DMS-800PV
The pinnacle of network audio.
🔗 Manufacturer websiteDescription ⌄
Cary Audio DMS-800 PV — dual-mono reference streamer/DAC with 8 DAC channels. Dual-mono design with separate right and left channel digital/analog boards. Each board has its own 4-channel current output switched resistor AK4499EQ DAC for 8 individual DAC channels. Crystek Oscillator Clock, 14 groups of independent regulated power supplies. Roon Ready and MQA Certified.
Technical background
Dual mono architecture with four AK4499EQ DAC chips (eight-channel processing). True channel separation at every stage. 129dB dynamic range, 0.0001% THD, native DSD512, PCM 768kHz. Roon Ready + MQA certified.
Design story
Cary Audio's flagship network streaming DAC. The DMS-800PV represents the pinnacle of the brand's digital audio engineering — dual mono architecture, the finest DAC chips available, and hand-built quality from Raleigh, NC.
Best for
State-of-the-art streaming source buyers; those building a no-compromise digital front end around Cary Audio amplification Cost-no-object audiophiles; serious hi-fi systems; Cary Audio reference system buyers Flagship digital source; reference streaming; Roon Ready endpoint in cost-no-object system
Awards & press
⭐ Diapason d'Or – Diapason magazine (France) N/A
Features ⌄
- Roon Ready + MQA — premium network streaming and decoding
- AES/EBU balanced + RCA unbalanced outputs
- PCM 384kHz / DSD256 via USB; Tidal, Qobuz, Spotify Connect
- 32-bit ESS Sabre ES9038PRO DAC chip
- Dual mono DAC design — four AK4499EQ chips in true dual mono configuration for absolute channel separation
- 129dB dynamic range — state-of-the-art digital performance matching the world's finest separates