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	7719	May 8, 2019
About the dCS FAQs category	0	506	May 13, 2018
[FAQ] Roon is reporting an “Enhanced” signal path when playing MQA content, not “Lossless”. Is this normal? roon , networking , mqa	0	501	September 29, 2020
[FAQ] Can I use headphones with am impedance lower than 33Ω with the Bartók? bartok , analogue_output	1	670	September 29, 2020
[FAQ] Can I use my dCS CD player to playback MQA CDs? cd_sacd , mqa , rossini , vivaldi	1	1115	May 20, 2020
[FAQ] Can my Network Bridge playback 16-bit files bit perfectly? network_bridge	1	554	May 20, 2020
[FAQ] Can I use the balanced and unbalanced outputs simultaneously? analogue_output , bartok , rossini , vivaldi	1	711	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	521	May 13, 2020
[FAQ] Output Impedance Specifications analogue_output	1	619	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] DSD or DXD? dsd , pcm	1	983	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	625	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	747	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	594	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What is DoP (DSD over PCM)? dsd	1	1401	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] If DoP (DSD over PCM) is conversion to 16/176.4 PCM, doesn’t this waste some detail? dsd	1	718	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Why don’t you build the upsampling into the DAC, instead of using a separate Upsampler? dsp	1	714	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What is an Upsampler? dsp	1	786	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What are the 2 Golden Rules for using a Master Clock? clocking	1	849	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] How does the Vivaldi’s flexible clocking system work? clocking	1	577	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What is the latest software issue for my dCS unit? software_versions	1	701	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] How do I get the latest software for my dCS unit? software_versions	1	699	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Where can I find your remote control codes? remote	1	622	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Why does the Filter setting of my DAC or Upsampler not change on command? filters	1	507	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Why does the Filter setting keep changing when I listen to high-res files? filters	1	510	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Why does the Sync Mode setting change when I change inputs? clocking	1	452	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] How does the Dither feature on dCS Master Clocks work? clocking	1	662	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What is the timing source used in dCS Master Clocks? clocking	1	717	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Why not use a Rubidium source for your Master Clocks? clocking	1	621	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What does it mean when my dCS Transport / Player displays “D E”? cd_sacd	1	534	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

7719

May 8, 2019

About the dCS FAQs category

0

506

May 13, 2018

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

roon , networking , mqa

0

501

September 29, 2020

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

bartok , analogue_output

1

670

September 29, 2020

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

cd_sacd , mqa , rossini , vivaldi

1

1115

May 20, 2020

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

network_bridge

1

554

May 20, 2020

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

analogue_output , bartok , rossini , vivaldi

1

711

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

521

May 13, 2020

[FAQ] Output Impedance Specifications

analogue_output

1

619

May 5, 2019

[FAQ] DSD or DXD?

dsd , pcm

1

983

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

625

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

747

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

594

May 5, 2019

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

dsd

1

1401

May 5, 2019

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

dsd

1

718

May 5, 2019

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

dsp

1

714

May 5, 2019

[FAQ] What is an Upsampler?

dsp

1

786

May 5, 2019

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

clocking

1

849

May 5, 2019

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

clocking

1

577

May 5, 2019

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

software_versions

1

701

May 5, 2019

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

software_versions

1

699

May 5, 2019

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

remote

1

622

May 5, 2019

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

filters

1

507

May 5, 2019

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

filters

1

510

May 5, 2019

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

clocking

1

452

May 5, 2019

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

clocking

1

662

May 5, 2019

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

clocking

1

717

May 5, 2019

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

clocking

1

621

May 5, 2019

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

cd_sacd

1

534

May 5, 2019

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