Cayin Jazz 100
The Cayin Jazz 100 pairs rich tube warmth with a wide, three-dimensional soundstage, bringing vocals, jazz and acoustic recordings to life with clean detail, natural tone and muscular bass. Like Hifi praised its spacious, nuanced presentation, while LowBeats found this high-power single-ended design unusually vivid, poised and speaker-friendly.
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Deliciously Crispy
Sound Quality
93/100
Build Quality
90/100
Features Connectivity
87/100
Value for Money
92/100
Pros
Warm, harmonically rich yet clean and finely resolved sound, with especially authentic vocals and acoustic textures.
Open, expansive imaging with convincing three-dimensionality and intimate emotional focus.
Unusually substantial 35–40W single-ended Class-A output broadens loudspeaker compatibility.
Versatile connectivity includes Bluetooth, adjustable feedback and a subwoofer output.
Cons
Definition and composure diminish at high listening levels; it is at its best at gentle to moderate volume.
The headphone output is merely serviceable rather than a substitute for a dedicated headphone amplifier.
High 410W power draw and substantial heat output demand generous ventilation.
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What Reviewers Are Saying
SOUND QUALITY PERFORMANCE 93/100
Reviews portray the Jazz 100 as an unusually capable single-ended Class-A tube amplifier: warm and harmonically rich, but also clean, open and finely resolved. Its strongest showing is with intimate acoustic, vocal and jazz material, though its composure softens somewhat at very high playback levels.
Transparency Resolution
93/100
Like Hifi heard clean, highly resolved vocals, guitars, piano and drums, with mouth sounds, keystrokes and breaths rendered very precisely. LowBeats likewise praised finely nuanced resolution, while the presentation retains tube-derived richness rather than sounding clinically analytical.
Tonal Balance Musicality
95/100
The Jazz 100 is consistently described as warmly full-bodied, harmoniously refined and rich in tonal colour. Reviewers particularly enjoyed its natural, organic harmonic texture, authentic vocals, gentle treatment of treble instruments and emotionally involving presentation.
Dynamics
89/100
LowBeats found the Cayin wonderfully dynamic, elegant and balanced, with more punch at elevated levels, while Hifi Statement considered its output ample for a broader-than-usual range of speakers. Like Hifi adds an important qualification: it is most composed at gentle to moderate levels and loses some definition at higher volume.
Soundstage Imaging
94/100
Reviewers describe a wide, open and spacious soundstage with convincing three-dimensionality. Like Hifi heard intimate, nuanced and naturally realistic images, while LowBeats praised the amplifier's captivating dimensional presentation.
Assessments of Build Quality, Usability, and Overall Propositions.
Build Quality
90/100
LowBeats calls the build quality excellent. The substantial 35kg chassis, tube cages supplied for the hot-running 805A valves, and carefully specified Class-A valve architecture support the impression of a serious, robustly executed amplifier.
Features Connectivity
87/100
Alongside three RCA line inputs, the Jazz 100 includes Bluetooth 5.0 with LDAC, aptX HD and other codec support, a subwoofer output, a 6.3mm headphone socket and remote control. Adjustable negative feedback and accessible bias adjustment add useful flexibility, although there are no conventional digital inputs, network streaming or phono stage.
Value for Money
92/100
At roughly €3,990 to €4,400, the Jazz 100 is not inexpensive, but Like Hifi considers its price fair for a powerful single-ended Class-A tube amplifier. LowBeats goes further, describing it as probably uniquely affordable in the current market for this particular 805A-based proposition.
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Specifications
- Power Output
- 46W+
- Frequency Response
- 12Hz】33KHz (-3dB)
- THD
- 0.2%(1W/1kHz)
- S/N Ratio
- 90dB(A-Weighted)
- Input Sensitivity
- 320mV
- Input Impedance
- 100kΩ
- Output Impedance
- 4Ω, 8Ω
- Max Power Consumption
- 410W
- Tube
- 6JC6×2, 6SN7×1, 6L6 ×2, 805A ×2
- Headphone Output Impedance
- 16Ω~300Ω
- Input Connector
- LINE1,LINE2,LINE3 ,Bluetooth
- Bluetooth Version
- V5.0
- Bluetooth Chip
- QCC5125
- High Fidelity DAC Chipset
- ES9018K2M SABRE32
- Audio Format
- UAT,LDAC,apt-X,apt-X HD,apt-X Low latency,SBC,AAC
- Effective Range
- ≤10M
- W×D×H
- 420mm×389mm×248mm
- Net Weight
- 35kg
Manufacturer's Description — Cayin
Jazz 100 Product Introduction
Jazz 100 is designed on basis of 805A Power Tube.It outputs watts per channel operating in Single Ended Class A.
All tube Integrated withMullard 6JC6 and 6SN7 voltage amplification stage,6L6 driver stage,and 805A output tubes. For Driver stage we used 6L6 but you can also easily use EL34, 6CA7, 5881, 6550, KT88, KT90 etc for replacement that you can enjoy the different sound performance.
Three pairs ofine nputs, one pair of BluetoothInput are located on the rear panel of the amplifier.
Speaker terminals for 4 and 8 ohm speakers are located on the rear panel of the Amplifier.
Taking advantage of customized Output transformer Jazz 100 provides Headphone Output that can drive most of the headphones in the market.
Dual Function Meters: Double meter design, retro and eye-catching, a professional power meter that rhythms with the power. You can feel the beauty of the music rhythm. Furthermore you can also use the Left Meter for Bias Adjustment and Monitor with Meter Switch on top plate.
ser bias controls for 805Aare available for bias adjustment on the top plate.
Hum balancer for 805A tube is accessible on the top plate for easy adjustment of the hum level of the Power Tubes
High Voltage Fuses are used in the amplifier for protection. In case there were failure of tubes the Fuse will react first that you can know easily where the issue is.
Negative Feedback Selection is available on the top plate with NFB Switch that you can choose between High and Low NFB to enjoy the different sound outputs of the Jazz 100 tube amplifier.
Anodized aluminum front, fully vented chassis with excellent gorgeous finish, hand-made construction with the finest point-to-point wiring
Premium Parts: Alps volume control, Porcelain Tube Sockets, Audio grade capacitors and carbon film resistor, Toroid transformer for power supply, Wide bandwidth EI output transformer, etc.
Standard with remote control, Jazz 100 can memorize last operation of the unit once switched off.
Softstart circuit and High Voltage Delay to protect the amplifier for an extended life of the tubes.
Available front finish: Silver and Black.
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