Topic: Official Cayin Thread

[Larry_Boy]

Le_Stat,

That's a nice amp . . . congratulations!

Pls. update us once you complete your set-up and kindly post your impressions.

Enjoy!

[AudioAmplified]

Dont worry sir,  we gave you a very good deal and all in all i think you overspent only by about 10% of your budget but got a set-up that is 30-50% better.  To beat your current set-up convincingly you might need to spend about 60% more - (volla speakers na yun hehehe).

As for the upgrade itch... the moon river will give you speakers that can bring out the full potential of your amp.  Whats left would be changing the pre-amp tubes to NOS and upgrading the caps to mundorf.  I am sure sir Larry can attest to how much improvement a simple change to mundorf will bring to your system.

Keep in touch and feel free to ask if you have any questions..... we have to help you pa on your audio room design   

[Superman]

le_stat, congrats bro!...still mt reco is "you know what", hehehe!

[Le_Stat]

le_stat, congrats bro!...still mt reco is "you know what", hehehe!

 

Salamat!  Wag lang sana ako madulas at mapadaan rin sa landas ng TT.   Konting hintay nalang at buo na etong set up.   Hirap kasi ma-audit.   

...... To beat your current set-up convincingly you might need to spend about 60% more - (volla speakers na yun hehehe).

....... and upgrading the caps to mundorf. I am sure sir Larry can attest to how much improvement a simple change to mundorf will bring to your system.

...... we have to help you pa on your audio room design

Yeah, the vollas.  That's what I was thinking as the upgrade in the future. 

As far as the Mundorf caps, ive heard about the price increase ha.   

For the room design, yes I would have to get back to you on this.  I just have to save more first for the total budget sa house.    

Thanks ulit Tyrone!  Il visit your store from time to time pag libre ako.

Regards,

Andrew G.

[Adam Warlock]

Sir,
Remember the 3 rules before buying an Audio gear:
1. Audition
2. Audition
3. Audition

Don't rely on recommendation or hearsay 
You have audition almost the entire fleet of cayin and conpared to your current amp you've heard the difference 

Cheers

[AudioAmplified]

Hindi niya pa naudition yung mono-blocks hehehe.  kidding.  TUKSO!  Sama ng ugali ni noel... 

Kidding lang sir...  did you get the pre-amp tubes na?  We can test the strength for you if you want.  Just to be sure lang.  Umm... maybe we can listen to it na rin hahaha 

[Le_Stat]

Hindi niya pa naudition yung mono-blocks hehehe. kidding. TUKSO! Sama ng ugali ni noel...

Kidding lang sir... did you get the pre-amp tubes na? We can test the strength for you if you want. Just to be sure lang. Umm... maybe we can listen to it na rin hahaha

Mono blocks?  Pag-laki ko na lang yan at maka-kuha ng magandang trabaho.  

Di ko pa nakuha pre-amp tubes.  Medyo nag research pa like what I did for Cayin.  Pero research is one thing, and auditioning is another.   This past 2 months has been a crash course for me on tubes.   

[AudioAmplified]

Feel free to ask Noel sa tubes.  That guy walk and sleeps with tubes in his mind.  Show him a tube and he will tell you the maker and year made plus review of its tonal character hehehe.  Kung may jeopardy lang na topic tubes panalo na yan.

Basta always haggle for an actual test on tubes on whatever audio equipment you buy.  Remember audio is very subjective and what one person likes mght not be true for the other. 

I agree... you do not need naman mono-blocks.  Just kidding with you on that.  The A-70T should last you a long time and give you a lot of happy listening hours.

[JojoD818]

AudioAmplified,

I got the Mundorfs already from a friend, pati yun Mundorf na may epoxy resin.  I have asked him to get the additional Mundorf requirements for our project. 

Thank you

[Adam Warlock]

AudioAmplified,

I got the Mundorfs already from a friend, pati yun Mundorf na may epoxy resin.  I have asked him to get the additional Mundorf requirements for our project. 

