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	9385	May 8, 2019
About the dCS FAQs category	0	657	May 13, 2018
[FAQ] Roon is reporting an “Enhanced” signal path when playing MQA content, not “Lossless”. Is this normal? roon , networking , mqa	0	717	September 29, 2020
[FAQ] Can I use headphones with am impedance lower than 33Ω with the Bartók? bartok , analogue_output	1	900	September 29, 2020
[FAQ] Can I use my dCS CD player to playback MQA CDs? cd_sacd , mqa , rossini , vivaldi	1	1546	May 20, 2020
[FAQ] Can my Network Bridge playback 16-bit files bit perfectly? network_bridge	1	925	May 20, 2020
[FAQ] Can I use the balanced and unbalanced outputs simultaneously? analogue_output , bartok , rossini , vivaldi	1	1109	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	721	May 13, 2020
[FAQ] Output Impedance Specifications analogue_output	1	855	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] DSD or DXD? dsd , pcm	1	1420	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	859	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	967	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	806	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What is DoP (DSD over PCM)? dsd	1	1950	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] If DoP (DSD over PCM) is conversion to 16/176.4 PCM, doesn’t this waste some detail? dsd	1	883	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Why don’t you build the upsampling into the DAC, instead of using a separate Upsampler? dsp	1	917	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What is an Upsampler? dsp	1	1070	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What are the 2 Golden Rules for using a Master Clock? clocking	1	1091	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] How does the Vivaldi’s flexible clocking system work? clocking	1	806	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What is the latest software issue for my dCS unit? software_versions	1	911	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] How do I get the latest software for my dCS unit? software_versions	1	929	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Where can I find your remote control codes? remote	1	815	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Why does the Filter setting of my DAC or Upsampler not change on command? filters	1	701	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Why does the Filter setting keep changing when I listen to high-res files? filters	1	697	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Why does the Sync Mode setting change when I change inputs? clocking	1	659	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] How does the Dither feature on dCS Master Clocks work? clocking	1	1026	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What is the timing source used in dCS Master Clocks? clocking	1	952	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Why not use a Rubidium source for your Master Clocks? clocking	1	817	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What does it mean when my dCS Transport / Player displays “D E”? cd_sacd	1	720	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

9385

May 8, 2019

About the dCS FAQs category

0

657

May 13, 2018

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

roon , networking , mqa

0

717

September 29, 2020

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

bartok , analogue_output

1

900

September 29, 2020

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

cd_sacd , mqa , rossini , vivaldi

1

1546

May 20, 2020

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

network_bridge

1

925

May 20, 2020

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

analogue_output , bartok , rossini , vivaldi

1

1109

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

721

May 13, 2020

[FAQ] Output Impedance Specifications

analogue_output

1

855

May 5, 2019

[FAQ] DSD or DXD?

dsd , pcm

1

1420

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

859

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

967

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

806

May 5, 2019

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

dsd

1

1950

May 5, 2019

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

dsd

1

883

May 5, 2019

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

dsp

1

917

May 5, 2019

[FAQ] What is an Upsampler?

dsp

1

1070

May 5, 2019

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

clocking

1

1091

May 5, 2019

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

clocking

1

806

May 5, 2019

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

software_versions

1

911

May 5, 2019

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

software_versions

1

929

May 5, 2019

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

remote

1

815

May 5, 2019

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

filters

1

701

May 5, 2019

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

filters

1

697

May 5, 2019

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

clocking

1

659

May 5, 2019

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

clocking

1

1026

May 5, 2019

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

clocking

1

952

May 5, 2019

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

clocking

1

817

May 5, 2019

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

cd_sacd

1

720

May 5, 2019

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