The 1808/0808 system consists of a VIM-1808 head end or “stagebox”, a VIM-0808 tail end or “mixer box”. No splits are available on these units.

On the VIM-1808 all audio connections are made via DB25 connectors, with 8 analog line level AND AES3 digital outputs and 8 analog line level AND 8 AES3 digital inputs. Optics include a single fiber TX/RX pair standard. AC power is applied via standard IEC cable. This unit also contains a “Control” connection (RJ45) for transporting TTL data (or RS-422, 232, MIDI using a pair of MD3’s, or Yamaha protocol using a pair of DGL-422 dongles).

The VIM-1808 contains the system clock which is natively 24 bit/96k but can also operate at 24bit/48k using the external clock input The VIM-0808 is exactly the same as the VIM-1808 except it does not contain the system clock.

Optional Ethernet cards are available for all units (requires additional fiber pair).