dCS Vivaldi DAC User Manual Software Issue 1.0xAugust 2012Filename: Vivaldi DAC Manual v1_0x.docx Page 15 English versionA full Vivaldi systemThe Vivaldi’s clocking system has been designed to be very comprehensive to cope with multiplesample rates with a mixture of clocked and un-clocked sources. This applies particularly to streamingcomputer audio files with different sample rates, or using an Upsampler with a variety of output samplerates.Analogue outputsto AmplifierFigure 5 – A 4-box Vivaldi system plus computer audio sourcesThe system shown above makes excellent use of the Vivaldi’s facilities. The Upsampler can besourced from the Transport, a PC, a NAS drive, an iPod/Phone/Pad or a USB flash drive. The multipleclock connections (shown in green) ensure that the DAC and Upsampler can always access a suitableclock, despite changing file sample rates and changing Upsampler output rates.