I've tried to piece together what I can about which tubes to try with the Cayin HA-1A and I'm not quite getting there. I had some luck the last time I started a tube rolling thread, so here I go again. 12AX7 x 1 12AU7 x 1 EL84 x 2

[Edit 2006.06.21] In 2006 Cayin HA-1A is now advertised by Acoustic Sounds in the US, and Stereophile gave it a glowing review in June, 2006. After discussing with other head-fi owners of this amp and some more experimentation, I have decided revise my review quite a bit. Here is a...

I am Beta Tester of Cayin new DAP N6 and have received my testing unit on 30 October. I never owned any Cayin equipment as is not familiar with this brand in the past, so my participation was mean to be a nonpartial headfier offering an independent view to their new product. I didn’t plan to...

    New thread created to declutter the Vibro and Blackwood thread!   Quote:   So really, Zach only has himself to blame.     Here's what we know so far:   -new ZMF flagship using T50RP drivers -custom wood enclosures (currently walnut) -semi open design   Personally, I'm really...

Apparently, it was time to make a thread for the new kid on the block - Cayin N6. Sayin say that the N6 was inspired by turntables and vinyls.   Apparently, the people at Cayin don't want to fool people with imitations, so the back of the N6 will be actual carbon fiber.      ...

I ordered this amp from Todd (TTVJ) on Tuesday and got it in today. The box that arrived was pretty hefty, but the specs on the amp say it's 15 lbs so I wasn't surprised. This amp hasn't been talked about much here so I want to list the reasons why I got this one over anything else. Since...

Looks like Cayin is coming out with a touchscreen DAP called the i5. All I've seen so far is this pic from unknownguardian. I'll update as I find out more. Perhaps Andykong will take pity on us and join the conversation ;) Thought I should add some additional info to the first post...