Hi Pavel,

Any update?

BTW ... I really love my Vanity 103HD, especially when also used with Dr. Lee Jaehong's linear power supply.

I'm very curious how your new one will compare sonically to the 103HD.

Dave

Hi guys,
I guess I owe you some update. We are about to sign off the VanityHD203 board - hardware as well as software. There are a few new features:
- On-board I2S header. 8 channel I2S with the same data coming from the main (SPDIF) outputs. There is a dedicated masterclock signal as well. Physically it is a 14 pin IDC header (see the photo above). The I2S output can be enabled/disabled via DIP switches.
- Full range volume control with 32 bit resolution (0.001dB accuracy at -120dB and TPDF dithering). The operational range is determined by the OPPO and its volume setting for 0-100% range. At 100% volume the data path is bit-accurate. The feature can be enabled/disabled via DIP switches.
- DSD to PCM conversion filter characteristics selectable from the player's menu. You don't have to keep the top lid off for experimenting with the filters any more.

Now, since we have one spare proto-board, it can be sent to some one for in-field testing. It should be someone with a decent multi channel setup (DACs, amps and speakers), ability to test/evaluate the I2S output and some spare time so we can have some feedback say within a week. Are there any volunteers?

Thank you.

Regards,
Pavel

Please follow the topic for the Vanity203HD [url=http://www.audiopraise.com/forum/read.php?13,794]HERE[/url].

For anyone in the U.S. or perhaps Canada interested in adding I2S/HDMI output, I can save you the shipping cost and time on a new, unused Audio-gd I2S-HDMI output board, as suggested here: http://www.audiopraise.com/forum/read.php?13,838,840#msg-840. PM me.