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The Vivaldi APEX represents the pinnacle of dCS's engineering, built around their proprietary Ring DAC architecture rather than off-the-shelf DAC chips. The APEX upgrade refines the FPGA-based digital processing further, delivering a noticeably blacker background and more natural, unforced treble compared to earlier Vivaldi iterations. This is a component for serious collectors building a reference-level digital front end, typically paired with the separate Vivaldi clock and upsampler for the full multi-box experience.
About dCS
Founded in 1987 in Cambridge, England, dCS (Data Conversion Systems) is arguably the world's most prestigious manufacturer of digital audio electronics. Originally an offshoot of a military signal-processing company, dCS brought radar and electronic warfare-grade engineering to the challenge of conv...
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