So when exactly is the stereo version being released? Has anyone tried the newly updated production model?
By their last post, the production model of DAC8 PRO isn't shipping yet, let alone the STEREO version.
So when exactly is the stereo version being released? Has anyone tried the newly updated production model?
Depends on your source, of course. I can set JRiver or Roon to output a stereo source on any/all channels as I wish.
By JRiver!Thanks!! If I understand this correctly, the four pair of output channels can be configured independently at will.
Pavel said to me that the stereo dac will launch and go on tour(in Europe) within a month of the unveiling/launch of the Dac 8.What is going on with the domestic demo tour? It has been about a month since the last demo tour post. Is the demo tour still in progress ?
Jun 28, 2019
Just got a note from Pavel (Okto Research) stating that the DAC8 Pro will be „lauched“ (shipped?) in two to three weeks from now and the DAC8 Stereo „shortly after“. In order to say sorry for the delay and thanks for the patience Okto has decided to provide a lifetime warranty for all preordered units. ....
Jul 30, 2019
Pavel told me that the DAC8 PRO will be shipping in a week, but because of preorders, new orders won't be shipped for 1-2 months. The DAC8 Stereo will be launched in about a month.
Is this the demo tour unit, original nanoSHARC version that was on sale from HeadFi or is this one of the redesigned ones with AES inputs ???
The nanoSHARC version that was on HeadFI.
@Okto Research , can this circuit be used to convert SPDIF to AES/EBU for the DAC8 Pro? viz :
https://www.diyaudio.com/forums/att...-aes-ebu-conversion-spdif-aes-ebu-adapter-jpg
Discussed in this thread : https://www.diyaudio.com/forums/digital-source/247075-spdif-aes-ebu-conversion.html
Thanks for the update.We are going to start shipping DAC8 PRO's in the upcoming week. The waiting has been really long and I apologize for that. What showed up to be tricky and caused a delay is the firmware update functionality, which is not a simple task with a multi-processor system. But it would feel like a wasted opportunity to ship quite a capable hardware (16-core, 500MHz XU216 + 48MHz ARM Cortex-M0) without an option to add functions and capability in the future.
That would certainly work, but is too complicated. AES inputs in the DAC8 PRO are terminated with 110Ohms as required by the standard, while the SPDIF expects 75Ohms. So a 220-240Ohm additional termination resistor will do the justice, since the digital receivers in the DAC8 PRO handle both SPDIF and AES voltage levels. But in fact, no resistor is needed at all if the cables are not very long. So a simple XLR M/RCA F adapter might work just fine in that case.
Pavel, Okto Research
We are going to start shipping DAC8 PRO's in the upcoming week. The waiting has been really long and I apologize for that. What showed up to be tricky and caused a delay is the firmware update functionality, which is not a simple task with a multi-processor system. But it would feel like a wasted opportunity to ship quite a capable hardware (16-core, 500MHz XU216 + 48MHz ARM Cortex-M0) without an option to add functions and capability in the future.
That would certainly work, but is too complicated. AES inputs in the DAC8 PRO are terminated with 110Ohms as required by the standard, while the SPDIF expects 75Ohms. So a 220-240Ohm additional termination resistor will do the justice, since the digital receivers in the DAC8 PRO handle both SPDIF and AES voltage levels. But in fact, no resistor is needed at all if the cables are not very long. So a simple XLR M/RCA F adapter might work just fine in that case.
Pavel, Okto Research