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Yes, they call that the stereo version. It costs a bit more though. Look at their website.Does anyone know if there will be a dac and preamplifier but with 2 channels?
Yes, they call that the stereo version. It costs a bit more though. Look at their website.Does anyone know if there will be a dac and preamplifier but with 2 channels?
Thanks but on the site it says that it is only a dac.Yes, they call that the stereo version. It costs a bit more though. Look at their website.
DAC8 Stereo is going to contain Raspberry Pi in a same way the DAC8 DSP is. We will specify it more clearly on the website.
Because high end audiophools judge a product by it's price tag?And can anyone say why this version is more expensive then the 8 channel?
There are 2 8-channel DACs. The Pro has no streaming facilities and is the least expensive.Thanks but on the site it says that it is only a dac.
Is this a typo?
And can anyone say why this version is more expensive then the 8 channel?
Yo Kal, did you buy that $30K+ processor or is it on generous loan to Stereophile?I am playing with a Trinnov Altitude 32 processor which is equipped to provide AES3 output (8 or 16 channels) on DB25. That is is separate from the 32 analog outputs.
Unfortunately no Dirac Live.I just exchanged messages with Pavel (from Okto Research) and he will respond tomorrow. For now, I think it has an entire minidsp in it like what is in SHD I reviewed so I suspect it will have an Ethernet port. They just redid their website and I am sure they will update it more as time goes by.
Could use 4-6 channels for an active speaker system, and still have two DAC channels to drive a THX 789 for you headphone system. Could eliminate a lot of boxes.Wow, the DSP version of this looks like the end game for a home theater 2+1 setup. I may ditch my current more expensive setup for this.
The DSP version has that. The one that I have won't have that feature even in production.I know that this is not a release version but it’s odd that there’s no ethernet port nor wifi connectivity specifications when the unit, according to okta, supports streaming and networking.
And can anyone say why this version is more expensive then the 8 channel?
Yes. SPDIF (coaxial and optical) support only stereo PCM or compressed 5.1/7.1. So no PCM 7.1 nor Dolby Atmos etc.OK, thank you very much vitalii427 for your reply.
Just to understand well, you are saying that no Blu-ray disk player can output 7.1 PCM signal over coaxial or optical connection ?
I think it is possible to add HDMI input, but it would be limited to PCM signals up to 7.1 (no Dolby Atmos etc.)@Okto Research, what do you think about connecting the DAC8 DSP to a blu-ray disk player ?
In the case it is possible to retrieve 7.1 numerical signals at the DAC8 DSP, what about implementing dirac live to perform room correction before DAC section ?
I think it is possible to add HDMI input, but it would be limited to PCM signals up to 7.1 (no Dolby Atmos etc.)
Easier to setup RasPlex or KODI on internal Raspberry Pi and play content from NAS.
Ok, thank you again for your explanations. I get it now.
Neither. It is here for a review.Yo Kal, did you buy that $30K+ processor or is it on generous loan to Stereophile?
So if I am correct, it has 8 channels so it is better in performance? And that would not be the case if it has 2 channels.It is the same DAC section, but 4 channels will be used in parallel for each channel to get even better performance. So no cost saving there.
Furthermore it gets a bulid in Raspberry Pi for streaming wich raises the costs.
So if I am correct, it has 8 channels so it is better in performance? And that would not be the case if it has 2 channels.
Like the dac 8 dsp. Does that have room correction? And how does that all work?