Overview
A Deeper Connection With Your Music
Lina DAC X is designed to reveal the full impact of your music. It presents all aspects of a recording – from individual sounds to the subtle timing and spatial cues that bring us a sense of space and depth – with remarkable clarity, for an exhilarating and immersive sonic experience.
Effortless Hi-Res Streaming & Playback
Lina DAC X reflects our vision to deliver incredible sound and a convenient, intuitive playback experience. It streams hi-res audio from all major platforms and plays files from various digital sources including computers, storage drives and CD Transports.
Award-Winning Performance
Lina DAC X is the latest addition to a product series that has won numerous awards worldwide for its sonic capabilities. It delivers all the qualities listeners have come to expect from dCS – including outstanding resolution and fidelity, meticulous craftsmanship, and a wide range of inputs and streaming options – to ensure an outstanding performance and seamless integration with existing audio equipment.
A flexible architecture that evolves
We enhance dCS products throughout their lifespan, delivering new features and upgrades via simple software updates. This is made possible through a flexible architecture that provides unlimited scope for upgrades, allowing listeners to benefit from our latest innovations as we develop them, and enjoy state-of-the-art performance for years to come…
Designed, hand-assembled & tested in the UK
Each Lina DAC X is hand-assembled and tested at our Cambridgeshire headquarters. We use custom built equipment to rigorously check performance across all possible configurations, and conduct numerous inspections to ensure each unit meets our strict build and test criteria.
- Extensive range of digital inputs supports playback from TVs (via TOSLINK), computers, servers, CD transports & more
- Flexible output voltages and volume control allow connection to any type of amplifier, including directly to power amplifiers or active speakers
- Flexible architecture provides unlimited scope for new features, upgrades and enhancements
- Single flex-rigid PCB design – unique to dCS in audio, and also seen in the dCS Varèse Music System – ensures clean signal path and optimal performance
- dCS Ring DACâ„¢ preserves all aspects of musical signal - including low-level detail - whilst reducing noise and distortion to vanishing levels
122mm / 4.80" (H) x 444mm / 17.48" (W) x 356mm / 14.02" (D). Allow extra depth for cable connectors.
Weight:
14kg / 30.86lbs
Analogue Outputs:
- 1 stereo balanced pair on 2x 3-pin male XLR connectors (pin 2 = hot, pin 3 = cold): Electronically balanced and floating. Signal balance ratio at 1kHz better than 40dB. Output impedance: 3Ω. Maximum load: 600Ω (Recommended: 10kΩ - 100kΩ).
- 1 stereo unbalanced pair on 2x RCA Phono connectors: Output impedance: 52Ω. Maximum load: 600Ω (Recommended: 10kΩ - 100kΩ).
- Output levels: 0.2V, 0.6V, 2V, or 6V rms for a full-scale input (set in menu).
L-R Crosstalk:
- Better than –115dB0, 20Hz–20kHz
Streaming:
- Supports: UPnP, Internet Radio, Qobuz, Spotify, Deezer, Tidal, Roon Ready, QQ Music
Upsampling:
- Multi-stage DXD oversampling with switchable DSD Upsampling (1-bit 2.822 or 3.07MS/s) and DSDx2 Upsampling (1-bit 5.644 or 6.14MS/s)
Digital Inputs:
2 x AES/EBU on 3-pin XLR (44.1–192kS/s): Used as Dual AES pair (1+2), supports up to 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 Asynchronous Mode
1 x USB Type A: For mass storage devices (navigated using Mosaic)
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
Sample Frequencies and Formats Supported:
PCM: 44.1–384kS/s up to 24 bits
DSD: DSD/64, DSD/128
Native DSD + DoP (input dependent)
Formats: FLAC, WAV, AIFF, MQA
Power Requirements:
- 90–127V / 220–240V, 50/60Hz
Power Consumption:
- 30W
Orders ship Sunday through Friday from our offices in Dubai, UAE.
In-stock products typically ship within 48 hours and should be expected to arrive in 3-4 business days. Orders outside of the UAE should be expected to arrive in 5-7 business days.
Pre-order and backorder products will state the approximate delivery timeline beside the Add To Cart button.
If you would like to place a custom order, chat with our specialists for a guided shopping experience. Once your order has been placed, a timeline will be provided depending on your order details.
- Free delivery within the UAE
- Shipping charges will be calculated upon checkout for orders outside of the UAE (Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia & Qatar).
- Taxes and duties are calculated according to the applicable laws of the state or country an item is shipped to and are the customer's responsibility.
For additional information on shipping and our exchange & return policy visit our help center.
Installation charges are applicable and can be paid upon delivery for our clients based in Dubai.
- Installation Charges: AED 450 Per Hour
- Speaker Cables: AED 32 Per Meter
- Trunking: AED 10 Per Meter
For clients based outside of the UAE, please contact our specialists and we will share an estimate based on your requirements.
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