Showing (off) your dCS setup - description and photos

Sorry Pete I meant the Phaethon display. I have the dCS displays turned off as standard.
Mosaic would only work once I have the upsampler I think.

yes, you need to have the dCS streaming board somewhere.

The remote has a Standby switch, and there is a - really small - main power switch below the 5 select buttons (on the underside of the front panel)

If you have the newer/smaller remote, the display off button is top left

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I have this one, heaviest remote I ever had. I’ll keep the foil on :slightly_smiling_face: From top down S for Mute (silent?), D for standby/on. At least that’s what it seems to do.

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‘D’is for display on mine

My D turns the unit off and a really bright blue led will turn on. Might be I have an older one?

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Naim have started using true balanced connections on the new range.
Also they said it didn’t need it and then on the other hand they need cable dressing from the gods or it will sound off.

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What if because of plastic film, when you are pressing the ‘D’, it is pressing some other button too? I would suggest trying after removing the plastic film.

Is that your own, custom, Jackson Pollock design on that remote August? ; )

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:grinning: previous owner gave it the Laura Palmer treatment to preserve the beauty. Christo perhaps. If I were to Jackson Pollock it there would be paint thrown all over. Would be one of a kind then.

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My dCS setup:
Source (Streaming): Auralic Aries G2.1
Source (SACD/CD): Sony SCD-1
DAC: dCS Bartok with Denafrips Terra World Clock
AMP: (1) Nagra Classic INT (2) Nagra PL-P (4xTFK ECC803s, 2xTFK ECC81) and Nagra 300P (4xWE300B)
Speaker: Stenheim Alumine 2
Roon Server: Silent Angel Rhein Z1 v2
NAS: QNAP TS-473A
Switch: Silent Angel Bonn N8

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why do you use an Auralic and not Bartok’s internal streaming?

I found that the sound quality is noticeably better with the Auralic as a Roon endpoint.

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that’s interesting- thanks! :thinking:

Some changes to my system over the last few months:

System Components/Cabling:

VAC 450iQ Mono Amps

VAC Master Preamplifier w/Gold Lion 6922 Gold Pins

VAC Statement Preamplifier (pending another 4+ weeks in build stage)

VAC Renaissance Special Edition Phono Preamplifier w/6 Gold Lion 12AX7 Gold Pins & XLR Outputs

SME 20/2 Turntable w/SME Series V Tone Arm & Sumiko Palo Santos Presentation Cartridge

Akai GX-400D Reel-to-Reel w/relapped heads by JFR Magnetic Sciences, Akai RC-17 cabled remote (Original Owner since 1974)

dCS Rossini Transport

dCS Vivaldi APEX DAC

dCS Vivaldi Upsampler +

dCS Vivaldi Clock

Wilson Alexia V1 speakers standing on Wilson Acoustic Diodes

Borresen X2 Floor Standers (Temporary speakers until Wilson Alexia V arrive)

Wilson Alexia V speakers (ship date is 05/10/24)

2 Furutech GTX-D NCF ® 20A Duplex Outlets/plate/cover on 2 Dedicated 20A runs on same phase in power panel.

Shunyata Everest 8000 Power Conditioner

Shunyata Omega XC 1.25M Power Cable (feeding Everest)

Ansuz Mainz C3 Power Distributor

Ansuz Mainz C2 1M power cable to the Furutech wall outlet

2 HRS M3X2-1921 Isolation shelves with G7 Footers/G-Links and Sound Anchors Conecoasters

1 HRS M3X2-1921 Isolation Shelf (for TT)

4 HRS DPX-14545 Damping Plates

Nordost Odin 1 Supreme Reference 3M speaker cables resting on 4 Sort Lifts

Nordost Odin 2 2M Supreme Reference 2M speaker cables resting on 4 Sort Lifts

7 Nordost Odin 1 Supreme Reference Power Cables, 1.25M

1 Nordost Tyr 2 Power Cable, 1.25M

1 Nordost Heimdall 2 Power Cables, 1.25M

2 Nordost Odin 2 XLR/XLR, 1.25M

2 Nordost Odin 1 XLR/XLR, 2M

5 Nordost Valhalla 1 Digital BNC/BNC 75-ohm Clock Cables, 1.25M

3 Nordost Valhalla 2 Digital AES-EBU Cables, 110-ohm, 1.25M

3 Nordost Odin 2 digital AES/EB Cables, 100 ohm 1.25M

1 Nordost Valhalla 1 Phono Cable, .75M

1 Nordost Odin 2 Tone Arm Cable 1.25M

1 WireWorld Platinum Starlight 8 Ethernet Cable, 2M

Audio Desk PRO Record Cleaning Machine

ENM hour Meter (handbuilt &records hours & tenths of audio play time - runs off VAC Preamplifier 12v trigger)

Tube Test sets: Maximatcher 2 Power Tube, Maximatcher preamp 2 tester, Heathkit TT-1, space-Tech Labs ATT-3.02 tube tester.

05042024

Best to all,

Bob

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beautiful! i am using a rossini dac/clock with two strapped Nagra classic amps and a classic pre with power source. I would love to find a nagra 300 p have you had it long?
Thanks
mikeGee

Legendary Bob!

Just Wow …

That’s cool- you have same setup Mike!
I’m running Nagra Classic Pre/ PSU and Poweramp, Rossini DAC/Clock :wink: What speakers do you use?