dCS

LINA DAC

Simple, elegant and exceptionally musical systems can be designed with a small footprint if desired. Connect the DAC to an integrated, pre + power, direct to power amp or active speakers and use the dCS Mosaic app to control volume, access music and all settings.

Features

A New Beginning Built on a Long History of DAC Technology

The Lina Network DAC is both a continuation and a new beginning. Its design combines renowned dCS technologies with new innovations developed for headphone listeners, resulting in a bold new interpretation of the dCS experience, and a complete reimagining of form and function.

With the Lina Network Streaming DAC, dCS has taken core playback technologies, including the dCS Ring DAC™ and Digital Processing Platform, and added new innovations developed for headphone listeners. These include their first ever touch-screen display, a streamlined user interface for easier navigation, and a powerful flex-rigid circuit board which allows for the delivery of all the features you’d expect from a dCS DAC but in a much smaller chassis.

Stunning Results

The result is a powerful, supremely capable product designed for use in a wide range of environments, from living rooms to studios and workspaces. With its wide dynamic range, crisp and clear playback, expansive soundstage, and tonal neutrality, it provides a deeply natural, highly detailed, and profoundly musical sound that encapsulates dCS' singular approach to audio.

Add unique headphone optimization technology, an elegant and tactile design, and a high-performance streaming platform, and you have a hugely versatile source that delivers spectacular sound however you choose to listen. Designed to inspire, inform and entertain, it will give you a whole new perspective on the artists and recordings you love.

• dCS Ring DAC technology with ultra-black background
• Elevate any headphone or two channel system
• Network streaming with the dCS Mosaic platform - supports Hi-Res streaming via Roon, Spotify, TIDAL, UPnP, and more!
• Now available in Black and Silver finishes

Specifications

• Dimensions: 4.78" (H) x 8.66" (W) x 13.35" (D) (121.5mm x 220mm x 339mm)
• Weight: 16.3 lbs (7.4kg)
• Finish: Black or Silver machined aluminum with crystal LED display
• Network Interface: RJ-45 ethernet
• Electronics
• dCS Ring DAC and Digital Processing Platform on flex ridged PCB
• Stream Unlimited S800
• Automatic voltage switching
• Digital Inputs
• (x2) AES/EBU on 3 pin XLR 44.1-384kS/s
• (x1) S/PDIF BNC Coax 44.1-192kS/s
• (x1) S/PDIF on RCA 44.1-192kS/s
• (x1) Toslink 44.1-96kS/s
• (x1) USB Type B 44.1-384kS/s, PCM and DSD, DSDx2 in Async Mode
• (x1) USB Type A connector for mass storage devices (navigated using Mosaic)
• Streaming Compatibility
• UPnP
• Qobuz
• Deezer
• Tidal
• Internet Radio
• Spotify
• Apple AirPlay 2 (support at 44.1 or 48kS/s)
• RoonReady
• Sample frequencies and formats
• 44.1-384kHz
• DSD 64, 128
• Native DSD + DoP (input dependent)
• FLAC, WAV, AIFF, MQA
• Analog Outputs
• (x1) Stereo pair 3 pin Balanced XLR
• (x1) Stereo pair RCA
• Upsampling
• Multi-stage DXD oversampling with switchable DSD
• Will clock to 44.1-192kHz
• Word Clock: (x2) Word Clock inputs on 75 Ω BNC connectors
• Filters
• PCM mode: 2 filters + MQA
• DSD mode: 4 progressive filters
• Crossfeed Settings
• Standard crossfeed
• dCS Enhanced crossfeed (E1)
• dCS Enhanced crossfeed (E2)
• Power
• IEC inlet & power switch on rear panel
• 90-120v & 220-240v, 50/60Hz nominal
• Automatic voltage switching
• Power Link (on/off synchronization across other components): (x2) RJ45
• Frequency Response (on filter 1)
• Fs = 44.1 or 48kS/s +/-0.1dB, 10Hz-20kHz
• Fs = 88.2 or 96kS/s +/-0.1dB, 10Hz-20kHz -3dB @ >38kHz
• Fs = 176.4 or 192kS/s +/-0.1dB, 10Hz-20kHz -3dB @ >67kHz
• Fs = 352.8 or 384kS/s +/-0.1dB, 10Hz-20kHz -3dB @ >100kHz
• DSD64 +/-0.1dB, 10Hz-20kHz -3dB @ >90kHz
• DSD128 +/-0.1dB, 10Hz-20kHz -3dB @ >100kHz
• Residual Noise (6v output)
• 16-bit data: Better than –96dB0, 20Hz-20kHz unweighted
• 24-bit data: Better than –113dB0, 20Hz-20kHz unweighted
• Spurious Response: Better than –105dB0, 20Hz-20kHz
• L-R Crosstalk: Better than –115dB0, 20Hz-20kHz

Reviews

"As a team, the Lina Network DAC and Lina Master Clock provide an insight into the textures of microdynamic structures, timbres and melodies, sharpness and depth…"

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