{"product_id":"rossini-apex-player","title":"Rossini APEX Player","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"pa-d5\" style=\"color:#080808;line-height:1.6;font-size:15px\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 6px;font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8d1935;font-weight:600\"\u003edCS · Rossini\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 14px;font-size:18px;line-height:1.45;font-weight:600\"\u003eThe Rossini APEX DAC with a CD mechanism built in: one chassis that plays discs, streams over the network, upsamples to DXD or DSD and converts through the Ring DAC APEX, supplied with the dCS Universal Remote.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"display:inline-block;margin:0 0 18px;padding:4px 10px;border:1px solid #d8d5ce;border-radius:2px;font-size:13px;color:#55524c\"\u003eCurrent production is the APEX version. Plays CD only; SACD requires the Rossini Transport. dCS Universal Remote included. Available to order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:1px;background:#d8d5ce;border:1px solid #d8d5ce;margin:0 0 22px\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f7f6f2;padding:12px 14px\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:20px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.2\"\u003e6 MHz\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:12.5px;color:#55524c;line-height:1.35;margin-top:3px\"\u003eRing DAC operation (mapper 1 or 3); 3 MHz on mapper 2\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f7f6f2;padding:12px 14px\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:20px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.2\"\u003eCD\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:12.5px;color:#55524c;line-height:1.35;margin-top:3px\"\u003eRed Book disc playback, upsampled to DXD, DSD or DSDx2\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f7f6f2;padding:12px 14px\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:20px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.2\"\u003e384 kS\/s\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:12.5px;color:#55524c;line-height:1.35;margin-top:3px\"\u003e24-bit PCM; DSD64 and DSD128\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f7f6f2;padding:12px 14px\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:20px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.2\"\u003e17.4 kg\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:12.5px;color:#55524c;line-height:1.35;margin-top:3px\"\u003eweight (38.3 lb)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px\"\u003eThe Rossini APEX Player is the integrated version of the Rossini APEX DAC. Electrically the converter is the same: dCS's Ring DAC, a thermometer-coded array of equal-value current sources switched by latches under FPGA control so that component errors average out as noise rather than appearing as harmonics, running at 6 MHz (mapper settings 1 and 3) or 3 MHz (mapper 2), with the APEX board's revised reference supply, summing stage and compound-amplifier output stage. dCS quotes more than 12 dB better second-harmonic linearity for APEX over the previous board. What the Player adds is a CD mechanism, a Stream Unlimited JPL-2800 SilverStrike with an aluminium tray, feeding the same Digital Processing Platform as every other input, so a CD can be upsampled to DXD, DSD or DSDx2 and passed through the same filters as a stream. The Player handles CDs only; SACD requires the Rossini Transport, which outputs encrypted DSD to the Player's Dual AES input.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px\"\u003eThe Player's converter is the one Jason Victor Serinus reviewed in the Rossini APEX DAC for Stereophile, concluding that it was \"more than another upgrade; it's a major advance in digital sound reproduction\" and taking it to the magazine's 2022 Digital Component of the Year. John Atkinson's earlier review of the original Rossini Player with the Rossini Clock established the Player's approach: a single component that treats a disc as one more data source and gives it the same upsampling and clocking as everything else. dCS's own Rossini page quotes a reviewer finding that \"rarely have we come across a product that sounds so pure and natural\", which is consistent with how the APEX Rossini DAC has been described elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px\"\u003eApart from the drive, the Player's connectivity matches the Rossini APEX DAC. Ethernet carries Roon Ready, TIDAL, Qobuz, Spotify, Deezer, internet radio, UPnP and AirPlay through the Mosaic app, with full MQA decoding on the network and USB-B inputs. The asynchronous USB-B input takes 24-bit\/384 kS\/s PCM and DSD128, a USB-A port plays from a drive, two AES\/EBU inputs run singly or as a Dual AES pair to 384 kS\/s and DSD128, and S\/PDIF is on RCA, BNC and Toslink. Balanced and unbalanced outputs offer 0.2 V, 0.6 V, 2 V and 6 V full-scale settings for direct connection to power amplifiers or a preamplifier. Two word clock inputs accept the Rossini Master Clock's 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz outputs, and a word clock output lets the Player act as master for a transport or a second unit. The dCS Universal Remote is included with the Player.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 20px\"\u003eIn the dCS range the Player is the choice for a listener with a CD collection who wants one box with the Rossini converter inside; the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/rossini-network-dac\"\u003eDAC\u003c\/a\u003e plus \u003ca href=\"\/products\/rossini-transport\"\u003eRossini Transport\u003c\/a\u003e is the route for SACD, and for the mechanical isolation of a separate drive. Above it, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/vivaldi-transport-ii\"\u003eVivaldi Transport II\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/vivaldi-apex-dac\"\u003eVivaldi APEX DAC\u003c\/a\u003e split the same functions across two larger chassis. The Player is available to order; ask us to arrange an audition in Portland, and to set up the Rossini APEX DAC and Rossini Master Clock so the shared converter section can be heard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:16px\"\u003eKey technologies\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0 0 20px;padding-left:18px\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRing DAC APEX at 6 MHz.