If you want an audiophile-grade DAC to handle eight channels of conversion in your mixing, stem-mastering, or post-production facility, you'd be hard-pressed to find a better option than the Dangerous Music CONVERT-8. This converter is designed to give you a clean, powerful, precise, and accurate performance as you monitor or route audio from the digital domain. Feed your stereo, 2.1, 5.1, or 7.1 system with signal from the CONVERT-8, and you can be confident in what you're hearing as you tweak the signal in the digital domain. 

When Chris Muth and Paul Messick are involved in a design, you know both the analog and digital circuitry will be handled with an absolute attention to detail. Everything from the low-pass filtering on the analog side to the digital JetPLL ultra-low jitter digital clocking has been refined to deliver a supremely musical, yet transparent performance. Enhanced by a bevy of easy-to-use features, the CONVERT-8 is not only a game-changer for your sound, but a time-saver for your workflow.  

8 Channels of Reference-Grade Conversion    For Mixing and Stem Mastering    For Stereo, 2.1, 5.1, and 7.1 Monitoring    On the Fly Input Switching    Automatic Sample Lock Switch    Instant Input Calibration at 3 Levels    Nearly Zero Jitter    Can be Used as Independent Clock    Sampling Rates up to 192 kHz    Designed by Chris Muth and Paul Messick

Whether you're tracking, mixing, or mastering, the CONVERT-8 will deliver powerful low end, articulate mids, and crystalline highs to every channel in your analog rig. Compatible with today's digital signals (including the ubiquitous ADAT format) the CONVERT-8 is ready to take on any mixing or monitoring job, from including stereo, 2.1, 5.1, and Dolby Atmos.

Dangerous has been building award-winning converters since 2002. Eager to develop a new DAC, Dangerous designed the CONVERT-8 from the ground up, utilizing an analog circuit designed by Chris Muth to deliver an open, articulate, and powerful sound. As a dedicated digital-to-analog converter, The CONVERT-8 has been optimized for the job of delivering stunning sound when mixing, stem mastering, and monitoring while tracking.

Renowned designer Chris Muth developed the audiophile-grade analog audio path for the CONVERT-8, meticulously fine-tuning the low-pass reconstruction filters that sit at the heart of any DAC. These filters are necessary for a DAC to function well, and extra care has been paid to them here.

Dangerous brought in digital guru Paul Messick to ensure the digital circuitry of the CONVERT-8 matches its finely tuned analog circuit. Paul refined the CONVERT's JetPLL ultralow-jitter clocking technology until it virtually eliminated jitter in the audio band and beyond, resulting in a clearer sound with less ear fatigue.

Many digital audio systems are synced to the best-sounding clock in the rack, and Dangerous hopes you'll choose the CONVERT-8 as the master clock for this reason. Simply use the Word Clock output, set the CONVERT-8 into Master mode from the front panel, and all the digital gear in your studio will benefit from The CONVERT's Jitter Elimination Technology.

The device sports industry-standard reference levels of -14, -16, and -18 dBFS, so you can recalibrate the CONVERT-8 with the push of a button. While many professional converters are only aligned at the factory, the CONVERT-8 lets you move flexibly between different reference levels on the fly. Anyone who's ever fumbled around behind a rack while a second person watches an external meter knows the special value of our front-panel calibration buttons, especially when there are eight channels with which to work.

Simply select Auto on the front panel and the CONVERT-8 will match its sample rate to the input signal. If you've ever started working at the wrong sample rate, you'll know why this feature can be so important. If you're swapping among different DAW sessions at different sample rates, the CONVERT-8 will follow your every move. You will have no more horrible scares in the form of horrendously distorted audio.

The CONVERT-8 lets you swap between multiple digital inputs on the fly from the front-panel buttons. No more digging into elaborate menus and system settings just to listen to iTunes, and no more rerouting software drivers just to hear a different output.

Because the CONVERT-8 can automatically lock to the incoming signal's sample rate, you don't need to even think about sample rates as you switch between inputs.

Four digital inputs include USB, AES/SPDIF, ADAT and Optical SPDIF (TOSLINK).

The rear panel of the converter features a D-Sub connector for analog outputs 1-8, a D-Sub connector for AES/SPDIF In and Thru 1-8, two ADAT Inputs, one WC input, one WC output, one optical S/PDIF input, a USB Type-B input, an RJ-45 remote in connector for the Monitor ST, and an RJ-45 remote thru connector for the Monitor ST.

Aside from giving you instant visual confirmation of your audio signal present across all eight channels, the metering indicator tells you when three consecutive samples have clipped, meaning you're a breath away from violating industry standards for CD reproduction, and are about to generate clipping distortion that would be audible in any digital file. Whether you want this clipping or not is up to you, of course, but at least you have a reliable indicator for clipping in the CONVERT-8.

Simply hook up the device to Dangerous Audio's award-winning MONITOR-ST/SR Remote to the rear panel ports, and you've got best-in-class desktop remote control over the CONVERT's front panel input selectors. Add the CONVERT-8 to your existing MONITOR-ST/SR rig for seamless integration of a quality DAC into your surround monitoring system.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. When I switch between layer sets in mimoLive the screen receiving the HDMI signal from the box blinks once or twice. Any I dead on why that is happening? Ps: This does not happen when I connect the HDMI from the screen directly to my Mac Pro.

A: The issue seems a little unclear. We are unable to reproduce the issue exactly as stated, but we suspect that there may be an EDID verification issue that may be causing the on and off blinking, although without a reproduction of the exact system, we cannot confirm for sure.

Q: 2. Can this upscale a 1080p30 NDI feed to 4k29.97fps out?

A: no it can not upscale resolution

Q: 3. What is the purpose of the bracket that ships with this device? How is it used? It is not obvious to me.

A: The L bracket is a mounting accessory that does not necessarily need to be used but is included to facilitate a specifically designed mounting option.

Q: 4. Does this unit have Image flip...I only see Mirror in the menu?

A: We have not seen an "image flip" option on this device.

Q: 5. How much delay does this introduce into the video feed?

A: The Magewell Pro Convert HDMI Plus has an expected latency of 57ms.

Q: 6. What is the difference between this and the Pro Convert HDMI Plus? (https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1454576-REG/magewell_64020_pro_convert_hdmi_plus.html)

A: The main difference is that the Magewell Pro Convert HDMI plus does not support 4k NDI encoding like the Pro Convert HDMI 4k will. The Pro Convert HDMI support up to 2k NDI encoding.

Q: 7. When switching between NDI sources, will it switch seamlessly, or will it go to black while switching?

A: Yes. As long as a good internet connection is in play an end-user can expect to receive a seamlessly experience using the hardware.

Q: 8. Can this downscale 2160p29.97 to 1080p30 or 1080p60?

A: Yes, The Magewell Pro Convert NDI to HDMI Decoder can downscale from 4k 29.97 and output in HD 30/60p

Q: 9. Will this connect a XF705 to a Windows 10 desktop for live stream? Is there HDI and HDMI version?

A: The Magewell Pro Convert SDI 4K Plus will do what you wish. There are only SDI or HDMI versions.

Q: 10. Can this up or down scale to a HDMI input to NDI at 2160p29.97Hz (not 30Hz)?

A: No, The Magewell Pro Convert HDMI Plus does not support 4k encoding. Please use the Magewell Pro Convert HDMI 4K Plus BH #MA64010 thttps://bhpho.to/3zgjsiO Also, the input frame rate needs to be 29.97Hz or 59.94Hz so that the encoder is able to output at 29.97Hz.