Eversolo T8 Digital Transport!

[Purité Audio]

You can say it but it wouldn’t be true.
Keith

 

[Pink Floyd]

a huge brilliant colourful display and beautiful VU meters can have that effect on vulnerable people's minds!

The excitement of the new doesn't last long, but the lights and colors make Christmas

 

[grgppsc]

That "truth" may be boring and it doesn't make people buy expensive audio gear like this T8, so I wouldn't recommend it! Headless panther on the way...

 

[Purité Audio]

It is a smart looking box and it does work well with the various active loudspeakers here.
Just heard that the DAC-Z10 is on its way.

Eversolo DAC-Z10 at Purité Audio London

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Keith

 

[grgppsc]

Meaning those active speakers have digital inputs (DAC inside) and for volume you rely on T8's digital attenuation?

 

[Purité Audio]

Yes that’s correct, there were never many components that could output a digital signal and attenuate it, we used to recommend the RME ‘Pro’ but as the T8 is also a streamer, its useful.
Keith

 

[Aldo]

The dmp-A6 can do that too, can't it ?!
(attenuate the digital signal)

 

[SoySalsaPicante]

The dmp-A6 can do that too, can't it ?!
(attenuate the digital signal)

They all can, even the Eversolo Play via digital output.

 

[grgppsc]

Wiim and Node also but I wouldn't rely on that if you need to attenuate 20 or 30db...

It's hard for me to imagine a T8 customer, paying this kind of cash for a "pure" standalone digital transport of this "pedigree" level and use it's digital attenuation!

 

[Soniclife]

Wiim and Node also but I wouldn't rely on that if you need to attenuate 20 or 30db...

Why?

 

[SoySalsaPicante]

Why?

Some people don't trust digital volume attenuation to not affect sound quality.

 

[Purité Audio]

Wiim and Node also but I wouldn't rely on that if you need to attenuate 20 or 30db...

It's hard for me to imagine a T8 customer, paying this kind of cash for a "pure" standalone digital transport of this "pedigree" level and use it's digital attenuation!

Because it would be completely transparent?
The T8 remember only has digital output.
The new DAC-Z10 which arrives today has analogue output.
Keith

 

[Purité Audio]

Some people don't trust digital volume attenuation to not affect sound quality.

Some people believe that a box of cat litter connected to their system improves sound quality.
Keith

 

[SoySalsaPicante]

Some people believe that a box of cat litter connected to their system improves sound quality.
Keith

Well when I say some people, that doesn't include me so...not my problem.

 

[Soniclife]

Some people don't trust digital volume attenuation to not affect sound quality.

It was the 20 or 30db comment that confused me.

 

[grgppsc]

The new DAC-Z10 which arrives today has analogue output.

Wow! That monstrous TV with DAC has analog outputs? Why should we pay 2k euros or something for that way over engineered box when the market offers a lot of perfect measuring transparent DACs for a lot less? Oh, it also has an analog preamp? What for as long you can attenuate the signal digitally?

 

[SoySalsaPicante]

Wow! That monstrous TV with DAC has analog outputs? Why should we pay 2k euros or something for that way over engineered box when the market offers a lot of perfect measuring transparent DACs for a lot less? Oh, it also has an analog preamp? What for as long you can attenuate the signal digitally?

I don't think ASR members are the primary target audience for this product. Same to be said for T8.

 

[Purité Audio]

Wow! That monstrous TV with DAC has analog outputs? Why should we pay 2k euros or something for that way over engineered box when the market offers a lot of perfect measuring transparent DACs for a lot less? Oh, it also has an analog preamp? What for as long you can attenuate the signal digitally?

DAC does stand for Digital to Analogue Converter.
The analogue preamp on the A8 is analogue end to end, ie it only works with an analogue input, I will check exactly what the Z10 does.
Keith

 

[grgppsc]

The analogue preamp on the A8 is analogue end to end, ie it only works with an analogue input, I will check exactly what the Z10 does.

The analog preamp on A8 works on everything that goes out analog, not the analog inputs only, but the DAC-ed signals as well! That over engineered feature is a big part of the marketing info as it doesn't do the "bad and ugly" digital attenuation in favour of relay stepped attenuation. Z10 does basically the same...

 

[Purité Audio]

No the analogue pre-amp, ie the +10dB of gain only applies to its analogue inputs.
Keith