I’ve been using an Ultra DAC fed by the front L/R SpeakerLink output of my 861v8 successfully for around three years. The Ultra DAC deals with all front L/R output from the 861, all stereo digital sources are fed directly into the Ultra DAC, my turntable is connected to the 861.

I’m close to purchasing a further two Ultra Dacs to deal with the C/Sub and SL/SR channels, it is impossible to find any advice or reference to a setup like this outside of this site, so does anyone out there have any comments regarding possible issues with synching etc?

For reference the 861 thinks it is outputting SpeakerLink to DSP speakers to achieve the correct level, this was a tip I got on this forum after struggling to match the Ultra output level to the 861 levels.

Thanks
Colin

861v8, 3 x Ultra Dac, 800 v4, UHD722, 5 x B&W 802d’s, Linn LP12 Akurate, Linn Uphorik, McIntosh MC205, 2x Oppo 205,Roon Nucleus+. All Nordost Heimdall 2 and Valhalla 2 cabled.