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	9639	May 8, 2019
About the dCS FAQs category	0	666	May 13, 2018
[FAQ] Roon is reporting an “Enhanced” signal path when playing MQA content, not “Lossless”. Is this normal? roon , networking , mqa	0	726	September 29, 2020
[FAQ] Can I use headphones with am impedance lower than 33Ω with the Bartók? bartok , analogue_output	1	908	September 29, 2020
[FAQ] Can I use my dCS CD player to playback MQA CDs? cd_sacd , mqa , rossini , vivaldi	1	1555	May 20, 2020
[FAQ] Can my Network Bridge playback 16-bit files bit perfectly? network_bridge	1	935	May 20, 2020
[FAQ] Can I use the balanced and unbalanced outputs simultaneously? analogue_output , bartok , rossini , vivaldi	1	1127	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	737	May 13, 2020
[FAQ] Output Impedance Specifications analogue_output	1	868	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] DSD or DXD? dsd , pcm	1	1446	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	878	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	974	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	818	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What is DoP (DSD over PCM)? dsd	1	1957	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] If DoP (DSD over PCM) is conversion to 16/176.4 PCM, doesn’t this waste some detail? dsd	1	889	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Why don’t you build the upsampling into the DAC, instead of using a separate Upsampler? dsp	1	929	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What is an Upsampler? dsp	1	1082	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What are the 2 Golden Rules for using a Master Clock? clocking	1	1115	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] How does the Vivaldi’s flexible clocking system work? clocking	1	819	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What is the latest software issue for my dCS unit? software_versions	1	919	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] How do I get the latest software for my dCS unit? software_versions	1	946	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Where can I find your remote control codes? remote	1	820	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Why does the Filter setting of my DAC or Upsampler not change on command? filters	1	707	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Why does the Filter setting keep changing when I listen to high-res files? filters	1	704	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Why does the Sync Mode setting change when I change inputs? clocking	1	661	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] How does the Dither feature on dCS Master Clocks work? clocking	1	1050	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What is the timing source used in dCS Master Clocks? clocking	1	961	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Why not use a Rubidium source for your Master Clocks? clocking	1	827	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What does it mean when my dCS Transport / Player displays “D E”? cd_sacd	1	722	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

9639

May 8, 2019

About the dCS FAQs category

0

666

May 13, 2018

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

roon , networking , mqa

0

726

September 29, 2020

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

bartok , analogue_output

1

908

September 29, 2020

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

cd_sacd , mqa , rossini , vivaldi

1

1555

May 20, 2020

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

network_bridge

1

935

May 20, 2020

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

analogue_output , bartok , rossini , vivaldi

1

1127

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

737

May 13, 2020

[FAQ] Output Impedance Specifications

analogue_output

1

868

May 5, 2019

[FAQ] DSD or DXD?

dsd , pcm

1

1446

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

878

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

974

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

818

May 5, 2019

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

dsd

1

1957

May 5, 2019

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

dsd

1

889

May 5, 2019

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

dsp

1

929

May 5, 2019

[FAQ] What is an Upsampler?

dsp

1

1082

May 5, 2019

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

clocking

1

1115

May 5, 2019

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

clocking

1

819

May 5, 2019

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

software_versions

1

919

May 5, 2019

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

software_versions

1

946

May 5, 2019

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

remote

1

820

May 5, 2019

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

filters

1

707

May 5, 2019

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

filters

1

704

May 5, 2019

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

clocking

1

661

May 5, 2019

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

clocking

1

1050

May 5, 2019

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

clocking

1

961

May 5, 2019

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

clocking

1

827

May 5, 2019

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

cd_sacd

1

722

May 5, 2019

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