High-end audio streamer from dCS boasts enhanced adaptability, innovative aesthetics, and promises powerful functionality
The dCS Lina DAC X is a new high-end network digital-to-analog converter and music streamer, launched by dCS. This device is designed for 2-channel stereo systems, offering exceptional clarity, natural sound quality, and flexibility for future upgrades.
Key Features
The Lina DAC X is designed for 2-channel stereo systems, featuring a preamp volume control and IR remote control support, differentiating it from the original Lina DAC, which was headphone-focused. The chassis is made from a single piece of solid aluminum, providing rigidity and acting as a Faraday cage to shield against electromagnetic interference. Precision manufacturing via 5-axis CNC machining ensures durability and aesthetic appeal.
The Lina DAC X uses a sophisticated flex-rigid circuit board with over 2,000 components to minimize signal path length and interference, resulting in an exceptionally clean audio signal. It is part of a modular system with the Lina Amp and Lina Master Clock for enhanced synergy and performance, creating one of the most precise and musical headphone or stereo systems in the market.
Specifications
The Lina DAC X has a larger footprint compared to the original Lina DAC to accommodate added features. It offers inputs and outputs that support network streaming capabilities typical for dCS products. The build features a single-piece aluminum chassis for interference shielding and mechanical strength.
Pricing and Availability
The Lina DAC X is priced at £13,500 / $15,500 and is available for order now. Shipping starts in June 2025. Given dCS's premium market positioning and advanced features, the Lina DAC X is expected to be priced as a high-end audiophile product, likely in the several-thousand-dollar range.
Technical Capabilities
The Lina DAC X supports AirPlay 2, Internet Radio, and UPnP streaming, but does not have Bluetooth or Chromecast. It offers balanced XLR and unbalanced RCA outputs, as well as coaxial, optical, USB (Type B and Type A) digital inputs. The device is capable of handling hi-res PCM files up to 24-bit/384kHz alongside DSD128.
The Lina DAC X has been designed to be consistently upgradable thanks to its flexible built-in architecture, allowing for further upgrades and features to be added later down the line. It is expected to maintain the high performance legacy of the original Lina DAC.
You can order the Lina DAC X from the dCS website. However, for exact pricing in different regions and specific technical specifications, it is recommended to contact authorized dealers or check official dCS retailers.
- The new dCS Lina DAC X, a high-end network DAC and music streamer, is designed for 2-channel stereo systems, offering a preamp volume control and IR remote control support.
- This premium device by dCS, with a single-piece solid aluminum chassis, provides rigidity and acts as a Faraday cage to shield against electromagnetic interference.
- Featuring a sophisticated flex-rigid circuit board with over 2,000 components, the Lina DAC X minimizes signal path length and interference, resulting in an exceptionally clean audio signal.
- With network streaming capabilities, the Lina DAC X supports AirPlay 2, Internet Radio, and UPnP streaming, and has balanced XLR and unbalanced RCA outputs, coaxial, optical, USB (Type B and Type A) digital inputs.
- Priced at £13,500 / $15,500, the Lina DAC X is expected to be a high-end audiophile product and is available for order now, with shipping starting in June 2025.
- As part of a modular system with the Lina Amp and Lina Master Clock, the Lina DAC X creates one of the most precise and musical headphone or stereo systems in the market.
- The Lina DAC X has been designed to be consistently upgradable, allowing for further upgrades and features to be added later.
- Given its advanced features and premium market positioning, the Lina DAC X is likely to be priced in the several-thousand-dollar range.
- You can order the Lina DAC X from the dCS website, or contact authorized dealers or check official dCS retailers for exact pricing in different regions and specific technical specifications.
- The Lina DAC X launch further solidifies dCS's reputation as a technological leader in audio, entertainment, and gadgets, offering high-quality products that cater to music lovers and technology enthusiasts alike.
