It was over $15 to ship it one way the 475km from me to @Rockwell75 in the interior.. That said, it looks like the price of the Blon03 has gone up. I think I paid under $30 back during a Christmas sale.
An LX MKii and an Ely Mkii...two IEMs I've been fantasizing about for months updated in just the ways I've been hoping they'd be updated...released on the same weekend. damn
In other news I've spent most of the day totally enraptured by the N3Pro & Oriolus Reborn through the former's tube output. I don't have a lot of experience with tube amps but if f the N3Pro is anything to go by it seems that tube power is an antidote for BA timbre. My only two complaints about the Reborn were BA timbre in the mids & highs and strident upper mids-- N3Pro fixes all of this. To my ears it adds a layer of dynamic richness & weight to the mids & highs of the Reborn which, in addition to being wonderful in its own right also blends in beautifully with the dynamic bass to comprise a beautifully rich & coherent sound across the board.
As reference I first had the Cayin n8 black Brass edition and even though it sounded great I sold it because at the time I thought it was too expensive for me. I purchased the Shanling M8 and I liked the sound but I thought it wasn't a step up from Cayin n8 and I sold it, I purchased the Fiio m15 next and I was a bit disappointed and I realized the best thing for me is to buy again the Cayin n8 which I did, the only difference is that I now have the stainless steel edition. To my ears the Cayin n8 has everything in one device, great tube sound plus great solid state sound. The only thing that I am not so fond of is the UI that is the same as in your N3
If you need streaming Cayin N8 is not the one you need in your life, but if you don't care about streaming Cayin N8 is still a great device. I am curious myself about the next Cayin flagship
If you need streaming Cayin N8 is not the one you need in your life, but if you don't care about streaming Cayin N8 is still a great device. I am curious myself about the next Cayin flagship
Me too. I have the N611 with the R01 and this is combo is sublime. I did consider buying a used N3 just to give the tubes a try but im thinking this might be a step down in overall SQ?
An LX MKii and an Ely Mkii...two IEMs I've been fantasizing about for months updated in just the ways I've been hoping they'd be updated...released on the same weekend. damn
In other news I've spent most of the day totally enraptured by the N3Pro & Oriolus Reborn through the former's tube output. I don't have a lot of experience with tube amps but if f the N3Pro is anything to go by it seems that tube power is an antidote for BA timbre. My only two complaints about the Reborn were BA timbre in the mids & highs and strident upper mids-- N3Pro fixes all of this. To my ears it adds a layer of dynamic richness & weight to the mids & highs of the Reborn which, in addition to being wonderful in its own right also blends in beautifully with the dynamic bass to comprise a beautifully rich & coherent sound across the board.
Me too. I have the N611 with the R01 and this is combo is sublime. I did consider buying a used N3 just to give the tubes a try but im thinking this might be a step down in overall SQ?
Me too. I have the N611 with the R01 and this is combo is sublime. I did consider buying a used N3 just to give the tubes a try but im thinking this might be a step down in overall SQ?
I don't have the R1 yet but I have the N6 with A01 and T01 and N8 is a step up from both motherboards, also I had the E01. The N8 is a great dap if you don't care about streaming, I believe the N3 is a good sounding dap for the money but if you want a step up from Cayin N6 is better if you look into N8
Yup the M8 alongside the 1Z were the best DAPs I've ever heard prior to the M8. I never actually got to hear the tube out with the N8 but the solid state output still set a high bar which so far only the M8 has really bettered it for me-- though this in large part I think because the M8 really specializes dynamic drivers, which have been pretty much my sole focus since I've had it. The only drawbacks of the N8 for me were price (which was effectively a deal breaker) plus given how it's designed, how posh and most importantly how heavy it is it's not really a player you want to take out and about with you, day after day.
As reference I first had the Cayin n8 black Brass edition and even though it sounded great I sold it because at the time I thought it was too expensive for me. I purchased the Shanling M8 and I liked the sound but I thought it wasn't a step up from Cayin n8 and I sold it, I purchased the Fiio m15 next and I was a bit disappointed and I realized the best thing for me is to buy again the Cayin n8 which I did, the only difference is that I now have the stainless steel edition. To my ears the Cayin n8 has everything in one device, great tube sound plus great solid state sound. The only thing that I am not so fond of is the UI that is the same as in your N3
Me too. I have the N611 with the R01 and this is combo is sublime. I did consider buying a used N3 just to give the tubes a try but im thinking this might be a step down in overall SQ?
Maybe not. The Shanling M8 is one of the consistently best sounding players I've heard but the Reborn sounds better with the n3PRo because imho its synergy with tubes elevates it to a higher echelon of SQ than is evident by simply considering how the n3pro costs. I'm sure I'll wind up purchasing an Andromeda at some point just to hear it through the n3PRo.
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