dCS Debussy DAC Update/Event Announcement

February 4, 2010
@ 11:29pm

It's no surprise to many of our loyal readers (two of the three of you) that yet another high-end USB DAC is coming onto the scene, and this time from none other than dCS, one of the few companies in digital these days who make their own actual converters. 

If you haven't heard about it already, it's called the Debussy, and here's what the guys at dCS have to say about it:

(please read the following with a pleasant British accent as the voice in your head)

"Launched at CES 2010 with great fanfare, the Debussy is our new, entry level DAC and the future hub of a digital playback system.  Debussy combines the legendary dCS Ring DAC™ and our patent pending (GB0817141.5) asynchronous USB technology in one box to deliver a DAC that will extract amazing performance from any digital source.

In common with our flagship Scarlatti, Paganini and Puccini ranges, Debussy uses our proprietary patented dCS Ring DAC™, which oversamples all incoming data to 5 bits at 2.822 or 3.07 MS/s.

Debussy DAC features standard AES3, Dual AES and SPDIF inputs in addition to the USB2.0 interface and will be available in SILVER only at present.  It is capable of receiving datastreams up to 24/192, and two new filters are provided offering listeners the choice of linear phase with pre-ringing or non-linear phase without pre-ringing."

(end charming accent.)

So there you have it. Please stay tuned to the news section here to find out more about an event centering around dCS and their new product offerings. The event will be taking place at the end of March, more details to follow.