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Rossini converter: thermometer-coded current sources switched under FPGA control, with the APEX reference supply, summing stage and compound-amplifier output.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIntegrated CD mechanism.\u003c\/strong\u003e A Stream Unlimited JPL-2800 SilverStrike drive with an aluminium tray feeds the Digital Processing Platform like any other input.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDisc upsampling.\u003c\/strong\u003e A CD can be upsampled to DXD, DSD or DSDx2 and passed through the same six PCM filters and DSD filters as a stream.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMosaic streaming platform.\u003c\/strong\u003e Roon Ready, TIDAL, Qobuz, Spotify, Deezer, internet radio, UPnP and AirPlay over Ethernet, with full MQA decoding.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDigital preamplifier.\u003c\/strong\u003e Four full-scale output levels and a digital volume control, with the dCS Universal Remote supplied.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWord clock in and out.\u003c\/strong\u003e Two inputs for the Rossini Master Clock and an output that lets the Player clock a transport or second unit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:16px\"\u003eFinishes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"list-style:none;margin:0 0 6px;padding:0\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin:0 0 6px\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"flex:0 0 18px;width:18px;height:18px;border-radius:50%;background:#c3c4c6;border:1px solid #d8d5ce\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSilver\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color:#55524c\"\u003eanodised aluminium\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin:0 0 6px\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"flex:0 0 18px;width:18px;height:18px;border-radius:50%;background:#1d1d1f;border:1px solid #d8d5ce\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlack\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color:#55524c\"\u003eanodised aluminium\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 20px;font-size:13.5px;color:#55524c\"\u003eBoth finishes are the same price.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdetails open style=\"border-top:1px solid #080808;margin:0 0 6px\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;padding:12px 0;font-size:16px;font-weight:600\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:14px;margin:0 0 14px\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px 7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top;width:40%;color:#55524c\"\u003eConverter\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top\"\u003edCS Ring DAC APEX operating at 6 MHz (mapper 1 or 3) or 3 MHz (mapper 2); Digital Processing Platform\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px 7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top;width:40%;color:#55524c\"\u003eDrive\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top\"\u003eStream Unlimited JPL-2800 SilverStrike CD mechanism with aluminium tray; CD (Red Book) only, SACD not supported\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px 7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top;width:40%;color:#55524c\"\u003eSample rates \/ formats\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top\"\u003ePCM 44.1–384 kS\/s up to 24-bit; DSD64 and DSD128 (DoP, or DFF\/DSF over network and USB-A); full MQA decoding and rendering on network and USB-B inputs, rendering only on other inputs\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px 7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top;width:40%;color:#55524c\"\u003eUpsampling \/ processing\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top\"\u003eUser-selectable upsampling to DXD, DSD or DSDx2 for CD and all digital inputs; up to six PCM filters, four DSD filters plus Filter 5; dCS Expanse headphone processing\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px 7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top;width:40%;color:#55524c\"\u003eDigital inputs\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top\"\u003e2 × AES\/EBU (XLR, 44.1–192 kS\/s), usable as a Dual AES pair (88.2–384 kS\/s, DSD64\/128); 1 × S\/PDIF RCA and 1 × S\/PDIF BNC (44.1–192 kS\/s); 1 × Toslink (44.1–96 kS\/s); 1 × USB-B (44.1–384 kS\/s, DSD64\/128 DoP); 1 × USB-A for storage\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px 7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top;width:40%;color:#55524c\"\u003eNetwork \/ streaming\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top\"\u003eEthernet (RJ45), 24-bit 44.1–384 kS\/s and DSD64\/128; Roon Ready, TIDAL, Qobuz, Spotify, Deezer, internet radio, UPnP, AirPlay; dCS Mosaic app; RS232\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px 7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top;width:40%;color:#55524c\"\u003eOutputs\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top\"\u003e1 stereo pair balanced XLR (3 Ω); 1 stereo pair RCA (52 Ω); 0.2 V, 0.6 V, 2 V or 6 V rms full scale; 600 Ω minimum load, 10 kΩ–100 kΩ recommended\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px 7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top;width:40%;color:#55524c\"\u003eClock inputs\/outputs\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top\"\u003e2 × word clock inputs (BNC, 44.1–192 kHz, TTL); 1 × word clock output (BNC) when set