Network Audio Players/Servers

It’s possible to handle the Varèse’s basics using the remote handset, or by tackling the navigation unit’s touchscreen, but by far the most convenient point of access is the Mosaic ACTUS app. The dCS Mosaic app has been with us for some years, but this new ACTUS iteration has been refined, extended and reimagined in tune with the Varèse’s concept of ultimate quality combined with ease of use. As well as providing a playback interface, the Mosaic ACTUS app lets you dive deep into the Varèse’s settings, starting with simple attributes such as the line output level, display brightness, power management and hiding or showing input sources, as well as letting you find and index UPnP libraries. Go deeper and you can choose optimised signal paths for DSD and PCM content, opt for dCS’s own favoured path or even set up your own, and select from a range of filters for PCM and DSD content. Further options are also available for the Varèse’s PCM-to-DSD upconversion, and you can even adjust the ‘mapping’, which governs how data is presented to the Ring DACs. And to stop others fiddling with your meticulous setup, you can lock all these system settings, limiting access to music control, volume, and power.