dCS Audio

dCS — Data Conversion Systems — has been redefining what digital audio can do since 1987. Founded in Cambridge, the company began life supplying precision measurement and conversion technology to the defence and communications industries before turning its formidable engineering expertise toward high-end audio. The result is a range of DACs, streamers, transports and clocks that sit at the very top of what digital playback can achieve.

Every dCS product is designed, engineered and hand-assembled in Cambridge. The company's proprietary Ring DAC architecture — developed in-house and refined across more than three decades — converts digital signals in a fundamentally different way from the off-the-shelf chip solutions found in most digital products. It is this commitment to doing things their own way, from first principles, that gives dCS components their distinctive character: an openness and three-dimensionality that lets recordings breathe in a way that few digital sources can match.

The current range spans three families. The Bartok brings the dCS Ring DAC to a single, integrated streamer and DAC. The Rossini builds on that foundation with a separate DAC, streamer, CD/SACD transport and master clock. Above that sits the Vivaldi — a four-box statement system that represents the full expression of everything dCS know how to do.

We stock the full dCS range at our Norwich showroom, and we know these products well. If you are considering a dCS system — whether you are starting with a Bartok or configuring a full Vivaldi stack — Dave and Chris can walk you through every option.

Contact us at info@martinshifi.co.uk, call 01603 627010, or WhatsApp on 07554 687137. You can read more about how we work on our Why Martins Hi-Fi page. We are at 85–91 Ber Street, Norwich, NR1 3EY.