have any issue with my C5.

Thanks Vince good to know

 

[M-83]

  Yep...ordered my C&C BH2 amp and an interconnect cable over there about a year ago. Everything went smooth and they were very friendly and helpfull when I asked them some questions by mail...

Ok great thanks I'll drop them a line to enquire

 

[Schopenhauer]

 

  You could order it over here:
http://www.shenzhenaudio.com/cayin-spark-n6-dsd-lossless-music-player-pcm1792a-chip-dsd.html
Imo this is a very reliable seller. Can't find a seller in EU though...but maybe Thomas knows...
 

OK thanks. Have you experience of ordering from there?

I ordered my C5 from them via Amazon. No problems whatsoever. With Prime, it got here in two days. But that's because it was housed in a domestic warehouse.

 

[Kerouac]

@Schopenhauer
Just saw that you sir have some very, very nice headphones for sale!
Both HE500 & LCD2 (own the rw myself) are still 2 of my favourites up till now. Didn't the C5 drive them well?
Can't believe you're selling them both for some ''closed back'' ones...however, good luck with the sale anyway!

 

[surge]

OK thanks. Have you experience of ordering from there?

got mine from them too.

 

[surge]

Can anyone tell me how good the C5 sounds without a DAC, just from an Ipod Classic 160Gb with an L9 to bypass the Ipod's internal amp? Is there a noticeable improvement? I use Sennheiser HD518s and ATH-M50s - is it worth spending £100 on a C5 to partner such budget headphones?

E gain will be little cos e weakest link is e ipod, unless u have an dac/amp to extract music digital, e internal dac/amp will narrow e sound alot. Try listening to a sound on cd n then on e ipod...I got e revelation in 2007...since then have not touch my ipod.