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	9262	May 8, 2019
About the dCS FAQs category	0	650	May 13, 2018
[FAQ] Roon is reporting an “Enhanced” signal path when playing MQA content, not “Lossless”. Is this normal? roon , networking , mqa	0	704	September 29, 2020
[FAQ] Can I use headphones with am impedance lower than 33Ω with the Bartók? bartok , analogue_output	1	894	September 29, 2020
[FAQ] Can I use my dCS CD player to playback MQA CDs? cd_sacd , mqa , rossini , vivaldi	1	1524	May 20, 2020
[FAQ] Can my Network Bridge playback 16-bit files bit perfectly? network_bridge	1	907	May 20, 2020
[FAQ] Can I use the balanced and unbalanced outputs simultaneously? analogue_output , bartok , rossini , vivaldi	1	1095	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	707	May 13, 2020
[FAQ] Output Impedance Specifications analogue_output	1	845	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] DSD or DXD? dsd , pcm	1	1373	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	838	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	948	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	799	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What is DoP (DSD over PCM)? dsd	1	1917	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] If DoP (DSD over PCM) is conversion to 16/176.4 PCM, doesn’t this waste some detail? dsd	1	877	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Why don’t you build the upsampling into the DAC, instead of using a separate Upsampler? dsp	1	909	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What is an Upsampler? dsp	1	1045	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What are the 2 Golden Rules for using a Master Clock? clocking	1	1076	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] How does the Vivaldi’s flexible clocking system work? clocking	1	782	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What is the latest software issue for my dCS unit? software_versions	1	902	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] How do I get the latest software for my dCS unit? software_versions	1	920	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Where can I find your remote control codes? remote	1	811	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Why does the Filter setting of my DAC or Upsampler not change on command? filters	1	697	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Why does the Filter setting keep changing when I listen to high-res files? filters	1	689	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Why does the Sync Mode setting change when I change inputs? clocking	1	651	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] How does the Dither feature on dCS Master Clocks work? clocking	1	1006	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What is the timing source used in dCS Master Clocks? clocking	1	942	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Why not use a Rubidium source for your Master Clocks? clocking	1	808	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What does it mean when my dCS Transport / Player displays “D E”? cd_sacd	1	713	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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9262

May 8, 2019

About the dCS FAQs category

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650

May 13, 2018

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

roon , networking , mqa

0

704

September 29, 2020

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

bartok , analogue_output

1

894

September 29, 2020

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

cd_sacd , mqa , rossini , vivaldi

1

1524

May 20, 2020

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

network_bridge

1

907

May 20, 2020

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

analogue_output , bartok , rossini , vivaldi

1

1095

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

707

May 13, 2020

[FAQ] Output Impedance Specifications

analogue_output

1

845

May 5, 2019

[FAQ] DSD or DXD?

dsd , pcm

1

1373

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

838

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

948

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

799

May 5, 2019

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

dsd

1

1917

May 5, 2019

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

dsd

1

877

May 5, 2019

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

dsp

1

909

May 5, 2019

[FAQ] What is an Upsampler?

dsp

1

1045

May 5, 2019

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

clocking

1

1076

May 5, 2019

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

clocking

1

782

May 5, 2019

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

software_versions

1

902

May 5, 2019

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

software_versions

1

920

May 5, 2019

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

remote

1

811

May 5, 2019

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

filters

1

697

May 5, 2019

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

filters

1

689

May 5, 2019

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

clocking

1

651

May 5, 2019

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

clocking

1

1006

May 5, 2019

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

clocking

1

942

May 5, 2019

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

clocking

1

808

May 5, 2019

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

cd_sacd

1

713

May 5, 2019

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