ALCHEMIST Product 8 DAC Instruction Manual Download Page 3

DESIGNED & MANUFACTURED IN HERTFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND

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BNC

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A U D I O

P R O D U C T

SERIAL NUMBER:

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8

DO NOT REMOVE ANY CHASSIS
PANELS. NO USER SERVICEABLE
PARTS INSIDE - REFER ALL
SERVICING TO QUALIFIED
PERSONNEL.

MAINS FUSE

:

Ensure correct rating and

type for voltage used!

THIS PRODUCT MUST BE

EARTHED.

MAINS INPUT AC ONLY~

110 - 120V, 60Hz
Fuse Rating: T1A

220 - 240V, 50Hz
Fuse Rating: T500mA

Do not remove any
panels for risk of
electric shock!

This unit has been factory set

to operate at the voltage

marked below:

Peak Power Consumption: 12W

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BALANCED

(AES/EBU)

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(HIGH LEVEL)

8

- LINK

DIGITAL INPUTS

ANALOGUE OUTPUTS

BALANCED

RIGHT CHANNEL

LEFT CHANNEL

BALANCED

RCA

RCA

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RCA

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OPTICAL

SOURCE CONNECTIONS

GENERAL CARE

Any cleaning of your 

P

RODUCT

8

 DAC should be done with a clean dry cloth or soft bristle brush. There is no 

need to polish the gold effects, a simple dry wipe is sufficient.
Do not use any solvent or silicone based cleaning solutions as this may result in tarnishing.

Remember to replace all of your packaging in the box and re-seal. Keep the box for any future transportation of 
your product.

As with all connections ensure that the equipment is switch off before you attempt to connect any cables. Also 
we recommended that, where possible, you use gold phono plugs on your interconnect leads as the phono 
sockets on the 

There are 5 different digital inputs available from the Product 

8

 DAC. Each of the digital inputs have different 

type of connections, RCA, BNC, Optical, Balanced and 

8

-Link. Make sure the correct input  socket is used for 

any external device. The 

Product

8

 DAC are gold plated. Gold to gold connections will ensure that a good electrical 

contact is maintained without the need for periodic cleaning.

8

-Link is solely to be used with the Product 

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range products, i.e.  Product 

8

Transport.

The Product 

8

 DAC provides two different types of analogue outputs, Balanced and RCA. For the connection, 

ensure the ‘Right’ output is connected to the ‘Right’ input, and the ‘Left’ output is connected to the ‘Left’ input 
of your amplifier.

Please note that we do not supply interconnect leds as most people like to choose their own. Unbalance (RCA) 
leads should not be more than 3 metres long, and balance (XLR) leads can be any length.

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