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Cayin N8ii Master Quality Digital Audio Player (Like New)

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Original price $ 3,499.00
Original price $ 3,499.00 - Original price $ 3,499.00
Original price $ 3,499.00
Current price $ 2,624.00
$ 2,624.00 - $ 2,624.00
Current price $ 2,624.00

Cayin N8ii Master Quality Digital Audio Player

• Dual ROHM BD34301EKV DAC, 32Bit/768kHz, DSD512
• Balanced tube amplification, matched paired KORG Nutube 6P1
• Fully-discrete fully-balanced headphone amplifier
• Dual Amplification Mode (Choice of Class A/Class AB)
• Dual Output Mode: P (Standard) and P+ (High Power) mode
• High quality 3.5mm and 4.4mm Line Out
• Snapdragon 660, 6G RAM, 128G Internal, 1xTF card (upto 1TB)
• Android 9, Google Player preinstalled, streaming ready
• DTA bypass Android SRC, Hi-Res playback with all applications

Click to read the Stories about N8ii Development

Cayin N8ii Master Quality Digital Audio Player - MusicTeck

Highlights of N8ii features

1. Dual DAC Architecture

The N8ii is designed around a pair of ROHM BD34301EKV 32Bit current mode DAC chipset. The DAC chipset was announced back in February 2021, a perfect timing to rescue our AKM based project. The AKM fire was one of the hardest hit to our industry and Cayin started to look for new DAC solution almost immediately. At the time of writing, this DAC chipset has never been used by any portable DAP so the N8ii might well be the first modern DAP with ROHM DAC chipset. We are aware of LUXMAN's SACD player project but we are basically working under the same time frame, our engineers have spend a lot of resource to learn, experiment and find tune the supporting system of this new DAC chipset from scratch. We are truly satisfied with the result so far, and we are looking forward to share our ROHM development with our users.

2. Fully-Balanced Dual Timbre

Our Vacuum Tube/Solid State Dual Timber feature shook the world back in May 2018. We solved the microphonic problem with innovative techniques and for the first time, facilitates choice of vacuum tube and solid state timbre in a portable DAP. Unfortunately we can only install one Nutube 6P1 in our N8, so the vacuum tube is only available to Single-end headphone output. We received loads of comment and request to make the vacuum tube timbre available to balanced output as well, and we have explained repeatedly that the Nutube 6P1 is a double Triode tube by design, it can used as left and right channel of stereo amplification, we cannot achieve true balanced amplification with only one Nutube 6P1.

Naturally, when we start our N8ii project, one of the priority requirements is to upgrade the Dual Timber feature to support balanced output. The Dual Nutube implementation in N8ii is even more challenging than C9 because we have to take care of a 5" OLED screen at the same time, so we have to be very innovative in circuit and component placement in order to accommodate everything in a compact hand-held solution.

3. Fully-discrete Dual Output Mode

This is a unique feature that only available in N8. We alter the operation voltage of headphone amplification to increase output power, handling capability and sound signature of the circuit and allow users to choose between standard P mode and High Output P+ mode through a pull down menu. We'll keep this feature in N8ii and better still, we upgraded the headphone amplification circuit to fully-discrete design. As a result of that, the P+ mode in N8ii will offers more dramatic different from the standard P mode.

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Advantages

A single-box, battery-powered equivalent of expensive stationary tracks.

With lots of connections, functions and settings.

The sound when using transistor amplification is more dynamic and more explicit.

In the case of lamp activation, more three-dimensional and refined.

According to the first point, all decisive sound parameters are at the highest level.

So:

Musicality.

Three-dimensionality.

Detail.

Scenic values.

Directness.

Pulse.

Dynamics.

Gust.

Sense of participation.

No noticeable pejoratives.

There is enough power to drive even headphones that are difficult to control.

In extremely difficult cases, additional allocation.

Symmetry via Pentaconn output.

Two lamps.

Capacious battery with fast charging function.

Large built-in memory and 1TB card support.

HD AMOLED touch screen.

Milled from aluminum.

Thanks to special insulation, it warms your hand moderately.

Thanks to the functional case, it heats up very little.

Two useful adapters.

In addition to the headphone outputs, there is also an RCA output.

Full compatibility with all music services.

Full compatibility with wireless transfer.

Only expensive raw materials.

High level technique.

Including two ROHM Semiconductor transducers.

A well-known, respected producer.