MSB Technology writes: “The Sentinel will use the Mark II version of the hybrid DAC modules just like the Cascade DAC. Unlike the Cascade DAC’s 8 modules, the Sentinel will feature 32 Hybrid DACs.
There will be two of the modules pictured, one for each channel. Fully isolated right and left channels. That will result in 16 Balanced Hybrid DAC’s per channel. Each channel is planned to have two dedicated outputs for bi-amping etc, that is why you see two outputs on this prototype.
We already started a complete re-design of this section of the DAC, but this gives a glimpse of where we started and we don’t recommend reading too far into what you see, this will be changing dramatically.
One the phots are a sneak peeks at an old prototype assembly for the Sentinel DAC. You may notice the 2021 date stamp on the PCB. We have often explained how a lot of technology has already trickled down from this project to the Digital Director and eventually the Cascade DAC. At this level of performance, it takes many iterations to create a product we are truly 100% satisfied with.