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	8937	May 8, 2019
About the dCS FAQs category	0	607	May 13, 2018
[FAQ] Roon is reporting an “Enhanced” signal path when playing MQA content, not “Lossless”. Is this normal? roon , networking , mqa	0	644	September 29, 2020
[FAQ] Can I use headphones with am impedance lower than 33Ω with the Bartók? bartok , analogue_output	1	846	September 29, 2020
[FAQ] Can I use my dCS CD player to playback MQA CDs? cd_sacd , mqa , rossini , vivaldi	1	1419	May 20, 2020
[FAQ] Can my Network Bridge playback 16-bit files bit perfectly? network_bridge	1	790	May 20, 2020
[FAQ] Can I use the balanced and unbalanced outputs simultaneously? analogue_output , bartok , rossini , vivaldi	1	952	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	667	May 13, 2020
[FAQ] Output Impedance Specifications analogue_output	1	771	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] DSD or DXD? dsd , pcm	1	1251	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	794	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	889	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	746	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What is DoP (DSD over PCM)? dsd	1	1783	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] If DoP (DSD over PCM) is conversion to 16/176.4 PCM, doesn’t this waste some detail? dsd	1	831	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Why don’t you build the upsampling into the DAC, instead of using a separate Upsampler? dsp	1	863	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What is an Upsampler? dsp	1	965	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What are the 2 Golden Rules for using a Master Clock? clocking	1	1026	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] How does the Vivaldi’s flexible clocking system work? clocking	1	724	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What is the latest software issue for my dCS unit? software_versions	1	844	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] How do I get the latest software for my dCS unit? software_versions	1	864	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Where can I find your remote control codes? remote	1	751	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Why does the Filter setting of my DAC or Upsampler not change on command? filters	1	647	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Why does the Filter setting keep changing when I listen to high-res files? filters	1	644	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Why does the Sync Mode setting change when I change inputs? clocking	1	591	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] How does the Dither feature on dCS Master Clocks work? clocking	1	885	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What is the timing source used in dCS Master Clocks? clocking	1	872	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Why not use a Rubidium source for your Master Clocks? clocking	1	751	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What does it mean when my dCS Transport / Player displays “D E”? cd_sacd	1	666	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 …

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8937

May 8, 2019

About the dCS FAQs category

0

607

May 13, 2018

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

roon , networking , mqa

0

644

September 29, 2020

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

bartok , analogue_output

1

846

September 29, 2020

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

cd_sacd , mqa , rossini , vivaldi

1

1419

May 20, 2020

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

network_bridge

1

790

May 20, 2020

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

analogue_output , bartok , rossini , vivaldi

1

952

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

667

May 13, 2020

[FAQ] Output Impedance Specifications

analogue_output

1

771

May 5, 2019

[FAQ] DSD or DXD?

dsd , pcm

1

1251

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

794

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

889

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

746

May 5, 2019

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

dsd

1

1783

May 5, 2019

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

dsd

1

831

May 5, 2019

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

dsp

1

863

May 5, 2019

[FAQ] What is an Upsampler?

dsp

1

965

May 5, 2019

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

clocking

1

1026

May 5, 2019

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

clocking

1

724

May 5, 2019

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

software_versions

1

844

May 5, 2019

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

software_versions

1

864

May 5, 2019

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

remote

1

751

May 5, 2019

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

filters

1

647

May 5, 2019

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

filters

1

644

May 5, 2019

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

clocking

1

591

May 5, 2019

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

clocking

1

885

May 5, 2019

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

clocking

1

872

May 5, 2019

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

clocking

1

751

May 5, 2019

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

cd_sacd

1

666

May 5, 2019

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