dCS FAQs

Topic	Replies	Views	Activity
Start Here -- Support FAQ Index All of the Support FAQ topics have tags attached which help categorise them by topic. Rather than browse through the entire list of FAQ topics you can use the links below to view the specific topics associated with that …	0	8261	May 8, 2019
About the dCS FAQs category	0	545	May 13, 2018
[FAQ] Roon is reporting an “Enhanced” signal path when playing MQA content, not “Lossless”. Is this normal? roon , networking , mqa	0	564	September 29, 2020
[FAQ] Can I use headphones with am impedance lower than 33Ω with the Bartók? bartok , analogue_output	1	742	September 29, 2020
[FAQ] Can I use my dCS CD player to playback MQA CDs? cd_sacd , mqa , rossini , vivaldi	1	1259	May 20, 2020
[FAQ] Can my Network Bridge playback 16-bit files bit perfectly? network_bridge	1	632	May 20, 2020
[FAQ] Can I use the balanced and unbalanced outputs simultaneously? analogue_output , bartok , rossini , vivaldi	1	795	May 20, 2020
[FAQ] Should I leave my dCS unit in standby or switch It off completely? rossini , bartok , vivaldi	1	630	May 13, 2020
[FAQ] Why do I get audio dropouts and the lock symbol flickering on the display of my dCS product? rossini , bartok , vivaldi , clocking	1	585	May 13, 2020
[FAQ] Output Impedance Specifications analogue_output	1	675	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] DSD or DXD? dsd , pcm	1	1096	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] I have connected a Master Clock to my dCS DAC, but now I hear regular clicks. What is wrong? clocking	1	703	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Why does the DAC not lock to the Master Clock (set to 44.1kHz) when I change the Upsampler’s output from DSD or 176.4kS/s to 192kS/s? clocking	1	802	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] have connected two AES outputs of my CD Transport to the Dual AES input of my dCS DAC. Why does the DAC display 16/88.2 and the output sound strange? interfaces , cd_sacd	1	648	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What is DoP (DSD over PCM)? dsd	1	1538	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] If DoP (DSD over PCM) is conversion to 16/176.4 PCM, doesn’t this waste some detail? dsd	1	762	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Why don’t you build the upsampling into the DAC, instead of using a separate Upsampler? dsp	1	776	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What is an Upsampler? dsp	1	850	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What are the 2 Golden Rules for using a Master Clock? clocking	1	924	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] How does the Vivaldi’s flexible clocking system work? clocking	1	639	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What is the latest software issue for my dCS unit? software_versions	1	757	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] How do I get the latest software for my dCS unit? software_versions	1	771	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Where can I find your remote control codes? remote	1	672	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Why does the Filter setting of my DAC or Upsampler not change on command? filters	1	558	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Why does the Filter setting keep changing when I listen to high-res files? filters	1	564	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Why does the Sync Mode setting change when I change inputs? clocking	1	504	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] How does the Dither feature on dCS Master Clocks work? clocking	1	759	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What is the timing source used in dCS Master Clocks? clocking	1	784	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Why not use a Rubidium source for your Master Clocks? clocking	1	679	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What does it mean when my dCS Transport / Player displays “D E”? cd_sacd	1	585	May 5, 2019

Start Here -- Support FAQ Index

All of the Support FAQ topics have tags attached which help categorise them by topic. Rather than browse through the entire list of FAQ topics you can use the links below to view the specific topics associated with that …

0

8261

May 8, 2019

About the dCS FAQs category

0

545

May 13, 2018

[FAQ] Roon is reporting an “Enhanced” signal path when playing MQA content, not “Lossless”. Is this normal?

roon , networking , mqa

0

564

September 29, 2020

[FAQ] Can I use headphones with am impedance lower than 33Ω with the Bartók?

bartok , analogue_output

1

742

September 29, 2020

[FAQ] Can I use my dCS CD player to playback MQA CDs?

cd_sacd , mqa , rossini , vivaldi

1

1259

May 20, 2020

[FAQ] Can my Network Bridge playback 16-bit files bit perfectly?

network_bridge

1

632

May 20, 2020

[FAQ] Can I use the balanced and unbalanced outputs simultaneously?

analogue_output , bartok , rossini , vivaldi

1

795

May 20, 2020

[FAQ] Should I leave my dCS unit in standby or switch It off completely?

rossini , bartok , vivaldi

1

630

May 13, 2020

[FAQ] Why do I get audio dropouts and the lock symbol flickering on the display of my dCS product?

rossini , bartok , vivaldi , clocking

1

585

May 13, 2020

[FAQ] Output Impedance Specifications

analogue_output

1

675

May 5, 2019

[FAQ] DSD or DXD?

dsd , pcm

1

1096

May 5, 2019

[FAQ] I have connected a Master Clock to my dCS DAC, but now I hear regular clicks. What is wrong?

clocking

1

703

May 5, 2019

[FAQ] Why does the DAC not lock to the Master Clock (set to 44.1kHz) when I change the Upsampler’s output from DSD or 176.4kS/s to 192kS/s?

clocking

1

802

May 5, 2019

[FAQ] have connected two AES outputs of my CD Transport to the Dual AES input of my dCS DAC. Why does the DAC display 16/88.2 and the output sound strange?

interfaces , cd_sacd

1

648

May 5, 2019

[FAQ] What is DoP (DSD over PCM)?

dsd

1

1538

May 5, 2019

[FAQ] If DoP (DSD over PCM) is conversion to 16/176.4 PCM, doesn’t this waste some detail?

dsd

1

762

May 5, 2019

[FAQ] Why don’t you build the upsampling into the DAC, instead of using a separate Upsampler?

dsp

1

776

May 5, 2019

[FAQ] What is an Upsampler?

dsp

1

850

May 5, 2019

[FAQ] What are the 2 Golden Rules for using a Master Clock?

clocking

1

924

May 5, 2019

[FAQ] How does the Vivaldi’s flexible clocking system work?

clocking

1

639

May 5, 2019

[FAQ] What is the latest software issue for my dCS unit?

software_versions

1

757

May 5, 2019

[FAQ] How do I get the latest software for my dCS unit?

software_versions

1

771

May 5, 2019

[FAQ] Where can I find your remote control codes?

remote

1

672

May 5, 2019

[FAQ] Why does the Filter setting of my DAC or Upsampler not change on command?

filters

1

558

May 5, 2019

[FAQ] Why does the Filter setting keep changing when I listen to high-res files?

filters

1

564

May 5, 2019

[FAQ] Why does the Sync Mode setting change when I change inputs?

clocking

1

504

May 5, 2019

[FAQ] How does the Dither feature on dCS Master Clocks work?

clocking

1

759

May 5, 2019

[FAQ] What is the timing source used in dCS Master Clocks?

clocking

1

784

May 5, 2019

[FAQ] Why not use a Rubidium source for your Master Clocks?

clocking

1

679

May 5, 2019

[FAQ] What does it mean when my dCS Transport / Player displays “D E”?

cd_sacd

1

585

May 5, 2019

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