Cayin iDAP-8 Digital Audio Player and Streamer

Cayin iDAP-8 Digital Audio Player and Streamer

Fully-customized Android Digital Streamer

Android-based digital music streamer for desktop use. The iDAP-8 plays music files from Wifi, Bluetooth, hard drives, USB and SD cards and can do more than an ordinary streamer. It is not just a music server or streamer, but also a modern computer solution for your music collection that also sounds good.

This Android 9-based player with Google Play Store on board has a powerful Snapdragon 660 CPU. Some apps are pre-installed and others can easily be added. The iDAP-8 supports intelligent UX with an FPGA that generates an unadulterated I²s signal and is routed to the digital outputs via HDMI and AES/EBU.

The iDAP-8 is the perfect complement to the iDAC-8 D-A converter and the iHA-8 headphone amplifier. iDAP-8's entire 128GB internal music storage, native Android streaming apps for Apple Music and Tidal streaming in Hi-Res Lossless quality, as well as network-based NAS audio applications can be controlled via HiByCast and HiByLink from HiBy Music.

The iDAP-8 is incredibly easy to use. Music streaming has never been so much fun, and rarely has it sounded so good. One of the reasons for this is that the iDAP-8 is equipped with very high-quality components. For example, an oversized 45-watt toroidal transformer, which forms the centrepiece of the carefully selected components and creates the conditions for the best music streaming.

Play your music via Wi-Fi, Ethernet, Bluetooth, USB, SD card or via the 2.5-inch SATA hard drive slot, which is designed for an optional 4 TB hard drive. All inputs have been optimally shielded so that the signal path of the iDAP-8 is not disturbed.

The small DAC receives your streams, including Apple Music and Tidal feeds, which are protected by Direct Transport Audio to prevent resampling by Android. With HiByCast screen mirroring, you can control the iDAP-8's inputs and outputs from the comfort of your sofa via your Android or iOS device.

Der FPGA-Chip von Cayin verarbeitet dann die Daten und gibt mit Hilfe von zwei Accusilicon-Oszillatoren, die Bit-, Master- und Word-Clock-Referenzen liefern, unverfälschte I²S-Daten aus. Diese werden dann über HDMI an den I²S-Ausgang weitergeleitet, der u. A. mit dem Pinout-Standard des Cayin CS-100DAC, iDAC-6, iDAC-8, Matrix Audio, Denafrips und Wyred 4 Sound kompatibel ist. Alternativ kann die Übertragung mit der typischen S/PDIF-Zuverlässigkeit in Form des 110 Ohm AES/EBU Ausgangs oder über einen 75 Ohm BNC sowie einen Cinch-Anschluss erfolgen.

Die hochwertige Hardware von Cayin kombiniert mit der Flexibilität und Einfachheit von Android liefert beim iDAP-8 einen audiophilen Hochgenuss und bietet dem Benutzer eine Komplettlösung für eine Vielzahl digitaler Geräte.