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Cayin MT-12N EL84EH Integrated Amplifier
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Jul 8, 2023
The amp I got is not "Front panel material: Real wood and chrome" as described in ad. And, it's printed circuit boards; not point to point wired like the other Cayin amps I've seen. It doesn't sound great to my ears....I'm very dissapointed. How do I return it?
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Umlaut
10
Feb 20, 2023
Will this work with Q Audio 3020i for near field desktop system? They are 88 db sensitivity. Using Topping D50 DAC and Roon.
Will it accept a line level output from my DAC without a preamp? Looks like it should...
Also does anyone know the width distance between the feet? Trying to confirm it fits. My surface is a bit less than 12”. A bit of overhang is ok.
Finally is there a warranty ?
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marcel54
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Jan 14, 2023
Again Drop is only for the US. When wil it finally come for "us". This is the third time it is sold at 110 volt. A large part of the world is not at 110 voltage.
Jefffeith
26
Oct 6, 2022
Kyo9999This amp sounds very powerful with my Klipsch Heresy IVs. Effortless actually and more powerful and dynamic than my 75 watt Marantz. I’d imagine at 92.5db the Focals would sing.
rumata13
563
Aug 4, 2022
Couple questions:
1) all search results show photos of this amp with wood panel with metal insert, while Drop offers one in all aluminum. Which one are we going to get?
2) what are typical use cases for this amp? With only 9W/ch it does not look powerful. What kind of speakers should be paired with this amp?
Fayne
2525
Keyboard Club Member
Aug 4, 2022
rumata131) It'll be the aluminum panel style. I have a bunch of higher quality photos of the silver model in my review.
2) The wattage is a bit deceptive. While 9w may sound pretty low compared to solid state gear, it is more than enough to drive speakers with >=87db/w sensitivity. It performs closer to what one would see from a 40-50w solid state. I use mine with a set of JBL Studio 570 and Polk Monitor 70 Series II (via high level speaker switch) in my ~400sqft master bedroom with great success.
rumata13
563
Aug 8, 2022
FayneThank you.
I am trying to see if I have a need for this amp.
My main system has vintage Pioneer amp and my headphone set-up is Darkvoice tube amp.
It looks like I don't really need this.
Fayne
2525
Keyboard Club Member
Aug 3, 2022
El_NagualMaybe, assuming you've got an adapter with a resistor network designed for push-pull. If you bridge the ground/negative of the left and right channels without the proper protection, you'll likely release some high voltage magic smoke.
If you're looking for a push-pull tube amp to drive those planar cans, I'd suggest instead looking at something like the Muzishare i3 which comes with both single-ended and balanced headphone jacks on the front along with 8Ω terminals on the back. That unit uses 6N2 and 6P1 tubes to push ~12 watts instead of the 6N1, 12AX7, and 6P14 that the Cayin does for ~9-10 watts. The balanced out is a bit too powerful for most sensitive low Ω dynamic cans, but does extremely nice things for planar which are current dependent more than voltage.
If you're into tube rolling the i3 is a bit more limited than the MT-12N, but you're at least able to roll to something like the great sounding Voskhod 6N2P-EV and Svetlana 6P1P-EV tubes (shown in picture below). 6P1 tubes are electrically equivalent to 6V6 and 6AQ5, just 9-pin noval and dang sweet sounding. 6N2 are very similar to 12AX7, just 6 volt instead of 12.
Pardon the dust in the photo, I'd take a new one, but this amp recently lost it's spot on my desk to a Schiit Folkvangr:
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marcel54
10
Aug 3, 2022
have been waiting a long time for this after the previous shipment of 110 volt. When by chance will the 220 volt be shipped. The world is bigger than the USA although some may disagree with this statement. ;)
LS35a
34
Mar 5, 2021
I asked the Cayin importer about this. He said he knew nothing about it and it would not receive any warranty or service work from him. Drop has become just another gray market importer. So much for 'we work with companies to sell products'.
Fayne
2525
Keyboard Club Member
Mar 1, 2021
Yeah, should be. Is a Class AB circuit in an ultra-linear configuration.
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Aegis700
17
Mar 1, 2021
FayneThanks Fayne, I always trust your analysis. I usually try to avoid push pull models because they produce too mane odd order harmonics whereas with a tube amp, the euphony we seek is due to even order harmonics. I wonder if this push pull model (which usually tend to be the higher power tube amps) will have less odd order harmonics. Thanks!
Fayne
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Keyboard Club Member
Feb 28, 2021
Der_KlaviermannSeems that way, but with the 6P1 changed to 6P14. Other than the socket wiring to accept the EL84/6P14, I'm betting the only difference is the cathode resistor used to bias the tubes. It is typically the only change needed to switch between 6P1/6V6G/6AQ5 and 6P14/EL84 in most lower end circuits.
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