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Item: Cayin CS-88A Integrated Valve Amplifier Location: Central Coast NSW Price: $2,750 ono Item Condition: Mint, As New Reason for selling: Upgrading/Change of direction Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, EFT, Paypal + 2.6%, COD Only Extra Info: I have owned this amp since July this year. Originally purchased in preparation for a setup with Klipsch Cornwall III speakers, however I went a different route and ultimately purchased Revel M106’s. While this is an exceptional sounding valve amplifier it is not really matched well with the Revel’s and I will be upgrading to a Benchmark system. The build quality is exceptional, regardless of price. Selling to help fund the upgrade. This amp is in mint as-new condition, with no more that 5 hours use on it total. I have all of the original packaging and accessories. 19 months warranty remaining. Retails for $3,499. Selling $2,750 ono Happy to post if buyer pays postage, but realize its a very heavy item. Specifications Power Output: 25 Watts per channel (Triode) 45 Watts per channel (Ultra-Linear) Frequency Response: 10Hz - 42kHz (-3dB) Total Harmonic Distortion (THD): 1% (1kHz) Signal to Noise (S/N) Ratio: 93dB Line-Level Inputs: Two Phono Input (MM) Pre-Amp Input: One stereo preamp input – allows the CS-88A to be used as a power amp only Construction: Hand-made construction with silver point-to-point wiring Power Supply: Specially designed toroid transformer for the power supply Pre-Amplifier: Two 6SL7 and two 6SN7 valves are used in the preamp stage Four KT88 valves are used in Class AB1 push-pull output stage Triode and Ultra-linear selection via remote Bias Adjustment: Easy valve bias adjustment using the top mounted bias meter Rear Panel Switch: Switch easily between the supplied KT88 output valves or optional EL34 valves via a convenient rear panel switch Remote Control Soft Start Function: 30 second soft start function - extends the life of internal components and valves Memory: CS-88A stores last usage settings once turned off Volume Control: High-quality Japanese ALPS motorised potentiometer (volume control) Silver Plating: Heavily silver-plated signal cables are used throughout Cover: An easily removed cover is provided for protection from hot valves Speaker Binding Posts: Accepts Banana plugs or spade terminals Output Impedance: 4 Ohms and 8 Ohms Power Cord: Standard IEC that can be easily upgraded. Dimension (WxHxD): 420 × 195 x 382 mm Net Weight: 28kg Photos:

Item: Cayin CS-88A Integrated Valve Amplifier Location: Central Coast NSW Price: $2,800 Item Condition: Mint, As New Reason for selling: Upgrading/Change of direction Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, EFT, Paypal + 2.6%, COD Only Extra Info: I have owned this amp since July this year. Originally purchased in preparation for a setup with Klipsch Cornwall III speakers, however I went a different route and ultimately purchased Revel M106’s. While this is an exceptional sounding valve amplifier it is not really matched well with the Revel’s and I will be upgrading to a Benchmark system. The build quality is exceptional, regardless of price. Selling to help fund the upgrade. This amp is in mint as-new condition, with no more that 5 hours use on it total. I have all of the original packaging and accessories. 19 months warranty remaining. Retails for $3,499. Selling $2,800 Happy to post if buyer pays postage, but realize its a very heavy item. Specifications Power Output: 25 Watts per channel (Triode) 45 Watts per channel (Ultra-Linear) Frequency Response: 10Hz - 42kHz (-3dB) Total Harmonic Distortion (THD): 1% (1kHz) Signal to Noise (S/N) Ratio: 93dB Line-Level Inputs: Two Phono Input (MM) Pre-Amp Input: One stereo preamp input – allows the CS-88A to be used as a power amp only Construction: Hand-made construction with silver point-to-point wiring Power Supply: Specially designed toroid transformer for the power supply Pre-Amplifier: Two 6SL7 and two 6SN7 valves are used in the preamp stage Four KT88 valves are used in Class AB1 push-pull output stage Triode and Ultra-linear selection via remote Bias Adjustment: Easy valve bias adjustment using the top mounted bias meter Rear Panel Switch: Switch easily between the supplied KT88 output valves or optional EL34 valves via a convenient rear panel switch Remote Control Soft Start Function: 30 second soft start function - extends the life of internal components and valves Memory: CS-88A stores last usage settings once turned off Volume Control: High-quality Japanese ALPS motorised potentiometer (volume control) Silver Plating: Heavily silver-plated signal cables are used throughout Cover: An easily removed cover is provided for protection from hot valves Speaker Binding Posts: Accepts Banana plugs or spade terminals Output Impedance: 4 Ohms and 8 Ohms Power Cord: Standard IEC that can be easily upgraded. Dimension (WxHxD): 420 × 195 x 382 mm Net Weight: 28kg Photos:

