Vanity203HD

[antilles]

Any plans for a TOSLINK version?

[AP]

Hi antilles,
Sorry, no plans for a TOSLINK version. A few reasons: Optical transmitters wouldn't mechanically fit, there are not many DACs capable of 192kHz over optical link, a standard TOSLINK significantly affects system jitter which the Vanity is trying to suppress/eliminate. If you wish to feed you DAC optically I guess you can use some off the shelf coax to optical adapter. Hope it helps.
Regards,
Pavel

[ackcheng]

Hi Pavel. Does the down mix to FR and FL still work with this modification?

I do not have a 5.1 speaker system but have a very good stereo setup and would like to watch movies via a good stereo digital output with the multichannel content mixed down.

Thanks

[AP]

Hi Arthur,
As for the downmix functionality, it is the same as for the Vanity103HD - 4.0 downmix for DSD playback. It does not work with PCM material, but for PCM you can use player's own downmix capabilities. Please have a look into the manual (another thread) for details.
Hope it helps.
Regards,
Pavel

[supersax]

Hi Pavel,

Any update on the I2S link?

Thanks,

Dave

[AP]

Hi Dave,
Please have a look at [url=http://www.audiopraise.com/forum/read.php?13,838]this[/url] thread. Hope it helps.
Regards,
Pavel

[Denis]

Hi guys,
is the vanity203hd module compatible with my oppo bdt-101ci?
Thanks denis

[AP]

Hi Denis,
Unfortunately it is not. The BDT-101 is mechanically and electrically completely different and it would require to design a dedicated module for this model. Sorry for bad news.
Regards,
Pavel

[beessy]

Hi

I would like to know what is the best digital output version.

Does the AES version is full compliant with AES/EBU standard ? I mean using 2xcinch instead of 110ohm xlr plug make same quality than 1x cinch 75 ohm spdif ?

Do you know manufacturers who are making high grade 2xcinch to aes xlr cables ?

Regards

[JVB]

Hi Beessy,

Pavel like's to apologize for the late reply, i spoke to him and like to post his reply.


In reality it really doesn't matter, because the way the digital output is designed works for both methods similarly well. Neither SPDIF nor AES is "fully" compliant, because the subchannel info is not transmitted, but from the hardware perspective (signal levels, impedance, etc.) they are both well within specs. The concern about impedance is valid, but not much relevant, because RCA is not 75R and XLR is not 110R . Let me put it this way. If the DAC (receiver) has both SPDIF on RCA and AES on XLR then I would suggest to go for a quality SPDIF cable (75R, RCA or BNC). The hassle with AES - making a custom adapter cable - won't give you any significant benefit. The AES modification is intended for downstream devices without SPDIF interface, such as Trinnov or Datasat processors which can only take AES via DB connectors. The AES adapter (2x cinch to XLR) needs to be custom made, it is not available off the shelf.

Hope it helps.
Regards,
Pavel