Heard a cayin h80a hybrid integrated. It was fantastic sounding. You can tube roll the preamp section to your liking. What a bargain. sounded like a McIntosh only not as colored.
Prospectives on Chi-Fi
Putting politics aside this is a good opinion piece and I hope puts some things in prospective.
https://darko.audio/2023/04/think-made-in-china-is-a-turn-off-think-again/