Item: Trade-In Cayin 860 Mono Power Amps Pair Location: Tivoli Hi-Fi 155 Camberwell Road Hawthorn East VIC 3123 Price: SOLD Item Condition: Trade-In stock in Excellent Condition. Comes with Box, original packaging and Manual. Payment Method: Direct Deposit, Paypal, Cash - Pickup in store, Credit Card including AMEX with no fees or penalties. Extra Info: Fully inspected and tested prior to sale. Based around the Marantz Model 9. Hand made and point to point wired. Switchable Valve mono amps that run 70 Watts per Channel in Ultra Linear mode or 38 Watts per Channel into Triode mode. Switchable RCA or XLR input Taps for 4/8/16 Ohms Currently has Eletro-Harmonix 6550EH's installed running in triode mode. Excellent Condition with Boxes, Packaging, Cages and Manuals. All Trade in items come with a 3 month warranty For prompt after hours response contact Tivoli Hi-Fi Staff member @jimsan Pictures:

Item: Trade-In Cayin SC-L6S Line Pre Amplifier Location: Tivoli Hi-Fi 155 Camberwell Road Hawthorn East VIC 3123 Price: SOLD Item Condition: Trade-In stock in Excellent Condition. Comes with Box, original packaging and Manual. Payment Method: Direct Deposit, Paypal, Cash - Pickup in store, Credit Card including AMEX with no fees or penalties. Extra Info: Fully inspected and tested prior to sale. A compact-sized linestage pre amp with a full-sized presentation. 3 Single Ended inputs plus a tape loop and single set of RCA outputs. Designed to offers the classic sound of the Marantz 7. The tube compliment consists of (2) 12AX7EH, (2) 12AU7Eh and (1) 5AR4. Cayin's first dedicated high-end preamp, built to the same exacting standards that apply to their integrated and power amps. This is a gorgeous, hand-made piece - the classic tube sound and classic tube look. All Trade in items come with a 3 month warranty For prompt after hours response contact Tivoli Hi-Fi Staff member @jimsan Pictures:

Item: Cayin M845i Location: Canberra, ACT Price: $2500 plus postage costs Item Condition: Very good Reason for selling: Further simplifying and scaling down gear. Purchased Devialet. Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, Paypal, COD Only, shipping Extra Info: My first dip into tube gear and man do I love this thing. This is Cayin's statement piece integrated amplifier. The amplifier has been upgraded by Bill Crampton here in the ACT. Soft start circuit was added, along with some upgraded wiring. The amp has an upgraded set of Ken Rad 6sn7 tubes in its pre amp section I have the original double boxing and all accessories/manuals. Amplifier was 8k AUD new. Specs for the amplifier - http://en.cayin.cn/products_info?itemid=80 M-845i Hand-made construction with the finest point-to-point wiring. Two EI output transformer with wide bandwidth are applied. Specially designed toroid transformer for power supply. One piece of 6SN7 has been used in the preamp stage for voltage regulation. Two pieces of 6SL7 has been used for voltage amplification while another two pieces of 6SN7 has been used for driver stage. Two pieces of TJ Full Music 300B with Porcelain base has been used for drive amplification. 845 vacuum tube has been used for Single-end Class A amplification. One piece of each channel. Switchable between different negative feedbacks. It outputs soft, clean, original sound if operated at -3dB NFB. Otherwise it output open, bold sound in details if operated at 0dB NFB. User Bias adjustment, Hum Balance adjustment are accessible on top of the amplifier with true ampere meter. Remote control for all functions. Can be used as a Power Amplifier. M-845i can memorize last operation of the unit once turned off. Output Level will attenuate automatically for Blanced Input. High quality Alps Volume control, German WBT top grade Speaker terminals, USA Multicap Capacitors and Japanese Takman Carbon Film Audio grade resistors have been used in the amplifier. Thickly silver plated signal cable has been used. Equipped with easily-installed tube cover for protection. Pictures:

Item: Cayin i5 0r N5ii DAP Price Range: fair Item Condition: VGC Extra Info: Im interested in listening to how a portable DAP performs.Holidays Soon.. It will do music duty while I'm on Hols. PM me please if you have one you would like to move on. Cheers craka

Hi I have a Cayin vp100i (my first tube amp) which uses the following tube configuration: Four KT88/6550s are used for class AB1 P.P amplification. Two 6SL7s and two 6SN7s are used in the preamplifier. One 6SN7 uses as regulator. I've been ordering tubes to roll with, however I don't understand the workings of the 6sn7 voltage regulator tube. From the reading I've done, standard preamp tubes are different from regulator tubes which are filled with gases and aren't heated to emit electrons. I've had a good look at all three 6SN7 tubes in the amp, and they all look identical. When I power it up, all three 6SN7 have filaments that glow red. My question is; Can I just drop in something like a Tung-Sol 6SN7GTB or Shuguang Black Treasure CV181-z without any worries about my amp blowing up. I've emailed Cayin, but there's been no reply for a few days now. Does anyone know more about this topic or this amp, and can point me in the right direction? The manual wasn't much help, but here's the layout of the amp.

