Cayin Spark C5 DAC Portable USB DAC + Headphone Amplifier

Thanks to Cayin to organize a review tour program for Cayin C5 DAC! I've given around 2 weeks to use and observe the quality of the C5 DAC. Usually I would need a minimum of 1 month to do a proper review of a DAC, so I hope within the short period I...

There has obviously been a number of reviews of Cayin's C5 Dac recently, due in large part to Cayin's recent product review tour that had its genesis here on Head-Fi. I was one of those who signed up for the tour A.) because I was curious what a...

I first joined Head-Fi in November of 2014. At the time I owned a couple of pairs of IEM's, and had just purchased my first DAP (Fiio X3) and over ear headphones (Sennheiser HD598). I really liked the X3 with my IEMs, but found something missing with...

Table of Contents Introduction Features and Ergonomics Sound Quality With IEMS With full-size headphones Comparisons to other audio gear For whom is this player good for? Conclusion (Before I even begin with the introduction, I want to warn the reader...

At the time this review was written the Cayin C5DAC was on sale at Penon Audio for $215.00 USD. Here is a link to their listing: http://penonaudio.com/Cayin-C5DAC?search=cayin%20c5dac Here is a link to Cayin's web page which displays all that the C5DAC...

The Cayin C5 Spark Portable Amp/DAC: Inner Beauty Cayin has been making its presence known on head-fi with some well-received portable offerings in the past couple of years, and they were kind enough to set up a tour for a bunch of us, so I'd like to...

As an Audiophile; if you're left alone on a desolate island and if you are asked to bring only one device (to connect to your phone and HP) which DAC/AMP would you bring with you? My answer is simple. Read-on and you'll understand why What is Cayin...

Introduction! Right off the bat I would like to give a shout out Cayin for letting me be a part of the Cayin C5DAC tour, thanks guys and gals! Some info about me is that I would generally call myself someone who listens to lots of different genres and...

Cayin C5DAC Review [[SPOILER]] Intro: Founded in 1993, Zhuhai Spark Electronics Equipment Company is a high-end audio equipment manufacturer based in Guangdong, China. They release their own gear under the Cayin brand name. Well-versed in amplifier...

INTRODUCTION Let's cut to the chase, I'm a former Cayin C5 owner. I loved the sound signature but found it's amp section to be ridiculously over-powered on the low gain setting. I could barely turn the volume knob before I felt like my eardrums might...