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	9456	May 8, 2019
About the dCS FAQs category	0	660	May 13, 2018
[FAQ] Roon is reporting an “Enhanced” signal path when playing MQA content, not “Lossless”. Is this normal? roon , networking , mqa	0	721	September 29, 2020
[FAQ] Can I use headphones with am impedance lower than 33Ω with the Bartók? bartok , analogue_output	1	901	September 29, 2020
[FAQ] Can I use my dCS CD player to playback MQA CDs? cd_sacd , mqa , rossini , vivaldi	1	1548	May 20, 2020
[FAQ] Can my Network Bridge playback 16-bit files bit perfectly? network_bridge	1	928	May 20, 2020
[FAQ] Can I use the balanced and unbalanced outputs simultaneously? analogue_output , bartok , rossini , vivaldi	1	1116	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	728	May 13, 2020
[FAQ] Output Impedance Specifications analogue_output	1	859	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] DSD or DXD? dsd , pcm	1	1430	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	868	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	971	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	812	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What is DoP (DSD over PCM)? dsd	1	1951	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] If DoP (DSD over PCM) is conversion to 16/176.4 PCM, doesn’t this waste some detail? dsd	1	886	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Why don’t you build the upsampling into the DAC, instead of using a separate Upsampler? dsp	1	921	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What is an Upsampler? dsp	1	1074	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What are the 2 Golden Rules for using a Master Clock? clocking	1	1102	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] How does the Vivaldi’s flexible clocking system work? clocking	1	813	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What is the latest software issue for my dCS unit? software_versions	1	912	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] How do I get the latest software for my dCS unit? software_versions	1	934	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Where can I find your remote control codes? remote	1	817	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Why does the Filter setting of my DAC or Upsampler not change on command? filters	1	702	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Why does the Filter setting keep changing when I listen to high-res files? filters	1	701	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Why does the Sync Mode setting change when I change inputs? clocking	1	660	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] How does the Dither feature on dCS Master Clocks work? clocking	1	1035	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What is the timing source used in dCS Master Clocks? clocking	1	958	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Why not use a Rubidium source for your Master Clocks? clocking	1	822	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What does it mean when my dCS Transport / Player displays “D E”? cd_sacd	1	721	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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9456

May 8, 2019

About the dCS FAQs category

0

660

May 13, 2018

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

roon , networking , mqa

0

721

September 29, 2020

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

bartok , analogue_output

1

901

September 29, 2020

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

cd_sacd , mqa , rossini , vivaldi

1

1548

May 20, 2020

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

network_bridge

1

928

May 20, 2020

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

analogue_output , bartok , rossini , vivaldi

1

1116

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

728

May 13, 2020

[FAQ] Output Impedance Specifications

analogue_output

1

859

May 5, 2019

[FAQ] DSD or DXD?

dsd , pcm

1

1430

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

868

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

971

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

812

May 5, 2019

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

dsd

1

1951

May 5, 2019

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

dsd

1

886

May 5, 2019

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

dsp

1

921

May 5, 2019

[FAQ] What is an Upsampler?

dsp

1

1074

May 5, 2019

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

clocking

1

1102

May 5, 2019

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

clocking

1

813

May 5, 2019

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

software_versions

1

912

May 5, 2019

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

software_versions

1

934

May 5, 2019

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

remote

1

817

May 5, 2019

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

filters

1

702

May 5, 2019

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

filters

1

701

May 5, 2019

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

clocking

1

660

May 5, 2019

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

clocking

1

1035

May 5, 2019

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

clocking

1

958

May 5, 2019

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

clocking

1

822

May 5, 2019

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

cd_sacd

1

721

May 5, 2019

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