EMM
Labs
Canada Promedia Announces Partnership with EMM Labs
June 2001, Vancouver
Canada Promedia Inc. is proud to announce it's partnership with EMM Labs to develop and distribute, EMM Labs converters and audio interfaces.
Headed by one of the great minds in the audio (both digital and analog) industry, Ed Meitner, EMM Labs is on the cutting edge of digital audio creating the best audio production equipment in the world.
EMM Labs is the first company in world to build a DSD capable converter. Originally used exclusively by Sony in thier high-end DSD workstations and now by Philips in thier own high-end DSD workstations, the EMM Labs converters are known to be the world's most transparent converters and hence the best converters ever built.
DSD Converters for DSD (SACD) Production
ADC8, 8-CHANNEL A/D CONVERTER
Features
· Balanced analog
inputs on 8 XLR connectors
· Analog input levels adjustable from +14dbm to +24dbm
· Analog input clip indicators
· Digital output formats:
o DSD on BNC connectors and optical ST connectors
o PCM (AES/EBU) on 4 XLR connectors (stereo
pairs):
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24 bit / 44.1kHz
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24 bit / 48kHz
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24 bit / 88.2kHz
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24 bit / 96kHz
· External clock sync
· Format conversion from DSD (BNC) to DSD (optical)
· Format conversion from DSD (BNC) to PCM (24 bit / 44.1kHz or 24 bit
/ 88.2kHz)
· Power Factor corrected Phase locked Switchmode power supply

ADC8 Front View (Click
for larger picture)

ADC8 Back View (Click
for larger picture)
DAC8, 8-CHANNEL D/A CONVERTER
Features
· Balanced analog
outputs on 8 XLR connectors
· Analog output levels adjustable from +14dbm to +24dbm
· 50 Ohm Output Impedance
· Digital input formats:
o DSD on BNC connectors and optical ST connectors
o PCM (AES/EBU) on 4 XLR connectors (stereo
pairs):
§
24 bit / 44.1kHz
§
24 bit / 48kHz
§
24 bit / 88.2kHz
§
24 bit / 96kHz
· External clock sync
· Word clock output
· Format conversion from DSD (optical) to DSD (BNC)
· Format conversion from PCM (24 bit / 44.1kHz or 24 bit / 88.2kHz)
to DSD (BNC)
· Power Factor corrected Phase locked Switchmode power supply

DAC8 Front View (Click
for larger picture)

DAC8 Back View
(Click for larger picture)
Currently in use by:
|
AudioQuest
Music
Chesky Records EMI In-Akustik Octavia Records Sony Music Buzz Records Denon fone Disques Lyrinx Telarc |
BIS
Delos Exton Indigo Opus 3 Sony Music (Japan) Challenge Records Digidance Groove Note Records Linn Records Virgin Records |
and many more!
Switchman "Quartet", Switching Control Centre
The SwitchMan "Quartet" system is the only switching control center used in many high-end studios as a surround sound switcher. The complete system consists of the Main Unit and a wired Remote. All user controls and displays are on the Remote. The Remote draws power from the Main Unit. The following list summarizes features of this product:
· 4 sets of 6-channel
inputs:
2 balanced/unbalanced inputs
with XLR connectors one balanced/unbalanced input
with XLR and RCA connectors
· 6-channel output with two connector sets:
balanced (XLR) and unbalanced
(RCA)
· Proprietary, fully electronic volume control system
· Individual level trim and mute functions on all channels, all inputs
· Templates store the system set-up data
· Built-in MIDI interface
· 115/230V 50/60Hz operating voltage
All input connectors are on a front panel of the Main Unit. All output connectors, MIDI and Remote Unit connectors are found on the back panel.
The signal path is made of six electrically identical channels. The gain and noise characteristics are:
· Maximum gain
(balanced IN to balanced OUT) 9 dB
· Gain control range better than 62 dB
· Max. output level 26 dBu
· Max. input level 22 dBu
· S/N (Uout = 2V RMS, A-weighted) > 110 dB
· THD (Uout = 2V RMS) < 0.01%
· Crosstalk better than -80 dB
Currently in use by:
Sony (Europe, Tokyo, USA), Philips, Bob Ludwig, Telarc, James Guthrie (Roger Waters) , George Town Masters, DMP Records just to name a few. Over 100 units have so far been sold to professional mastering and recording studios.

Switchman "Quartet"
Front View (Click
for larger picture)

Switchman "Quartet"
Back View (Click for larger picture)

Switchman "Quartet"
with remote (Click for larger picture)
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