Okto dac8 stereo DAC Review

[Feyire]

I had mine since May 2021. I indeed, it's a great dac. Some small things, I do not like is that on/off/mute is on the same button, the display is often undimmed when it receives IR-signal, not ment for the Okto.
The IR receiver in the dac needs a good, proper signal to work well, I have some issue when using it with my Harmony Univarsal remote, since the tranciever unit is like 5 meters from the dac, and that distance is close to the limit, to get it working. (Similar problem with my Auralic Aries G1, also "smart learning IR". My Classé CP-500 pre, is flawless). The volume knob of the Okto, does feel a bit like a fragile part and I do handle it with care.
But again, power/on/off/mute on the same button is just stupid and the biggest issue for me other than that, great product.

@hampestampe, have you found any solution for the display undimming issue when the DAC receives an IR signal not meant for it?

This issue still haunts me when watching movies in the dark as the screen undims unexpectedly at random times.

 

[mdsimon2]

@hampestampe, have you found any solution for the display undimming issue when the DAC receives an IR signal not meant for it?

This issue still haunts me when watching movies in the dark as the screen undims unexpectedly at random times.

I also find this annoying as my phone triggers the undimming. I feel like this behavior wasn't always present, but I don't recall if it changed when I got a new phone or when I upgraded the FW.

Michael

 

[Feyire]

@hampestampe, @HiFiDiscoveryTrip ,@mdsimon2 , @dualazmak

Good news, received an e-mail yesterday from Pavel that they are investigating the issue with the unexpected IR signals triggering the display to undim.

They expect to resolve it in the next firmware update

 

[hampestampe]

@hampestampe, @HiFiDiscoveryTrip ,@mdsimon2 , @dualazmak

Good news, received an e-mail yesterday from Pavel that they are investigating the issue with the unexpected IR signals triggering the display to undim.

They expect to resolve it in the next firmware update

Great to read, the good news.
So now we are soon leaving the "beta testing stage"
So if that will be fixed I'd be happy.
Would be great if they moved the mute function from the on/off button it's so anoing that my Harmony remote trigger different functions when pressing the button different settings of the IR pulses does not matter. It's a useless function any way.