dCS Lina Network DAC Call us today to Order 317-255-4434 The heart of your Lina system, dCS's powerful network streaming DAC delivers extraordinary sound from any digital source. Compatible with all digital audio formats; supports hi-res streaming from Roon, TIDAL, Qobuz, Spotify, Deezer, AirPlay & more. Features renowned dCS Ring DAC TM and Digital Processing Platform. Overview 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, we’ve taken our core playback technologies, including the dCS Ring DAC™ and Digital Processing Platform, and added new innovations developed for headphone listeners. These include our first ever touch-screen display, a streamlined user interface for easier navigation, and a powerful flex-rigid circuit board, which allows us to deliver all of the features you’d expect from a dCS DAC in a much smaller chassis. 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, clear playback, expansive soundstage, and tonal neutrality, it provides a deeply natural, highly detailed, and profoundly musical sound that encapsulates our 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. Features dCS Ring DAC system and Digital Processing Platform ensure audio is reproduced with absolute integrity, for a highly detailed, musical and deeply natural sound Oven-controlled oscillators ensure a consistent and stable performance, even under changing conditions. Minimizes the risk of jitter and delivers a notable increase in sound quality when streaming or listening via USB. dCS Mosaic platform supports hi-res streaming via Roon, TIDAL, Qobuz, Spotify, Deezer, Internet Radio and Apple AirPlay Flexible firmware provides unlimited scope for future upgrades, with new features and enhancements delivered via simple software updates Patented dCS Expanse technology offers enhanced headphone optimization, for a more natural and immersive experience when listening to a wide range of stereo recordings Touch screen UI with customizable menu allows listeners to easily control playback and adjust system settings All-new electronic and mechanical design delivers a vast range of features in a compact and elegant format Specifications Product Dimensions / Weight: 4.78in (H) x 8.66in (W) x 13.3in (D); 16.3lb (121.5mm (H) x 220mm (W) x 339mm (D); 7.4kg) Finish: Black machined aluminium with crystal LED display Electronics: dCS Ring DAC and Digital Processing Platform on flex ridged PCB; Stream Unlimited S800; Automatic voltage switching Digital Inputs: 2 x AES/EBU on 3 pin XLR 44.1-384kS/s 1 x S/PDIF BNC Coax 44.1-192kS/s 1 x S/PDIF on RCA 44.1-192kS/s 1 x Toslink 44.1-96kS/s 1 x USB Type B 44.1-384kS/s, PCM and DSD, DSDx2 in Async Mode 1 x USB Type A connector for mass storage devices (navigated using Mosaic) Analog Outputs: 1 x stereo pair 3 pin balanced XLR 1 x stereo pair unbalanced RCA Network Interface: RJ-45 Connector Streaming Compatibility (supports the following platforms and services): UPnP Qobuz Deezer Tidal Internet Radio Spotify Apple AirPlay 2 (support at 44.1 or 48kS/s) RoonReady Sample Frequencies & Formats (supports the following audio formats and sample rates): 44.1-384kHz DSD 64, 128 Native DSD + DoP (input dependent) FLAC, WAV, AIFF, MQA Upsampling: Multi-stage DXD oversampling with switchable DSD Word Clock: 2 x Word Clock inputs on 75 ohm BNC connectors; will lock to 44.1-192kHz 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 synchronised with other dCS control link products (RJ45) Frequency Response (set to 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 setting): 16-bit data: Better than –96dB0, 20Hz-20kHz unweighted 24-bit data: Better than –113dB0, 20Hz-20kHz unweighted Spurious Responses: Better than –105dB0, 20Hz-20kHz Analogue Outputs: 1 x stereo pair 3 pin balanced XLR, 1 x stereo pair unbalanced RCA L-R Crosstalk: Better than –115dB0, 20Hz-20kHz Included with Lina DAC: 1 x mains cable; 2 x XLR (0.5m); 1 x Ethernet cable (2m); 1 x Power Link cable (0.5m)
