Then I must connect my surround movie server to the hdmi input of an av processor that has SES / EBU outputs. Then just connect the SES / EBU output of the av processor to the SES / EBU input of the Okto Dac8 pro.
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Sure but I do not know of any AVP with AES/EBU outputs under $10,000.
it seems so, yes. You need a tool (software) to do the upgrade. I would hope Oktoresearch will provide such a tool. That would work (I foresee) as a DFU upgrade tool, meaning that the update is done via the USB port as with other XMOS based hardware.
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And 1.32 is sensitive to RFI/EMI causing the remote to lock up. It doesn't affect the Dac's audio in any way, but it is annoying and several months since Pavel acknowledged the issue. Still waiting....
Broken in what way? Mine should arrive soon, and I plan to connect it to a Linux PC.
Hi guys, new to the forum! Hello!
Can someone confirm if (under Windows or Linux), the Okto DAC8 works with Kodi to decrypt Dolby Atmos channels into an 8ch output? If so, how do you govern the room layout?
Basically I am looking to understand how to set up the DAC8 for home theatre as an AVR Processor replacement in anticipation of buying one, but I haven't been able to find any guides anywhere.
Thanks!
Can someone confirm if (under Windows or Linux), the Okto DAC8 works with Kodi to decrypt Dolby Atmos channels into an 8ch output? If so, how do you govern the room layout?
Basically I am looking to understand how to set up the DAC8 for home theatre as an AVR Processor replacement in anticipation of buying one, but I haven't been able to find any guides anywhere.
Thanks!
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Start reading here for the problems they were experiencing.
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The DAC8 doesn't do Atmos decoding or DSP - it's a pure multichannel DAC. You'd need a software decoder to run on the computer - if you find one (other than Dolby's Mac Pro only Media Producer Suite) there will be a number of interested people here! This is almost certainly a licensing restriction not a technical one.
Ah thanks, I'm appearantly blind.
That is indeed worrying. I just asked them to delay my order until this is fixed, aternatively shipping my unit with a FW version that is known to work.
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I thought I'd add a little anecdote to this. I was recently copying some cassettes of a radio programme I used to host. I was using an old twin cassette boombox which also has anAM radio. I tuned the radio to its lowest frequency (about 500kHz I think) and had it next to a large Samsung flatscreen TV I use for my music display. It is mounted on the long wall of my music room about 15ft from where the Okto Dac8 is. What a racket that TV made through the AM radio. I turned off the TV and the noise disappeared. I had noticed that occasionally the display on the Okto Dac came on (I have it set to turn off after 30 seconds or so). It only came on like this when the TV was on.
Out of curiosity I took the AM radio and set it on top of my multichannel Hypex based amp - not a beep. Not very scientific I know, but it looks like my flatscreen TV can produce way more RF than my class D amp.
@Burning Sounds Wow, that is wild. I forget, which tech is your display? (Long live Plasma!)
Glad I'm using an el cheapo $150 bestbuy 50" LED on my HT system for now....!
You should hook up with this guy:
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...ds/fm-am-radio-tuner.16031/page-2#post-523487
Together you might be able to conquer the world (or covid?!)!!!
Yes - need updates from @Okto Research on... updates.
Glad I'm using an el cheapo $150 bestbuy 50" LED on my HT system for now....!
You should hook up with this guy:
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...ds/fm-am-radio-tuner.16031/page-2#post-523487
Together you might be able to conquer the world (or covid?!)!!!
Yes - need updates from @Okto Research on... updates.
I am using PANASONIC 50 inch Plasma TV, TH-P50R2, sitting in our dining room next to our living/audio listening room, about 7 m away from my DAC8PRO (firmware
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I have an old plasma screen that breaks my IR remote controls. When the on-screen image is relatively bright, it spews so much IR light that none of my IR remotes work. At first all I knew was that my remotes sometimes didn't work, the intermittent nature of the issue (depending on screen brightnesss) made it hard to troubleshoot, but when I finally figured out what was happening I put little filters and light blockers over the IR receptors and it works fine now.
Could you let us know the firmware version number? You may find it in the display menu - status.
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Great to have another DAC08 Pro in town!
Thanks a lot.
Just for your info, mine is 1.32 and no problem at all in operation using the DIYNHK ASIO USB 2.0 driver on Windows 10 64 bit PC.
Not directly, but the JBL SDP-55 has Dante, so one should be able to get AES/EBU out from there, for about $150 for each 2 channel pair. For those who are even more adventurous, there would be the Smyth Realiser A16/AES (also available with 32 channels (not sure what the 8 channels beyond the 24 provided by the APM-100 do)), but that one only has Dolby Atmos, no DTS (yet) or Auro (if ever), and no room correction (maybe Dirac in the future), and I'm not sure how/if lipsync delay is managed when it's not used with headphones.
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