The dCS Vivaldi Digital Playback System was awarded the Stereo Sound Japan 'Golden Sound Award' for 2012. This prestigious award is given to one product only each year and this year Vivaldi won by a considerable margin.
Download Vivaldi Technical Summary (PDF • 571KB)"The Vivaldi is in a class of its own in every category - technical sophistication, capabilities and most importantly, sound quality. It was mind blowing to hear well-worn references brought to life with such realism. It is truly, any by a wide margin, the ne plus ultra of digital playback"
Robert Harley
Editor, The Absolute Sound, May 2013