The 7th February, something is coming?

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I got my print issue yesterday. I really do not think the announcement today will be anything but Bartok Apex + Apex firmware for all Apex units. It would be a complete bust in terms of PR to have the two higher end components reviewed by Stereophile just now only to delete the line. It would make zero sense.

In 20 minutes we will know.

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Bartók APEX - The Modernist | dCS (dcsaudio.com)

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Bartok apex it is.

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For those of us already invested in Rossini or Vivaldi, much ado about NOTHING.

But it was fun to read everyone’s speculation.

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Indeed. Some will be relieved, some excited…
but at least the guessing game is now over!

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That’s it?!?!?!

Someone check for firmware updates?

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Nothing new yet.

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Much ado about nothing (much) :grinning:

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Yup, seemingly so…

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Just need the price of the upgrade for current Bartók owners and how nearer it is to a non apex Rossini

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Must be a ton of demand for the Bartok APEX because the dCS website is down…

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I’m sorry, but that is hilarious!

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Not for me. Web site seems fine.

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Thought would be the next flagship series, but then dCS drop a Bartok Apex with a hyped title “The Next Generation”

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Here is the story:

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If you search and go to the Paragon Sight and Sound website in Ann Arbor, MI, USA, the pricing for the 2 new Bartok APEX units in USD is listed:

$20,950 for Streaming DAC
$22,950 for Streaming DAC + HA

So a $3K price increase for new APEX versions. Nothing on APEX upgrades for existing Bartok owners.

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Bravo ! This is a very reasonnable (r)evolution compared to the other competitors but surely very efficient as VS says in the february STEREOPHILE issue. All I have to do is to have my APEX card installed in my VIVALDI.

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They say: “The upgrade represents the next generation for our state-of-the-art DAC, Music Streamer, Upsampler, Pre-amp and Headphone Amplifier system.”

So are to read this as not just a Bartok with an APEX card, but that all the other internal components have also been replaced/updated from the old Bartok? And perhaps that this is a start point for a refresh of the full range, hence the “Next Generation” tag?

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Speaking of “ the next generation “ ….

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As expected, I guess now is the part where people ask:

  1. Why bother upgrading a Rossini to Apex instead of getting a Bartok Apex
  2. Why does it cost more to upgrade a Rossini/Vivaldi than a Bartok with what seem to be the same components. Because it will. And while the answer is obviously “because they can afford it”, I imagine it won’t sit well with some people.