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Yes, for a small surcharge. Ser their website for more details.

The Okto Research DAC8 has been consistently very well reviewed , not only because the measurements but also the subjective sound quality (e.g. Stereophile). That's a fact. But no doubt there are a lot of DAC's these days which perform equally good and maybe some are even better in some ways...

Well, it's not the first time they had to decide (temporary) not taking any new orders. I guess the supply chain has little to do with it, just demand far surpassing the production capacity (may be the very favourable recent Stereophile review has something to do with it). . I think this is the...

I read somewhere (don't remember exactly where) that Pavel himself mentioned the 9038Pro theoretically could have some slight benefits at some point and he would look into it. But he also mentioned some drawbacks. Had something to do with more current and noise I believe. I am sorry that I...

After reading the extremely favourable Stereophile review in the February issue, I am not very optimistic about their lead times in the near future. Unless they manage to speed up their production considerably, which is not a trivial task or even very risky I guess for such a niche product. It's...

Yes, as already mentioned just a AES/EBU male to S/PDIF). I would look at the PRO (web)shops. Prices depend mainly on the quality of the connectors but should not exceed US$10 to US$20 for a good quality 1,5 meter cable. Shorter ones are sometimes harder to find. I use something like these at...

I have read somewhere, quite some time ago, that Purifi is also in the process to design their own switching power supply instead of the Hypex SMPS1200A400 which has been used in their prototypes and is still used by most current buyers of the Purifi modules. Though the Hypex SMPS1200A400...

After some cleaning with an air compressor I started her up and here seems nothing seriously wrong with this 40 years old amp, except noisy potmeters which I will clean. I checked it with the also 40 years old Yamaha T-2 FM-tuner which is still working too. I don't have an antenna but a simple...

I even have here in my living room a DIY subwoofer with a Hypex HS200 180W/8ohm plate amp (around year 2000 or so). That was before the UcD era so probably class AB. Don't know the brand of the caps ;) but the amp is still in good working condition. I use it for the subwoofer for my digital...

Yeah, after cleaning the amp I will try that. Also, I have to go this route anyway because I did some research and the ALPS "Black Beauty" are rare now and ridiculously expensive (US50 to US$ 100 ore more) on ebay, even for a used one.

Here a picture of the internals. A lot of dust but no corrosion, at least not visible through the layer of dust! I remember that I have replaced some bulbs 15 years ago. I also tried to replace the noisy ALPS potmeter but I could not find a good replacement through the local parts shop then. As...

I just came across this topic about the Yamaha A-1. I inherited a black one, bought by my dad around 1980 or so. It's in my basement now for some 15 years. I don't know if it's in good working condition. Will try soon. Price was about 1700 Dutch guilders (about 800 euro) which was a lot those...

Bruno Putzeys designed the forerunner of nCore, the UcD class modules, when working for Philips as a young designer. As far as I know Hypex bought the UcD patent from Philips first and then hired Putzeys who developed, as a then Hypex employer (not co-owner!) this into nCore. nCore is further...

I have a lot of respect for that philosophy. However, in this case I follow an other approach. I have a 8 channel amp with 4 NCxxxMP units. I only use three of them for a 3 way active system. I suspect those units don't have the longevity of a typical class AB amp with a lineair power supply...

That the MP series have a higher fail rate is more or less expected as they have the power supply integrated. It's a much more complex unit than the amp only units.

That's not recommended by Hypex (read their spec sheets :)) edit: "DISCLAIMER: This subassembly is designed for use in music reproduction equipment only. No representations are made as to fitness for other uses. Except where noted otherwise any specifications given pertain to this subassembly...

I think that's very much the way Hypex, as a pure technical oriented company, designs their products. No "audiophile" components, especially not just for the sake of it. I remember a discussion about their FusionAmp plate amps with, according to several people, too cheap ADC and DAC's (don't...

Compared to the (recent) DAC8 Pro, one of the trafo's is replaced by a Mean Well (switching) PCB power supply. Maybe just because the DAC8 Pro PS doesn't fit or some technical reason? I don't know.

Expect raising prices when they manage to deliver from stock some time in the (near) future. I think - if you can wait - it's quite a bargain. Otherwise you always could order the 10K+ Mola Mola Tambaqui ;).

I think it's also possible to ask putting you on a waiting list without ordering yet. They offered me this option after inquiring about this issue. In the end I just ordered the regular way, just to be sure to get the DAC as soon as possible :) (which took about 14 weeks anyway). Maybe the lead...