Frank Prowse Hi-Fi Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 (edited) We have just received the dCS Bartock DAC/Streamer with headphone amplifier (it is available without if preferred). First impressions - build quality is amazing on this thing! Touches the scales at just short of 22kg. Sound quality out of the box is out of this world - playing Roon (via Nucleus+) over the network, the Bartok just sounds so fluid and organic. While Roon Remote is our preferred software of choice here at Frank Prowse HQ, the recently-released dCS Mosiac software is beautiful and very easy to use. You can stream your music as well as fully control the options that the Bartok presents within this very slick app! dCS Bartok Upsampling Network Streamer with Headphone Amp - $22,995 dCS Bartok Upsampling Network Streamer - $18,995 Edited September 23, 2022 by Frank Prowse Hi-Fi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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deannepal Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Hi I visited your store a couple of months ago and discussed Network Bridges and Roon Nucleus. Do you have a dCS Network Bridge. If you do what was the price and was it new. Regards, Dean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Frank Prowse Hi-Fi Posted July 9, 2020 Author Share Posted July 9, 2020 For those who have always aspired to own some dCS gear, now is the time to consider your options - as of 1 August 2020, the range is seeing some price adjustments across the board. Some products will have bigger rises than others, but for those particularly interested in Bartok and Network Bridge products, I would suggest now is the time to contact your dealer and put your order in before the price rises hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RankStranger Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Prowse Hi-Fi Posted July 19, 2020 Author Share Posted July 19, 2020 A dCS Bartok in its new home. Looking good and sounding amazing! Happy client! 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Prowse Hi-Fi Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 Finally, after what seems like an eternity, we now have our own dCS Bartok on the showroom floor. Ready for audition! We also have the Network Bridge. Remember there are price rises due in about a week so if you are on the fence about this or any other dCS product, now is the time to act! Obligatory sexy Bartok pics incoming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LozzaB Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Hi! First time post ever for me. I tried a Bartok in my system courtesy of FP and was expecting a small incremental improvement in musical involvement vs my Directstream. Wow, was I wrong! It was revelatory. Its a cliche, but after 20 years of chasing analogue MUSIC from digital sources, it was the closest I've heard! It may be multiples in pricing of the Directstream but it left it, to my surprise (and not my initial expectation going into this), in the dust. It was beyond incremental as I was expecting. There was a significantly greater musical involvement and, relative to the analytical nature apparent in the Chords and DS's, was a fair bit noticeably more musical. Soundstage expanded and was so detailed could position performers well in relative depth not just laterally - a marked deepening and expansion in presentation. Highly tonal and not short of slam. Simply alive and very engaging. Another step closer to Audio Nirvana on this never ending journey. In short, I had little choice but to buy it! Thanks Mark, Dave and Jacob!! Now I have to wait for it. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Prowse Hi-Fi Posted July 31, 2020 Author Share Posted July 31, 2020 This is it, ladies and gentlemen, the last few hours to get into dCS product before the worldwide price rise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKay Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 (edited) 59 minutes ago, Frank Prowse Hi-Fi said: This is it, ladies and gentlemen, the last few hours to get into dCS product before the worldwide price rise! I don't get how companies are jacking up their prices at the moment. It makes no sense in an environment where there is no wage growth, no GDP growth not to mention the glaringly obvious pandemic. And they can't blame the falling Aussie dollar either. This isn't having a go at the retailer who needs to cover all their costs. It is either the importer or manufacturer. Edited July 31, 2020 by PKay 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Prowse Hi-Fi Posted July 31, 2020 Author Share Posted July 31, 2020 13 minutes ago, PKay said: I don't get how companies are jacking up their prices at the moment. It makes no sense in an environment where there is no wage growth, no GDP growth not to mention the glaringly obvious pandemic. And they can't blame the falling Aussie dollar either. This isn't having a go at the retailer who needs to cover all their costs. It is either the importer or manufacturer. Price rises certainly never help, but in the case of dCS, they have certainly explained themselves better than most.. "The reasons for this price increase, particularly the higher than usual increases, is that our parts and running costs have increased massively over the last 12 months. The falling strength of the GBP this year has affected not just dCS but our entire UK supply chain meaning the price of our metal, electronics, packaging has all increased >10%. Covid-19 has also had a huge impact on our business as well as our UK supply chain. A number of our suppliers also work in aerospace, F1 and automotive and all three of these industries have been hit very hard. This has meant our key suppliers have had to make massive changes and refocus their business as well as making themselves Covid secure. All of this comes at a cost as does our desire to make sure we are our supplier’s number 1 priority. For us we needed to ensure quality and continuity of supply from our key suppliers which has meant paying a premium to be at the front of the queue. The price increases you see are our post Covid prices. With this pricing we feel confident in our supply chain, their ability to deliver and our ability to make and support dCS products now and into the future." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Prowse Hi-Fi Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 https://www.whathifi.com/us/reviews/dcs-bartok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Prowse Hi-Fi Posted August 13, 2020 Author Share Posted August 13, 2020 Another glowing review:- https://www.soundstageultra.com/index.php/equipment-menu/976-dcs-bartok-digital-to-analog-converter#most-read-equipment-reviews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydrology Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 The Rossini clock takes the Bartók up a notch or six! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Prowse Hi-Fi Posted September 27, 2020 Author Share Posted September 27, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Prowse Hi-Fi Posted January 28, 2021 Author Share Posted January 28, 2021 Great podcast interview with the team at dCS over at:- https://audiophilestyle.com/ca/podcast/audiophile-style-podcast-episode-3-dcs-interview-r976/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevy Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 Fabulous. Interested in the Bartok with headphone amp. Not sure about 25k do these ever go on sale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Prowse Hi-Fi Posted May 9, 2021 Author Share Posted May 9, 2021 6 hours ago, Dr_Kevy said: Fabulous. Interested in the Bartok with headphone amp. Not sure about 25k do these ever go on sale? Not really, but the price point is cheaper now than it was 6 weeks ago! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Prowse Hi-Fi Posted May 28, 2021 Author Share Posted May 28, 2021 (edited) dCS have launched a new website - www.dcsaudio.com, which gives the visitor a very easy ability to understand their key technologies and the differences between the various product ranges, with the ability to compare. Edited May 28, 2021 by Frank Prowse Hi-Fi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Prowse Hi-Fi Posted June 11, 2021 Author Share Posted June 11, 2021 Despite dCS product dropping their pricing globally at the beginning of April, it seems that those price drops are short lived and there will be a smaller increase as of July 1, so anyone on the fence about jumping into dCS, now would be the time to do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Prowse Hi-Fi Posted November 5, 2021 Author Share Posted November 5, 2021 dCS Rossini CD/DAC/Streamer and the partnering clock, now in-store. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Analogueage Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Had a listen to the Rossini, sounds great, especially with the clock. Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Frank Prowse Hi-Fi Posted September 23, 2022 Author Share Posted September 23, 2022 Fantastic review of the dcs Rossini APEX DAC over at Stereophile:- https://www.stereophile.com/content/dcs-rossini-apex-da-processor We have our Rossini DAC/CD/Streamer coming shortly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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