to Master\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px 7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top;width:40%;color:#55524c\"\u003eVolume control\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top\"\u003eDigital volume control via the front-panel rotary, Mosaic or the supplied dCS Universal Remote\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px 7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top;width:40%;color:#55524c\"\u003ePerformance\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top\"\u003eResidual noise better than -96 dB0 (16-bit) and -113 dB0 (24-bit), 20 Hz–20 kHz, 6 V setting; crosstalk better than -115 dB0; spurious responses better than -105 dB0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px 7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top;width:40%;color:#55524c\"\u003eDimensions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top\"\u003e444 mm W × 435 mm D × 151 mm H (17.5 × 17.2 × 6.0 in); allow extra depth for connectors\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px 7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top;width:40%;color:#55524c\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top\"\u003e17.4 kg (38.3 lb)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px 7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top;width:40%;color:#55524c\"\u003ePower\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top\"\u003eFactory set to 100, 115\/120, 220 or 230\/240 V; 26 W typical, 35 W maximum\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px 7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top;width:40%;color:#55524c\"\u003eFinish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top\"\u003eSilver or black anodised aluminium\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 14px;font-size:13px\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dcsaudio.com\/product\/rossini\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003edCS Rossini APEX product page and specifications\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border-top:1px solid #080808;border-bottom:1px solid #080808;margin:0 0 22px\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;padding:12px 0;font-size:16px;font-weight:600\"\u003eWhere it sits in the range\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding:0 0 14px\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px\"\u003eThe Rossini for a CD collection: one box with the converter and a disc mechanism inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:18px\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/lina-network-dac\"\u003edCS Lina Network DAC\u003c\/a\u003e: half-width network DAC, Ring DAC, Expanse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/lina-x\"\u003edCS Lina DAC X\u003c\/a\u003e: full-width Lina with rotary volume control and remote\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/bartok-network-dac\"\u003edCS Bartók APEX DAC\u003c\/a\u003e: first full-size dCS DAC, Ring DAC APEX, streaming built in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/bartok-apex-headphone-dac\"\u003edCS Bartók APEX Headphone DAC\u003c\/a\u003e: Bartók APEX with a Class A headphone amplifier\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/rossini-network-dac\"\u003edCS Rossini APEX DAC\u003c\/a\u003e: 6 MHz Ring DAC APEX with Rossini Master Clock and Transport as partners\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003edCS Rossini APEX Player\u003c\/strong\u003e (this model)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/vivaldi-apex-dac\"\u003edCS Vivaldi APEX DAC\u003c\/a\u003e: dedicated converter; streaming and upsampling in the Vivaldi Upsampler\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/varese-dcsaudio\"\u003edCS Varèse Music System\u003c\/a\u003e: Differential Ring DAC in mono chassis, Core, Master Clock, ACTUS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0\"\u003eThe matching clock is the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/rossini-clock\"\u003eRossini Master Clock\u003c\/a\u003e; for SACD, add the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/rossini-transport\"\u003eRossini Transport\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:16px\"\u003eReviews\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0 0 22px;padding-left:18px\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/stereophile.com\/content\/dcs-rossini-apex-da-processor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eStereophile: dCS Rossini Apex D\/A processor\u003c\/a\u003e (Jason Victor Serinus, October 2022; the Player's converter section)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/stereophile.com\/content\/dcs-rossini-player-rossini-clock\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eStereophile: dCS Rossini Player \u0026amp; Rossini Clock\u003c\/a\u003e (John Atkinson, December 2016; original, pre-APEX Player)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:16px 18px;background:#f7f6f2;border-left:3px solid #8d1935\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;font-weight:600\"\u003ePlan your dCS system with Pearl Audio\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:14px\"\u003ePearl Audio is an authorized dCS dealer. The Rossini APEX Player is available to order; ask us to arrange an audition in our Portland showroom. Call \u003ca href=\"tel:+15032222599\"\u003e(503) 222-2599\u003c\/a\u003e or email \u003ca href=\"mailto:sales@pearlaudio.com?subject=dCS%20Rossini%20APEX%20Player\"\u003esales@pearlaudio.com\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"dCS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50786628862050,"sku":null,"price":38600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2475\/2780\/files\/rossini-apex-player-01-primary-square.jpg?v=1793187817","url":"https:\/\/pearlaudio.com\/products\/rossini-apex-player","provider":"Pearl Audio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}