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	9770	May 8, 2019
About the dCS FAQs category	0	669	May 13, 2018
[FAQ] Roon is reporting an “Enhanced” signal path when playing MQA content, not “Lossless”. Is this normal? roon , networking , mqa	0	728	September 29, 2020
[FAQ] Can I use headphones with am impedance lower than 33Ω with the Bartók? bartok , analogue_output	1	909	September 29, 2020
[FAQ] Can I use my dCS CD player to playback MQA CDs? cd_sacd , mqa , rossini , vivaldi	1	1557	May 20, 2020
[FAQ] Can my Network Bridge playback 16-bit files bit perfectly? network_bridge	1	943	May 20, 2020
[FAQ] Can I use the balanced and unbalanced outputs simultaneously? analogue_output , bartok , rossini , vivaldi	1	1130	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	746	May 13, 2020
[FAQ] Output Impedance Specifications analogue_output	1	871	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] DSD or DXD? dsd , pcm	1	1452	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	885	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	981	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	825	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What is DoP (DSD over PCM)? dsd	1	1962	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] If DoP (DSD over PCM) is conversion to 16/176.4 PCM, doesn’t this waste some detail? dsd	1	892	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Why don’t you build the upsampling into the DAC, instead of using a separate Upsampler? dsp	1	934	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What is an Upsampler? dsp	1	1088	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What are the 2 Golden Rules for using a Master Clock? clocking	1	1126	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] How does the Vivaldi’s flexible clocking system work? clocking	1	824	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What is the latest software issue for my dCS unit? software_versions	1	924	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] How do I get the latest software for my dCS unit? software_versions	1	949	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Where can I find your remote control codes? remote	1	828	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Why does the Filter setting of my DAC or Upsampler not change on command? filters	1	708	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Why does the Filter setting keep changing when I listen to high-res files? filters	1	707	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	1056	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What is the timing source used in dCS Master Clocks? clocking	1	968	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Why not use a Rubidium source for your Master Clocks? clocking	1	834	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What does it mean when my dCS Transport / Player displays “D E”? cd_sacd	1	723	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

9770

May 8, 2019

About the dCS FAQs category

0

669

May 13, 2018

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

roon , networking , mqa

0

728

September 29, 2020

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

bartok , analogue_output

1

909

September 29, 2020

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

cd_sacd , mqa , rossini , vivaldi

1

1557

May 20, 2020

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

network_bridge

1

943

May 20, 2020

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

analogue_output , bartok , rossini , vivaldi

1

1130

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

746

May 13, 2020

[FAQ] Output Impedance Specifications

analogue_output

1

871

May 5, 2019

[FAQ] DSD or DXD?

dsd , pcm

1

1452

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

885

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

981

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

825

May 5, 2019

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

dsd

1

1962

May 5, 2019

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

dsd

1

892

May 5, 2019

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

dsp

1

934

May 5, 2019

[FAQ] What is an Upsampler?

dsp

1

1088

May 5, 2019

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

clocking

1

1126

May 5, 2019

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

clocking

1

824

May 5, 2019

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

software_versions

1

924

May 5, 2019

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

software_versions

1

949

May 5, 2019

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

remote

1

828

May 5, 2019

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

filters

1

708

May 5, 2019

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

filters

1

707

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

1056

May 5, 2019

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

clocking

1

968

May 5, 2019

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

clocking

1

834

May 5, 2019

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

cd_sacd

1

723

May 5, 2019

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