Wisdom in mind,   enthusiasm at heart.

Home Products Warranty Shop Contact Us Shipment Chinese


 

R-8 MK2
 

(Real balanced discrete DAC)

 

 

   

     
Note: The manufacturing process and design can be updated and upgraded at any time so internal and external changes to the actual product can occur without notification.

Summarize Use Manual Specs Custom Option Shipping Cost

Please note:
       
 This product applies the latest power technology. Therefore the working temperature has dropped significantly compared to the previous generation products. This allows leaving power on over the long term.
        This product is burned-in for at least 100 hours before shipping.
        We recommend burning it for an additional 300 hours for best results.
        The quickest way to complete the burn-in of this product is to play music continuously. The amplifier can be turned off meanwhile, it will not affect the burn-in process.
        Please power off the unit before connecting or disconnecting inputs or outputs.
        Do not immediately power on the unit after powering it off. Wait for at least 30 seconds.
 

Operate introduce:
The product shipped before 1st. Oct. click here

Working normal state:

Leftmost digit:
         Input channel indicator, either 1,2,3,4,5 or 6 ( for details, please read below ).
2nd digit:
       
  In the R-8 MK2 , reserved for future use.
          In the R-8 EC edition, Internal or External clock selection. When an external clock is connected, the dot on the bottom right corner will be lit to indicate the clock signal is detected ( for details, read below ).
The remaining digits:
         Input signal sampling rate indicator; 44.1, 48.0,88.2, 96.0, 176, 192, 352 and 384 are for the PCM formats, while 064, 128, 256 and 512 are for the DSD formats.



Button functions:
Setting button:

        Push the "Setting" button once, the leftmost digit will blink, which indicates it is selected. This allows changing the corresponding setting. Push the left "Selector" button to select the desired value. While the display is still blinking, push "Setting" again , the next digit to the right will be selected and blink. Push the right "Selector" button to select the digit to the left of the one currently selected.

Left "Selector" button:
         In the R-8 MK2 , reserved for future use
          In the R-8 EC edition, while the display is in normal state (not blinking), it allows selecting the Internal or External clock selection
         I (Internal) : Selects the internal clock
        E (External) : Selects the external clock
        The external clock selection is only possible after a successful clock connection is made, otherwise the display will show "Fail" on an attempt to select it.
         While the display blinks, the left "Selector" button allows moving the selection to the left.

Right "Selector" buttons:
         While the display is not blinking, it allows selecting the input source in increasing order.
        "1 - AES", for the AES/EBU digital input; 
        "2- BNC", for the BNC coaxial digital input; 
        "3 - RCA", for the RCA coaxial digital input;
        "4 - OPT", for the optical digital input;
        "5 - IIS", for the HDMI-IIS digital input;
        "6 - USB", for the USB digital input.
        
In the R-8 MK2 edition, the IN2 BNC input is the BNC coaxial input .
         In the R-8 EC edition , the IN2 BNC input is the external 10MHz 75ohm input port, it need the level 1-3V p-p, it can work with sine and square waves but recommend square wave ,
setting through the below introduce .
         While the display is blinking, it allows changing the value of the selected setting.

 

Setting values
 

 

Important warning:
         Before changing the settings, the user is advised to lower the volume and to stop the playback.
         To guarantee the best possible sound quality, this DAC is without a muting function, therefore unwanted sounds can occur while settings are modified.
         After 5 seconds without pushing buttons, the display will stop blinking; the user can then resume music playback and raise the volume to the desired level.

 

The leftmost and second digit from the left: Oversampling select
         O (OS) : to select the oversampling mode.
         n (NOS) : to select the NOS mode.
         While working under oversampling (OS) mode, the lower the oversampling level is, the warmer the sound will be. The possible values are:
         N0 : New configure NOS setting.
         N1 : basic NOS mode.
         O2 : 2X oversampling.
         O4 : 4X oversampling.
         O8 : 8X oversampling

The 3rd digit:  Simulates the sound of a turnable
          
S (Simulate) : Activate the phono simulation feature, and we recommend to set the DAC on OS2, OS0 or NOS mode for best results.
          n (Non-Simulate) : Disable the phono simulation.

The 4th digit:   reserved for future use

The 5th digit:    Display auto-dimming setting
        A (Auto) : Enables the display's auto-dimming; the display will dim 10 seconds after the buttons are left untouched, only keeping a LED bar lit to indicate the unit is turned on. As soon as a button is touched, the display will turn back on.
       n (Non auto): Disables the display's auto-dimming, the display will remain on at all time.

 

Setting examples:

1. Settings for most neutral sound (8x oversampling, not simulating a turntable):
         Push the "SETTING" button 1 times, the 1st and 2rd digit will blink, then push the right "Selector" button to set the value to "O8".
         Then push the "SETTING" button one more time, the 3rd digit will blink, then push the right "Selector" button to set the value to "8".
         


2. Settings for NOS1 and phono simulation mode:
       Push the "SETTING" button 1 times, the 1st and 2nd digit will blink, then push the right "Selector" button to set the value to "N1" .
       Then push the "SETTING" button once again, the 3rd digit will blink, then push the right "Selector" button to set the value to "S" .
        

3. Settings for NOS0 mode with phono simulation (new option combination to get the warmest and smoothest sound ):
        Push the "SETTING" button 1 times, the 1st and 2nd digit will blink, then push the right "Selector" button to set the value to "N0" .
       Then push the "SETTING" button one more time, the 3rd digit will blink, then push the right "Selector" button to set the value to "S" .

        

       
HDMI
definitions :   (Apply HDMI transmit the IIS signal, the pin's definitions must exact same , and not promise compatible with other brands)

Note that this product does not require the source MCLK signal but if present, it will simply be discarded.

 


Firmware update now features:

         

10-pin UPDATE PORT:
         To connect the Altera Blaster and proceed with an FPGA firmware update from Windows, using the Altera programming software. These updates are meant for upgrading the functionality and/or sound quality .
FPGA firmware download and update guide:
        http://www.audio-gd.com/Firmwaredownload.htm
UPDATE PORT switch :
        For updating the built-in Amanero module's firmware through the USB input.
Please note:
        Don't touch this switch when the product is powered on unless proceeding with an Amanero firmware update, underwise you will be forced to proceed with an actual update, as the firmware will have been erased.
Amanero firmware download and update guide:   
        https://www.amanero.com/combo384_firmware.htm
Amanero firmware update guide :
        
http://www.audio-gd.com/Pro/dac/Amanero/AmaneroEN.htm
         Please download the update tool and guide from Amanero's official web .
         In the official update guide, there is a step requiring that two pads be shorted more than 1 second on the Amanero module , while with this product, the end-users only need to push the black button for more than 1 second in order to perform the same step.
         The other update steps are the exact same as in the official guide.


Please note:
Some few customer feedback they accidentally touch the Amanero update button cause the firmware delete, Since 23rd. July 2021 , the product ship without connect the update button wire, if customer want to active the update button feature, connect by self.

     


 

备案序号:粤ICP备05020367号

版权所有:          何庆华  睿志音响

Copyright(C) 2004   www.audio-gd.com    All Rights Reserved