dCS Rossini APEX DAC

dCS built the Rossini APEX DAC for listeners who want network streaming and D/A conversion in separates rather than an all-in-one box, with a modular framework dCS says gives almost unlimited potential for future upgrades.

It uses the Ring DAC APEX hardware for improved dynamics, rhythm, and timing, and is manufactured entirely in-house in Cambridgeshire, with firmware adding dCS's Expanse headphone and spatial processing.

The Master Clock is offered below as a configuration add-on rather than a separate purchase; clock pricing is call-only.

APEX DAC (included in every configuration)

• Digital inputs: Ethernet, USB 2.0 Type B, USB Type A, two AES/EBU on XLR, dual AES pair, S/PDIF on RCA and BNC, TOSLINK
• Analogue outputs: balanced XLR at 3 ohms, unbalanced RCA at 52 ohms, levels 0.2V to 6V rms
• Residual noise: better than -113 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz unweighted
• Crosstalk: better than -115 dB
• Upsampling: user selectable to DXD, DSD or DSDx2
• MQA: full decoding and rendering from network and USB inputs
• Dimensions: 444 x 435 x 125 mm
• Weight: 34.3 lbs
• Power: 23W typical, 28W maximum

Master Clock add-on

• Adds: Class 1 clock for greater resolution across a Rossini system
• Clock frequencies: 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz
• Accuracy: better than 1 ppm when shipped between 10 and 30 degrees C, typically 0.1 ppm stabilised
• Dimensions: 444 x 435 x 64 mm
• Weight: 18.3 lbs
• Power: 3W typical, 4W maximum