Musical Fidelity X-DACv8



Anyone heard or own one yet?

My local dealer told me last week that
the price officially dropped from $1800 msrp
to $1200. It has a USB input.
michaelct
Well, this is confusing, but I think I've figured it out.
The x-DAC v8 does not need an external power supply.

Here goes .....

From M.F.'s site:

X-DACv8..............
"Power requirement:
100 / 115 / 230Volts AC 50/60Hz (factory pre-set)"

X-RAYv8 CD Player.........
"For use only with suitable Musical Fidelity power supply e.g. TRIPLE-X"

X-T100 Amplifier.........
"For use only with suitable Musical Fidelity power supply.
(A Triple-X unit is included)"

X-PLORAv8 DAB/FM Tuner........
"For use only with suitable Musical Fidelity power supply.
A Triple-X unit is included)
Hm, interesting. Not sure. But it doesn't read that way
in the owner's manual PDF ( available on M.F. site ).
The diagram of the back side appears to have a
typical mains 3 prong male, too.

From the manual:

"The X-DAC is powered directly from mains, and will also
happily supply power for the X-RAYV8 CD player and
X- PLORAV8 tuner components."

I will verify this with my dealer next week.
I contacted a dealer about this and got this reply:
"I believe the retail is $1500. But it will need the Triple X power supply to operate which is $600."
The X-DACv8 is now msrp $1500, not $1200.
( A little bit of confusion about the price last week. )
Ordered mine today from my local dealer.
Predicted delivery in about 6 weeks. ( US )

At Musical Fidelity's site ...

http://www.musicalfidelity.com/products/xseries/xdacv8.html

New power supply too, just announced today.
Are these available in the US yet? Googled it, couldn't find any availability, but it looks like it might be nice.