{"id":145481,"date":"2022-05-26T06:37:58","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T05:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=145481"},"modified":"2022-05-26T06:37:58","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T05:37:58","slug":"dcs-lina-network-dac-and-headphone-amplifier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/dcs-lina-network-dac-and-headphone-amplifier\/","title":{"rendered":"dCS Lina: Network DAC and headphone amplifier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>dCS\u00a0<b>Audio<\/b> has introduced a network DAC and headphone amplifier in one device. The amp, called <b>Lina<\/b>\u00a0, will cost its customers\u00a0<b>$21,850<\/b>\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-145484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/dCS-Lina-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/dCS-Lina-2.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/dCS-Lina-2-800x598.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/dCS-Lina-2-1080x808.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/dCS-Lina-2-770x576.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to the developers,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/shop.dcsaudio.com\/products\/lina-system\"><b>Lina<\/b><\/a>\u00a0provides unsurpassed sound quality from any digital source.\u00a0Claimed to be compatible with all digital audio formats, as well as support for high-definition streaming from\u00a0<b>Roon, TIDAL, Qobyz, Spotify, Deezer, AirPlay,<\/b>\u00a0and more.<\/p>\n<p>The patented\u00a0<b>dCS Expanse<\/b>\u00a0technology offers improved headphone optimization for a more natural and immersive listening experience for a wide range of stereo recordings.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_145485\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-145485\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-145485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/dCS-Lina-network-DAC-and-headphone-amplifier.jpg\" alt=\"dCS Lina - network DAC and headphone amplifier\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/dCS-Lina-network-DAC-and-headphone-amplifier.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/dCS-Lina-network-DAC-and-headphone-amplifier-800x598.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/dCS-Lina-network-DAC-and-headphone-amplifier-1080x808.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/dCS-Lina-network-DAC-and-headphone-amplifier-770x576.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-145485\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">dCS Lina &#8211; network DAC and headphone amplifier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The touch screen user interface and customizable menus allow listeners to easily control playback and adjust system settings.\u00a0Flexible firmware provides unlimited possibilities for future upgrades, and new features and enhancements are implemented through simple software updates.<\/p>\n<p>Digital inputs:\u00a0<b>AES\/EBU, S\/PDIF, Toslink, USB<\/b>\u00a0.\u00a0Analog: balanced\u00a0<b>XLR<\/b>\u00a0and unbalanced\u00a0<b>RCA<\/b>\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p><b>There is an RJ-45<\/b>\u00a0network connector\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p>[ratemypost]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>dCS\u00a0Audio has introduced a network DAC and headphone amplifier in one device. The amp, called Lina\u00a0, will cost its customers\u00a0$21,850\u00a0. According to the developers,\u00a0Lina\u00a0provides unsurpassed sound quality from any digital source.\u00a0Claimed to be compatible with all digital audio formats, as well as support for high-definition streaming from\u00a0Roon, TIDAL, Qobyz, Spotify, Deezer, AirPlay,\u00a0and more. The patented\u00a0dCS [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/dcs-lina-network-dac-and-headphone-amplifier\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":145483,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[642],"tags":[779],"class_list":{"0":"post-145481","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hi-fi","8":"tag-news"},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=145481"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145481\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/145483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=145481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=145481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=145481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}