Cayin N3Pro tube stage DAP w/ case

Further Information: A Cayin N3Pro DAP here, no original box but in good nick with a nice green case. Second owner; bought here in late 2020 from a member who used it lightly. I reckon I've run it about 100 hours or so.  $479 USD RRP. 

This is a very interesting DAP in the mid-tier category. It's got a tube pre with triode and ultra-linear mode (they're quite different and fun to toggle) from the 3.5 headphone out. It runs solid state as well from all outputs. (Just tried the 4.4 balanced and it's delightful--don't ignore it.)

The green case is polarising, but I personally love the colour, and the only slight niggle is that it covers up the SD card slot, if you're the type that accesses the card a lot. 

It's minimalist, with wifi only for music transfer and FW updates. It does Bluetooth in receiver & transmitter modes, and it's got a swipe-y touchscreen. Even does MQA, if you're into it. Supports up to a 1 TB SD card, which I used with success. If you don't have your music folders organised and you stick a huge card in there, watch out because it taps out the index at 20,000 tracks. No Android here; this is for purists. It's very responsive when scrolling and whatnot, though album art loading lags by a second or two. Another consequence of its limited processor is that, while it's got a decent graphic EQ, it only has the computational grunt to EQ files from 44.1-48 khz. If you've got a honkin' hi-res FLAC collection and need EQ, then you'll want a more powerful processor.  

This review has all the specs and stuff nicely laid out: https://thepcenthusiast.com/cayin-n3pro-dap-review/

I liked it quite a lot and thought it'd be my forever DAP, so I chucked the packaging. Things changed when I changed IEMs, though. I've since got another DAP that bests it (by a notable but not huge amount) at twice the cost.  

Here's the home screen:

Flashy rear: 

Your main controls. The volume wheel has a teensy bit of wobble, but otherwise it's a freakin' joy to use and I prefer it much more than button control:

Outputs, yo. Oh, and the USB C. It's for charging, data transfer, OTG, and you can use it as a DAC/amp from another source:

Case!