Seems like they are splitting hairs.
After my home audition of the Bartok, I came to the same conclusion. In my system the Bartok sounds too smooth, closed-in, and lacks detail.I just watched the Bartok review. Cameron says many times variously the DAC sounds smooth and soft and overly smooth.
Cameron is giving his subjective sonic impression of the DAC. I don't know what dCS is exercised about.
(I am surprised anybody would accuse a dCS product of being overly smooth.)
Is the Bartok considered to be a departure from the "house sound" of dCS, which I perceive subjectively to be extremely resolving and detail-oriented?After my home audition of the Bartok, I came to the same conclusion. In my system the Bartok sounds too smooth, closed-in, and lacks detail.
it is. He left Wilson (when Daryl Wilson became CEO) and assumed the same position at dCS as he had at WilsonIs this the same John Giolas who worked at Wilson Audio? Hard to imagine there’s two guys by that name working in marketing in high end audio.
Yes, in my experience. After listening to the Bartok, I had a home audition of the DCS Rossini APEX. The Rossini APEX was definitely on the extremely resolving and detail-oriented side of the audio spectrum.Is the Bartok considered to be a departure from the "house sound" of dCS, which I perceive subjectively to be extremely resolving and detail-oriented?
Thank you.Yes, in my experience. After listening to the Bartok, I had a home audition of the DCS Rossini APEX. The Rossini APEX was definitely on the extremely resolving and detail-oriented side of the audio spectrum.
To quote Forrest Gump. Stupid is as stupid does.The brand is worth so much more than a fight with a small independent reviewer about one very old video.
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dCS Response and Story
For those who did not see, this was posted on The HEADPHONE Show yesterday. This video was made in relation to an ongoing situation regarding @GoldenSound by dCS in regards to a video review he did of the dCS Bartok in 2021 before he had joined The HEADPHONE Show and Headphones.com which...forum.headphones.com
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dCS Response and Story
For those who did not see, this was posted on The HEADPHONE Show yesterday. This video was made in relation to an ongoing situation regarding @GoldenSound by dCS in regards to a video review he did of the dCS Bartok in 2021 before he had joined The HEADPHONE Show and Headphones.com which...forum.headphones.com
Yes exactly. I owned a vivaldi apex last year and sold it very quick. Absolute rip off in sound quality and yes agree you can get better for alot less.Thanks for posting this.
I'm glad that I never went the dCS route even though at one time I was seriously considering it. In 2016 I heard things from their DACs that I had not heard digital being capable of before. Yet more experience later on suggested that you can get equal or better performance at a much lower price.
Reading this,Goldensound has responded to DCS
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dCS Response and Story
For those who did not see, this was posted on The HEADPHONE Show yesterday. This video was made in relation to an ongoing situation regarding @GoldenSound by dCS in regards to a video review he did of the dCS Bartok in 2021 before he had joined The HEADPHONE Show and Headphones.com which...forum.headphones.com
And I thought I was having a bad day.I just got off the telephone with Cameron. He's completely delightful, as everybody suggested.
dCS just posted a message on its manufacturer forum, and Cameron is no longer concerned about being sued.
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A response to recent claims regarding dCS
dCS has been made aware of two videos regarding recent communications between dCS and GoldenSound, which relate to a review of the dCS Bartók Headphone DAC. Having watched both videos we feel it is important to clarify a number of details and provide a response to some of the questions raised...dcs.community