Cayin RU9 Pre Order vs GUSTARD New upgrade

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Cayin RU9 Pre Order AK4493SEQ*2 Nutube 6P1 Portable DAC & AMP Cayin Now ₹49,300 at The HiFi Cat At its lowest recorded price Full prices & history

GUSTARD New upgrade DAC-X16 MQA decoder balance full decoding dual ES9068 DAC - black Gustard Now ₹44,400 at The HiFi Cat Lowest on record ₹44,300 on Tuesday, 10th Nov, 2026 Full prices & history

What is being compared

Both sides are DACs / headphone amplifiers. The rows below are the facts each store publishes for this shelf - converter chip, output power, inputs, balanced output and digital formats. A dash means the listing does not state that spec.

Spec Cayin Gustard

Form factor Portable —

DAC chip AK4493SEQ ES9068

Digital formats — MQA

Type DAC & amp combo DAC

Price over the last 30 days

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Cayin RU9 Pre Order AK4493SEQ*2 Nutube 6P1 Portable DAC & AMP Now ₹49,300 1% below its 30-day median Lowest on record ₹49,300 on Tuesday, 10th Nov, 2026 In stock at 1 tracked store

GUSTARD New upgrade DAC-X16 MQA decoder balance full decoding dual ES9068 DAC - black Now ₹44,400 11% below its 30-day median Lowest on record ₹44,300 on Tuesday, 10th Nov, 2026 In stock at 1 tracked store

Price gap right now ₹4,900 10% of the dearer one's price.

Stores with it in stock 1 vs 1 Active stores carrying each one right now - more stores usually means easier replacement and a steadier price.

The decision, factually

Cheaper right now GUSTARD New upgrade DAC-X16 MQA decoder balance full decoding dual ES9068 DAC - black Lowest current price across all tracked stores - ₹44,400 vs ₹49,300.

Deepest discount ever seen GUSTARD New upgrade DAC-X16 MQA decoder balance full decoding dual ES9068 DAC - black From each product's own recorded price history.

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