Varèse Multichannel Event!

[AudiophileStyle]

Hi Guys, I’m participating in an amazing Varèse multichannel event and wrote a quick little announcement about it. I can’t wait!

here’s a link - https://audiophilestyle.com/ca/bits-and-bytes/world-premiere-dcs-varèse-multichannel-event-r1386/

[barryr1]

Nice coup for Maier!

[keiserrg]

Looks like a great event! If I happen to be in LA, is there a way to attend? (Feel free to DM me)

R

[AudiophileStyle]

Just rsvp to the email or phone number listed.

[PAR (Pete)]

I am just curious about a Varèse multichannel event. To me multichannel means 5.1 channels or more. Varese is 2 channel. Does this imply multi-Vareses to enable such a thing?

[Bauer (Jonathan)]

Pete,

In the link;

@AudiophileStyle

here’s a link - https://audiophilestyle.com/ca/bits-and-bytes/world-premiere-dcs-varèse-multichannel-event-r1386/

it mentions “…a full dCS Varèse system with six individual DAC channels, each housed in their own chassis…”

[PAR (Pete)]

Thanks Jonathan, yes, 6 Varese DACs. As cheap as chips as we say here . But I wonder how the timing is arranged or how the core unit manages.

Pity that I am several thousands of miles away or I would pop along to find out.

[Bauer (Jonathan)]

@PAR

As cheap as chips as we say here

Indeed!

@PAR

I wonder how the timing is arranged or how the core unit manages.

I’m wondering the same…
I hope that the exact set up will be reported here after the event, if not before…

@PAR

Pity that I am several thousands of miles away or I would pop along to find out.

You and me both!

[Anupc (Anup)]

@PAR

But I wonder how the timing is arranged or how the core unit manages.

Physically, presumably all 6 available ACTUS ports on the back of the Core (out of the 8 total, with 1 dedicated for the Clock unit, and 1 for the Interface unit), can be connected to 6 DAC units.

This demo would also suggests that the Varèse Core is able to handle multichannel tracks via the Streaming interface. I wonder if natively from Mosaic ACTUS, or via Roon’s multichannel support

[Ermos (Erno)]

@Anupc

I wonder if natively from Mosaic ACTUS, or via Roon’s multichannel support

Or the Audient Oria again?

dCS at the Verbier Festival Academy 2025

Recently published on dCS Edit: https://dcsaudio.com/edit/verbier-festival-highlights This idea finally took shape in 2025, when Verbier UNLTD director Stephen McHolm, together with Leonard, dreamt up a 7.4.1 listening space in a chalet room used mostly for Academy masterclasses and workshops. The expert team at Hi-Fi Lausanne – who have worked with the festival in previous years – curated a playback system in partnership with dCS, Stenheim and Nagra, providing four dCS Lina Network DACs, a …

[Anupc (Anup)]

@Ermos

Or the Audient Oria again?

That would requires 3 x I/O modules to be installed on the Varèse Core, and require some internal way to steer the multichannel traffic to individual DAC units

[AudiophileStyle]

@Ermos

Or the Audient Oria again?

It’s an all dCS system. No Oria.

[AudiophileStyle]

@Anupc

Physically, presumably all 6 available ACTUS ports on the back of the Core (out of the 8 total, with 1 dedicated for the Clock unit, and 1 for the Interface unit), can be connected to 6 DAC units.

This demo would also suggests that the Varèse Core is able to handle multichannel tracks via the Streaming interface. I wonder if natively from Mosaic ACTUS, or via Roon’s multichannel support

Yes and yes :~)

[Anupc (Anup)]

Is that 2nd Yes with Mosaic ACTUS natively or Roon? (or both?)

[AudiophileStyle]

Both.

Much more to come after the system is setup and playing music.

[Ermos (Erno)]

@AudiophileStyle

Much more to come after the system is setup and playing music.

Looking forward to that!

[Anupc (Anup)]

Nice!

Now, this picture starts to make a lot more sense!

(Core with HDMI I/O module faceplate)

[AudiophileStyle]

There will be no hdmi used in the system for this event.

[AndrewS (Andrew)]

This will be multi-channel audio, not AV.

[Anupc (Anup)]

Yes of course. I meant the future support for HDMI ports on an audio platform only really make sense in the context of multichannel audio.