That's before you want to enjoy the detail its 4.4mm solid-state output unearths from dual AKM4493 DAC chips. The switch from emotion to precision is stark. The expectations that follow from the entry tier of portable players completely surpassed.
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Sheer versatility had Headfonia impressed. Headfonics "noticed just how many different IEMs I was trying with the N3 Pro's various timbre modes just to see which came out on top". The Headphone List recognised Cayin's need to innovate again.
Naturally open, tube mode isn't shy passing high-frequency information. It's perfect for opening up the sound of Acoustune 's HS1300SS and HS1695TI, Campfire Audio 's Solaris 2020 , DUNU's Luna, Grado Labs ' Hemp Headphone , Ikko Audio 's OH7 , Sony's IER-M9, and even the Empire Ears Legend X and Valkyrie II .
VIDEO It's a story that sells itself before its sound does, another on Cayin's long list of firsts told in the form of 10 pages that you can read here . Not content to say they offer the first vacuum tubes in a music player, the ability to toggle amounts of negative feedback via triode and ultra-linear mode is unsurpassed and documented separately here .
Also look at N3 Pro's flagship N8 brother here , browse the rest of Cayin's offerings here , or check out the rest of our music players here .
