{"product_id":"dangerous-music-convert-8","title":"Dangerous Music CONVERT-8","description":"\u003cdiv lang=\"en\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDangerous Music CONVERT-8\u003c\/strong\u003e — an eight-channel, reference-grade D\/A converter for mixing, stem mastering, and monitoring in formats from stereo to 7.1 and Atmos, designed by Chris Muth and Paul Messick.\n\n\u003cp\u003eCONVERT-8 was built from the ground up around a converter chip selected through blind listening tests by the design team and a group of invited engineers, paired with an analog front end and reconstruction filters personally tuned by Chris Muth. Dangerous Music publishes actual measured specifications rather than theoretical numbers copied from a chip manufacturer's datasheet — a difference that shows up directly in what actually comes out of the output jacks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSwitching digital sources without digging through menus\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFour digital inputs — USB, AES\/SPDIF, ADAT, and optical TOSLINK — switch with a single front-panel button, without touching operating-system audio settings or rerouting drivers. In practice that means instant comparison between a reference player and material coming from the DAW, with no lag and no risk of a routing mistake. Automatic sample-rate detection removes mismatches in the signal chain, and eight signal-present LEDs alongside a three-consecutive-sample-over indicator catch an approaching overload before it becomes audible distortion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe clock as the foundation of stereo and multichannel imaging\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe strong, wide stereo sound characteristic of Dangerous converters doesn't come from any \"magic widening circuit\" — it comes from genuinely excellent channel separation on the analog side and an exceptionally low-jitter JetPLL clock. Three clock modes — Normal (syncing to whatever digital input is active), External (slaving to an outside word clock), and Master — let CONVERT-8 become the central timing reference for an entire digital rig instead of just passively receiving clock from another device. Integration with the MONITOR-ST\/SR remote gives remote access to input selection from the same desktop controller already handling monitoring, without a separate control panel for the converter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eKEY FEATURES\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEight channels of D\/A conversion for stereo, 2.1, 5.1, 7.1, and Atmos applications\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFour digital inputs switchable on the fly: USB, AES\/SPDIF, ADAT, TOSLINK\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAutomatic sample-rate detection, range 44.1-192kHz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree-level output calibration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUltra-low-jitter JetPLL clocking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree clock modes: Normal, External, Master\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWord Clock input and output\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEight signal-present LEDs and a three-consecutive-sample-over indicator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntegration with the MONITOR-ST\/SR remote for remote input selection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWindows USB driver, class-compliant on macOS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1U rack chassis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSignal-to-noise ratio (A-weighted), 20Hz-20kHz: better than 114dB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSignal-to-noise ratio (unweighted), 20Hz-20kHz: better than 113dB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDynamic range (A-weighted\/unweighted): better than 114dB \/ 113dB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTHD+N at 1kHz, +4dBu output: below 0.00188% (94.5dB)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTHD+N at 1kHz, +22dBu output: below 0.00048% (106.5dB)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDigital inputs: USB (8 channels), AES\/SPDIF via DB25, optical ADAT, stereo TOSLINK\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDigital output: 1x DB25 In\/Thru (pass-through)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnalog outputs: 1x DB25 (8 channels)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClock: 1x Word Clock In, 1x Word Clock Out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Dangerous Music","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54195222249809,"sku":"25544","price":19492.45,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0729\/8741\/0769\/files\/DangerousMusicCONVERT-81.jpg?v=1783607749","url":"https:\/\/wrdtunes.com\/fr-fr\/products\/dangerous-music-convert-8","provider":"Wired Tunes","version":"1.0","type":"link"}