Thank you

Sorry sir out of stock na 

We are just waiting for the proforma and once we send T/T 6 to 8 days stocks will be here 

[JojoD818]

Sayang naman di umabot sa old stocks. Anyway, hope my schoolmate still gets those caps.

Thanks!

[AudioAmplified]

Our apologies my friend.

Its really hard to project Mundorf inventory.  They have 4-5 variants and hundreds of values in each variant.  Kaya the best we can do is order whenever there is a buildup of orders na and airfrieght it as soon as possible.    Hope you understand our situation...  we have to order in bulk to make sure we can pass on the airfrieght savings to all of you.

Thanks

[JojoD818]

No problem with that as my friend can wait.  Besides, we have to option to push the upgrade to a later date since we still have several projects waiting in line.

Thanks for the advice!

[JojoD818]

AudioAmp,

Thanks for the Vandersteen 3A audition... awesome!

And that great amp, wow talaga! 

 

[AudioAmplified]

Yeah that amp is indeed a beauty. Power and sonic quality all rolled into one.  Plus i think its one of the few amps that can give you 180watts with only 4 tubes per side.

[Adam Warlock]

Thanks you sir your company. Its a very good amp, very fast and clean sound. 

Cheers

[AudioAmplified]

[cybermms]

Cayin will be at the Alabang Audio Fair Sep 22-24. Audition it there !!

[Le_Stat]

Le_Stat,

That's a nice amp . . . congratulations!

Pls. update us once you complete your set-up and kindly post your impressions.

Enjoy!

T-A-D-A !

Cayin A70T - 4 x Electro Harmonix 6CA7, Matsus**ta 5AR4, 2 x RCA 5751 triple mica blackplates, 2 x RCA 12au7 cleartops.
Cayin CDT15 - fully upgraded Mundorf Caps, 2 x 6922 Siemens
Aurum Cantus Moon River Mini - with Mundorf caps on xover
Xindak FA-1 Interconnects
Xindak FS-0.5 - x 2 pairs for biwiring the moon river.  (im still contemplating though if I go all the way for FS-1)


What can I say?  Match na match !  Kulang nalang upgrade ko caps ng A70T. 

BTW, this is my first step getting into the Audio World.  Maka-laglag bulsa nga.   Pero better than hanging out in Cafe de Malate or AF-1.   

[AudioAmplified]

Well...  remember you were planning to start off with a good system and slowly upgrade but instead we were able to convince you to finally opt the less expensive route (long-term) which is to get a system that will make you happy for years to come and forego with expensive upgrades in between     If you did opt to go for a cheaper system it cold still be done but hey... you heard the difference

Happy that you are enjoying your system.  Hope you can write a review when it has been fully broken in.

[Le_Stat]

From MT12 to MT35, A50 to A55.  Then the A70t.  Huge difference indeed in delivery.    I didnt go for the A88 coz I'm more of an EL34 type.   I can just switch to 6550 if the Mrs' wants to listen to Pussy Cat Dolls.     Yes, im very happy with the A70t.  I can now go peacefully out of the house and instead of thinking to go into audio shops, I'd always go to Montage or Tower Records.

im now breaking in the whole system.  Since low volumes lang at first for the speakers to break in  which is set at 8:40 level, mukhang nasasanay ako sa sound level na yun ha. hehehe.   Now I know that it does make a BIG difference to bi-wire the speakers.      

If I were to upgrade in the next 10 years, it would "maybe" be the Vandersteen 3CE with Ribbon Tweeters?  Kung magkaroon man.   hehehe.   

I'd post again results after fully breaking in the set up.



....my only worries?  Kung meron magpahiram ng Phono Stage at TT and ma-seduce ako mag LP's.     

[AudioAmplified]

You can break it in at variable volumes.  Unlike engines.... breaking in speakers is different.  Basically we what we want to happen is to allow the rubber on the woofers to reach their ideal elasticity and the molecules of the capacitors and wires to settle down.  You wont blow the new woofer if you play it loud ... well not ear deafening loud i hope kasi kung mabingi ka sayang system mo 

The trick on bi-wiring helps noh hehehe... big difference!

