Comments on: Cayin N8 Review

By: Marcus

Marcus — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 22:06:23 +0000

In reply to Pietro Cimino. My apologies Pietro, we had to do a database restore an hour ago and I lost your recent comment on the P6 Pro, I am reposting it under the P6 Pro post with my reply as I had saved it on word. You can take it from there.

By: Pietro Cimino

Pietro Cimino — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 14:13:50 +0000

In reply to Marcus. Thanks so much for your advice! Noted.

By: Marcus

Marcus — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 13:56:05 +0000

In reply to Pietro Cimino. Unfortunately, the N8 we had was a loaner and some years ago also so anything I could add would be purely from memory. I see no reason why the N8 would not be a good match for the VE monitors given how well the original performed for vocals and how good the low-end is on the EXT. However, I advise waiting a few weeks on the N8 decision and see what comes up in the news from Cayin ;)

By: Pietro Cimino

Pietro Cimino — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 13:53:18 +0000

Thank you for the thorough review. If Cayin’s approach here is something like their c9, I expect this would sound very good paired with dynamic driver hybrids like the VE Elyseum, and EXT. Is that your opinion as well? I am looking for a special DAP, contemplating an N8 or perhaps a p6 Pro. Thanks again for the review and for your time.

By: Keith Morrison

Keith Morrison — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 19:07:54 +0000

“Since the power/screen on and off is a pressure-based insertion motion it does seem quite easy to accidentally turn it on or reboot it if you are not careful.”—Headfonics .
That’s won’t happen easily. If you press the power button accidentally the screen displays a pop-up message that you need to confirm. If the player is off you need to make a 6 second long press to reboot it.

The case is beautiful, but seriously obstructs behavior of some of the functions, such as the POWER BUTTON, which shows Updater rather than the menu, and HOME/RETURN which will only show the menu. The touch screen works in the case, but the Power Button and the HOME/RETURN buttons do not.

By: buli

buli — Sun, 19 May 2019 20:23:35 +0000

I mean I love audiophiles but the day I spend 3k for a walkman It’d be due to a mental breakdown heh it better be perfect at this price

By: Owwwwl

Owwwwl — Fri, 05 Apr 2019 01:40:15 +0000

Umm…I had it, Sound is too nice.
But this product has some problem. For example, side buttons are easy to rust, floated back panel.
And it’s the most, Sleep button can’t push anything… Please fix it;;

By: Headfonics

Headfonics — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 04:07:01 +0000

We didn’t use an Andromeda in the pictures, I believe that is a RE2000 S on page 2 that is silver. I have not heard the S version of Andromeda.

By: Headfonics

Headfonics — Fri, 07 Dec 2018 01:07:07 +0000

OK got it, let me test that over the weekend before I sent the N8 back to Cayin as it might need time to establish if it does what you say the app does.

By: Headfonics

Headfonics — Fri, 07 Dec 2018 01:06:03 +0000

For the DX200 HPA-01M setup you get a very neutral and fast sound out o the current mode setup, with the voltage output you get more body in the low-end and of course plenty of power so it sounds pretty optimal to me as solid state sounds go.

With the N8 tube output it is a lot warmer, slightly softer and slightly slower but still optimal in terms of staging. I have a slight preference for balanced and solid state for the LCDi4 out of the N8 just to give the mids a bit more zip and I also tweak the EQ on the N8 to push forward the vocals a little more but thats my own preferences.