Disc Players

As with the rest of the dCS Varèse ‘stack’, the Transport can be controlled by the system’s remote handset, the control interface module’s full-colour touchscreen, or the Mosaic ACTUS app, to which the disc player, labelled as ‘Varèse Transport’, appears as an extra input [see screenshot, below]. When selected, this will show the tracks on the disc loaded – but as noted in the main review, only as track numbers, with no album/artist/track title information.

It all makes for a slightly old-fashioned experience, playing back music with the disc jewel box or booklet insert to hand to be able to see and select tracks. Disc playback therefore loses out to streaming in this respect, lacking the wealth of information that’s typically on tap from network-stored music and streaming services. This area, at least, is a definite ‘must try harder’.