ULTRA HD Blu-ray Disc Player UDP-203 (Vanity203HD)

I decided to stick with the 203 and am looking forward to the new DoP card. I2S would be very interesting...

What kind of devices takes I2S input? Some DAC on the market?
The only ones I know of is MiniDSP DIY kits.

I am afraid the VanityHd can output only what it gets from the player, which is 8 channels, nothing less, nothing more. The release date is not known yet. We already have the UDP-203 on our bench, but due to some new features it will take a couple more months to have a finished prototype. Production will follow shortly. The progress will be reported here once we reach the prototype milestone.

Regards,
Pavel

Hi,
I am also interested in the digital volume control. (with the possibility to bypass it)
If I am not wrong, on 24 bits material, a few dB down does not alter the sound quality at all.

Feature request:
Ability to output 8channel digital i2s over usb or hdmi cable compatible with this project:
[www.diyaudio.com]

[www.analog-precision.com]

PEQ

with a USB port on one free RCA to plug on a computer for setting ...

Any news? Been silent here too long now!

The DAC-card in BDP-103 and BDP-203 looks in pictures to have the same dimensions physically, and same looking connectors.
What happens if you install a Vanity103HD into and BDP-203? Would it work?



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 04/19/2017 10:10PM by rajapruk.

Hi,
Yep, it has been a while. We are still waiting for the prototype boards to come back from production. They should be in at some point next week. I will take some photos and post them here. The connectors are the mostly same, but physical dimensions and connector positions are slightly different, so you cannot fit Vanity103 into UDP-203. It would not work anyway, since the DAC and communication protocol are different.
Stay tuned :-)

Pavel



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/22/2017 03:47PM by AP.

Here we go, the Vanity203HD is born :-)

There have been a few updates of the circuitry such as larger FPGA, more powerful regulators, higher precision DAC for the oscillators, onboard I2S output connector and USB interface for software update. Now the remaining piece of the puzzle is the FPGA and MCU software update, which we hope to get done in the next few weeks. Please bear with us, we are getting there.

Best Regards,
Pavel

Nice!

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



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/25/2017 09:54AM by AP.

Please follow the topic for the Vanity203HD HERE.

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: [www.audiopraise.com]. PM me.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/04/2017 12:55AM by highstream.