{"product_id":"dcs-mcd-16-multichannel-dac","title":"MCD 16 Multichannel DAC","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"pa-d5\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8d1935\"\u003edCS · 16-channel digital-to-analog converter\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 14px;font-size:18px;line-height:1.5\"\u003eThe first multichannel dCS: sixteen channels of conversion from eight Ring DAC circuits, for immersive music and home theater systems built to the standard of a dCS stereo system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 18px;font-size:13px;color:#6c655d\"\u003eShipping from dCS in autumn 2026 · Price to be announced · Available to order through Pearl Audio\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px\"\u003edCS has spent nearly four decades on one problem, the conversion of digital audio to an analog signal, and the Ring DAC is its answer: a converter built from discrete parts and the company's own processing, used in every dCS from Lina to Varèse. The MCD 16 applies that converter to multichannel sound. Eight Ring DAC boards provide sixteen channels, each with its own discrete Class A output stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px\"\u003eIt is designed to sit in a large system. The outputs are switchable between 2 V and 6 V to suit the amplifiers that follow, and dCS says the Class A stages will drive multichannel rack amplifiers and demanding monoblocks alike. Channel lock and activity are shown on the front panel and in a web browser, where every system setting can also be reached. IP control, RS232 and 12 V trigger connections are provided for a control system, and the chassis can be rack mounted or placed on a shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px\"\u003eThe MCD 16 is a converter. In an immersive system it follows a surround processor, which decodes the formats and manages the room, and it precedes the power amplifiers. dCS introduced it at High End Vienna 2026 in a system with Trinnov processing and Perlisten loudspeakers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px\"\u003edCS has not yet published the full specification or the price. We will add both here when they are released. If you are planning a room around it, call us at (503) 222-2599 and we will work through the system with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"dCS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51020881723490,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2475\/2780\/files\/mcd16-product-about-3.jpg?v=1794619720","url":"https:\/\/pearlaudio.com\/products\/dcs-mcd-16-multichannel-dac","provider":"Pearl Audio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}