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	9527	May 8, 2019
About the dCS FAQs category	0	666	May 13, 2018
[FAQ] Roon is reporting an “Enhanced” signal path when playing MQA content, not “Lossless”. Is this normal? roon , networking , mqa	0	725	September 29, 2020
[FAQ] Can I use headphones with am impedance lower than 33Ω with the Bartók? bartok , analogue_output	1	905	September 29, 2020
[FAQ] Can I use my dCS CD player to playback MQA CDs? cd_sacd , mqa , rossini , vivaldi	1	1552	May 20, 2020
[FAQ] Can my Network Bridge playback 16-bit files bit perfectly? network_bridge	1	933	May 20, 2020
[FAQ] Can I use the balanced and unbalanced outputs simultaneously? analogue_output , bartok , rossini , vivaldi	1	1121	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	735	May 13, 2020
[FAQ] Output Impedance Specifications analogue_output	1	865	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] DSD or DXD? dsd , pcm	1	1437	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	872	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	1955	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] If DoP (DSD over PCM) is conversion to 16/176.4 PCM, doesn’t this waste some detail? dsd	1	888	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Why don’t you build the upsampling into the DAC, instead of using a separate Upsampler? dsp	1	927	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What is an Upsampler? dsp	1	1080	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What are the 2 Golden Rules for using a Master Clock? clocking	1	1111	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] How does the Vivaldi’s flexible clocking system work? clocking	1	817	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What is the latest software issue for my dCS unit? software_versions	1	914	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] How do I get the latest software for my dCS unit? software_versions	1	945	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Where can I find your remote control codes? remote	1	820	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Why does the Filter setting of my DAC or Upsampler not change on command? filters	1	705	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Why does the Filter setting keep changing when I listen to high-res files? filters	1	703	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	1045	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] What is the timing source used in dCS Master Clocks? clocking	1	960	May 5, 2019
[FAQ] Why not use a Rubidium source for your Master Clocks? clocking	1	825	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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9527

May 8, 2019

About the dCS FAQs category

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666

May 13, 2018

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

roon , networking , mqa

0

725

September 29, 2020

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

bartok , analogue_output

1

905

September 29, 2020

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

cd_sacd , mqa , rossini , vivaldi

1

1552

May 20, 2020

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

network_bridge

1

933

May 20, 2020

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

analogue_output , bartok , rossini , vivaldi

1

1121

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

735

May 13, 2020

[FAQ] Output Impedance Specifications

analogue_output

1

865

May 5, 2019

[FAQ] DSD or DXD?

dsd , pcm

1

1437

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

872

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

1955

May 5, 2019

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

dsd

1

888

May 5, 2019

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

dsp

1

927

May 5, 2019

[FAQ] What is an Upsampler?

dsp

1

1080

May 5, 2019

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

clocking

1

1111

May 5, 2019

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

clocking

1

817

May 5, 2019

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

software_versions

1

914

May 5, 2019

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

software_versions

1

945

May 5, 2019

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

remote

1

820

May 5, 2019

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

filters

1

705

May 5, 2019

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

filters

1

703

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

1045

May 5, 2019

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

clocking

1

960

May 5, 2019

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

clocking

1

825

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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