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dCS Enters the World of
Multichannel Audio |
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For nearly four decades,
dCS has pursued extreme
accuracy and precision
in the conversion of
digital audio to real
music, whilst preserving
emotion and detail like
no other technology. The
MCD 16 extends that
pursuit into new
territory with sixteen
channels of audio from
eight Ring DACs, sharing
our vision for what
high-fidelity audio can
become when multichannel
is uncompromised.
The MCD 16 is our first
16-channel
Digital-to-Analogue
converter. It may be a
new product category for
dCS, but we believe it
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Eight
Ring DACs. Sixteen
Channels.
One
Uncompromising Platform |
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The dCS MCD 16 features
16 channels of
high-performance
Digital-to-Analogue
conversion using eight
individual Ring DAC™
circuits. The Ring DAC™
is the foundation of
every dCS product,
chosen for its
exceptional distortion
and noise performance.
Reduced harmonic
distortion across the
dynamic range means
quiet passages of music
or dialogue are rendered
with complete integrity.
It also means that
louder sounds decay
naturally: reverb tails,
the dying resonance of a
struck chord, the
gradual fade of a room —
all resolve cleanly,
giving a greater sense
of space and depth
across the full dynamic
range, not just at its
quietest extremes. A
discrete Class A output
stage per channel, with
switchable 2V or 6V
outputs, ensures the
signal leaves the MCD 16
on its own terms,
whatever amplifier or
cable it meets. |
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Availability |
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The MCD 16 is
anticipated to ship in
Autumn 2026. Pricing and
full technical
specifications will be
confirmed closer to that
date. If you are
attending High End
Vienna and would like to
experience the MCD 16 in
the demonstration room,
we would be glad to see
you there. |
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Debut at
High End Vienna 2026 |
The MCD 16 will make its
public debut at
High End Vienna
2026, running from 4–7
June. It will form the
heart of a joint
immersive audio
demonstration built in
collaboration with
Trinnov Audio and
Perlisten Audio.
The demonstration has
been conceived as a fully
controlled listening
environment where every
element of the signal
chain, from decoding and
conversion to
loudspeaker behaviour
and spatial rendering,
operates with precision
and consistency. The
result is a large-scale 15.8.8
immersive audio system engineered
not simply to impress,
but to reveal immersive
music reproduction with
exceptional stability,
coherence, and realism.
Read more
on the demonstration
system
HERE >
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