Enjoy

[oweidah]

T-A-D-A !

Cayin A70T - 4 x Electro Harmonix 6CA7, Matsus**ta 5AR4, 2 x RCA 5751 triple mica blackplates, 2 x RCA 12au7 cleartops.
Cayin CDT15 - fully upgraded Mundorf Caps, 2 x 6922 Siemens
Aurum Cantus Moon River Mini - with Mundorf caps on xover
Xindak FA-1 Interconnects
Xindak FS-0.5 - x 2 pairs for biwiring the moon river.  (im still contemplating though if I go all the way for FS-1)


What can I say?  Match na match !  Kulang nalang upgrade ko caps ng A70T. 

BTW, this is my first step getting into the Audio World.  Maka-laglag bulsa nga.   Pero better than hanging out in Cafe de Malate or AF-1.   

andrew congrats! hebigat setup mo bro. sayang di mo na makikita si jamilla sa  AF1

this kinda system deserves to be posted sa  HT picture gallery for all to see!

cheers

[Superman]

andrew, congratulations! why don't you post it at the member's set-up thread...you;ve gone a long-long way...hey, may nag-tip lang sa akin na may meron daw near matched quad na GE NOS 6CA7 power tubes...i'm just a text message away, hehehe!

yung 5751 mo, eto eh payong kaibigan lang naman, get a telefunken 12ax7 para mas bumilis ang amp mo...

ENJOY!

[Superman]

...maganda kasi ang combo ng 12ax7 telefunken and rca cleartops 12au7...yan ang nasa preamp ko...

[Le_Stat]

...maganda kasi ang combo ng 12ax7 telefunken and rca cleartops 12au7...yan ang nasa preamp ko...

I'l try next time pag meron mahanap sa buy n sell sa kabila.   Palagay ko depends rin sa taste, kasi I just talked to someone who owned a Telefunk and preferred the 5751 rca blackplates.  Pero still,  yes, Il try it pag meron.  hehehe.   Iba na matikman lahat ng tubo.   

[AudioAmplified]

Dear Cayin Customers



Cayin has informed all of their distributors to help carry out their counter grey market efforts so as to protect the integrity and quality of Cayin products overseas.

For background, Cayin sells a large number of “china version” CDT-15, MT-12 and MT-35 in China.  For these “china versions” Cayin uses cheaper parts to lower their prices and compete locally as such they do not sound as brilliant as their export counterpart.  To make matters worst, mainland-Chinese opportunists have from time to time purchased used unit to refurbish and export.

Cayin’s CDT-15 is by far the most popular of these models and we have encountered a few grey market units here in the Philippines.  Below is a list of the serial number of all Cayin CDT-15A we sold in the past 1-1/2 year.  If your unit’s serial number isn’t included in the list kindly report to us.  As country distributor we will still service your unit but we have to report this to Cayin so that they can:

1) register your unit and provide the warranty
2) provide us supporting parts since china versions are slightly different from the export one 
3) track down their local dealers who are into this dirty business and file legal charges.

All new Cayin units, CDT-17A, A-50T, A-55T, A-70T, SC-6LS, 788, 860, 9084D, SC-3, SC-2, 800MK, PS-2 are solely for export only so the grey market wont be a concern at all for these items. 

We would also like to inform you that ALL Cayin Philippine products are 220V and 60Hz unlike the Chinese versions which are 220V and 50Hz.  We made sure that the products we get are designed to perform well under Philippine conditions.

For added protection, by the end of this year Cayin products will carry a special seal for authenticity.  We will share the seal with you as soon as it is available.


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[cybermms]

Check out Cayin at the ALABANG AUDIO FAIR 2006.

[Oloap]

i think i missed the price of the cdt 15. can you please pm me? thanks

[Adam Warlock]

Cayin CDT-15A SRP36K

Cheers