MAGICAL SYNERGY — CAYIN AUDIO N6II/E01 & MEZE RAI PENTA
WHAT:
The Cayin Audio N6ii ($1099) abets a broad synergy with IEMs and Headphones alike, in that it is able to tame the screech monsters, breathe fresh life into the living dead, and find symbiotic musicality with its kith and kin.
Coupled with nearly class leading battery life, quick charging capacity, bit-perfect playback via Direct Transport Audio (DTA), sufficient power for all but the monstrously inefficient, and the ability to facilitate ‘tuning’ via the exchange of motherboards—E01, T01, E02—all make the Cayin N6ii an incredibly easy recommendation and a “HIGH-NINES” award winner, our first. Needless to say, very highly recommended!
The RAI PENTA’s ($1099) are beautifully tuned, balanced, textured, and exceptionally detailed works of art. They provide a very natural, airy, and fluid listening experience with captivating musicality and superb tone and timbre. The sum of this is fatigue-free, longterm, listening, that, again, is quite addictive and, dare I say, with the proper music maker—(Sony NW-WM1Z, HIBY R6 PRO, CAYIN N8, CAYIN N6II, WOO AUDIO WA8)—seductive in the extreme! Very Highly Recommended!
WHY:
Together, these two exceptionally, well-made components, offer sublime musicality, flagship-level transparency, and captivating engagement. One need only listen to get this synergy and why it is so magical. Our highest recommendation!