This little unit is getting some attention due to the low MSRP price ($799USD). Anyone got one yet? It might just be what I'm looking for! http://en.cayin.cn/products_info?itemid=109

Item 1: Cayin A-88T Amplifier (Sold) Location: Sydney Price: sold Item Condition: Very good. Reason for selling: Excellent sounding amp!! Only selling to get a dream amp. Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, (Pick up only as there is no original packaging) Extra Info: Brought from Yeahpretrus last month. Hope the previous owner would not mind me using his description as it is only about a month ago which I believe it is still applicable. Previous owner's description below : "This charmer came to me via the forums here last year. Has been powering some Linn Keilidhs in the study. It's now a headphone room, so no need for this. It's a lot of amp for the money, and sounds appropriately rich and powerful. Comes with an Eric McChanson step-down, as it's a 220V model." I've just installed four brand-new Mullard KT88 tubes, and had it biased. Item 2: Rega Elex-R (Sold) Location: Sydney Price: Sold Item Condition: Excellent, this was bought brand new in June 2017 from a seller authorised seller. Reason for selling: Excellent amp from Rega. Only selling to upgrade. Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, Bank Transfer, COD Only Extra Info: - Comes in original packing - Remote control is in very good shape - Protective seal is still attached to the front of the amp - The Raga is currently with a respectable SNA member. - Preference will be given to members who have shown interest from my previous post. Item 3: Rotel RDD 1580 DAC (relist) Location: Sydney Price: Item Condition: Excellent, this was bought brand new in June 2017 from a seller authorised seller. Reason for selling: Upgrading. Payment Method: Direct deposit. Cash. Extra Info: Excellent sounding DAC. Very underrated DAC in my opinion. Item 4: Audio Technica LP5 Direct Drive High Fidelity Turntable (RRP 799) (relist) Location: Sydney Price: Item Condition: Brand new in box. Unopened. I tried but much prefer FLAC streaming for the convenience. Bought a month ago from JB without much thought. The receipt can be provided for your peace of mind. Reason for selling: Upgrading. Payment Method: Cash. Local pick up as the box is huge. Item 5: Project Genie 1 comes with a Behringer phono stage (Sold) Location: Sydney Price: sold Item Condition: Very good. Works fine. Reason for selling: Prefer FLAC streaming and funding for an upgrade. Payment Method: Pickup an cash Extra info: Excellent for a start to explore the vinyl world. Tip a toe to check the water rather than a full dive. More info and photos will be provided. Item 6: Wharfedale Pacfic PI 40 Floorstanding speakers (relist) Location: Sydney Price: Item Condition: Sounds Great. The cabinet is okay to good, no visible dents, but some fade on the side of the cabinet. Reason for selling: Planned to build a second system but there isnt much time to do tha Payment Method: Local Pickup. Cash. Extra Info: These are very good sounding floor stand speakers that have Kevlar drivers which are well known and used by a well-known big brand. Pls, correct me if this is incorrect. Will upload photos shortly.

Item: Cayin iha-6 Headphone Amp Price Range: Negotiable Item Condition: New or Used Extra Info: Send me a PM if you have one for sale. Please don't forget to report your post as FOUND when possible. (You can now delete this text).

http://www.stereo.net.au/news/cayins-feature-packed-cs-55a-integrated-amplifier Hi Everyone, I am looking for an integrated amplifier with a phone stage and headphone. I am not necessarily after a tube amp but it will look good with my old radiogram cabinet. My first use for the amp will be using it as a pre amp with a Sanders ESL power amp and some Martin Logan's Montis. The next use for it will be as an integrated amp for watching TV and playing music from the network with a set of Audio Physic Yara monitors. The final use for it will be a second setup with an entry level turntable driving a pair of Audio Physics Tempo speakers. The unit having a DAC isn't a must have but quite a "nice to have" since I already have a good quality DAC. I am after a unit that I can move around until I have everything complete to create a second setup for easy listening and background music for the living room. This unit ticks many boxes and desires but I am not familiar with the brand or tube amplifiers and like to hear your opinion.