Great question posted. Inquiring minds want to know.. Cayin seems to be VERY WELL BUILT. The Canada based audio folks on youtube (Jay, Audio Excellence Canada etc) are very high on Cayin. I ended up with Rogers High Fidelity integrated amp and I am super thrilled with it. It's owner, Roger Gibboni, is very customer focused and you get complimentary lifetime warranty and upgrades. There are so many of these Chinese made amps (e.g. Muzishare, Reisong, Wilsenton etc....) that seems so well built but I am concerned with support after the sale / warranty and auditioning them is a challenge.
Tube integrated amps -- new Value Leaders?
Has anyone compared either the Raven Nighthawk or the most affordable version of Primaluna, Quicksilver, or Rogue Audio integrated amps against the new value leaders from China -- Wilsenton, Cayin, Doge, Muzishare, BoyuuRange, etc.?
Especially Wilsenton and Cayin have been the rage lately thanks primarily to YouTubers like Jay (that young guy, not the slightly out of shape body builder), Thomas & Stereo, Steve Guttenberg and a few more. If you listen to these guys, you start wondering why you should pay twice as much for the Ravens and Primalunas of the world. I wonder how much of it is typical Youtube sensationalism/shilling vs. objective comparisons without ulterior motives. I have never heard any of these brands, nor do I have any affiliation with them. Just curious.
Secondly, there is another brand called Rogers that seems to fly under the radar. It’s also made in the USA, build quality looks fine, and is competitively priced with Raven, Quicksilver, etc. I would love to try one of their amps some day. But they don’t seem to get much love on these forums. I wonder why.
I would like to hear from someone who has compared the new value leaders with the established ones in the tube integrated amp segment.
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Wilsenton, Cayin, Doge, Muzishare
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I have no issues with any of these impecable manufacturers, All are about equal.
I'm a big fan of Cayin, which tend to be a bit more asking price.
But I look at whats offeed, Take the DHT designs.
Is there a jack for pre in,, this will determine my purchase. Also what pre tubes are employed, Another consideration.
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of these Chinese made amps (e.g. Muzishare, Reisong, Wilsenton etc....) that seems so well built but I am concerned with support after the sale / warranty and auditioning them is a challenge
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Not sure I would place~~~~ Reisong or Oldchen~~~ in this illustrious group. Warrenty, as you say all units are built to last with minimal/no repairs. Add Yaqin in this solid group of amp manufacturers, , They’ve come a longggg way and have now steped up their quality. My tech cked out the component build,, he was impressed, no complaints, It is not scaffold, thus I can not swap out caps to Mundorf. I prefer scaffold. Much easier to repair, and modify 400 hrs and is perfectly quiet, no hums, just nice music, swaped out the front tubes to Teles. These stock($30ish each) 2A3’s easily beat out RCA 2A3 NOS. Does not have Pre-in, but does have my 2 fav pre tubes so I can use my Tele's.
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IMHO, I agree that Black Ice Audio is one of the new value leaders in tube integrated amps as @bogbeat pointed out. |
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