dCS
Expected May 23, 2025
Lina DAC X Streaming Music Player
$15,500.00 USDFeatures
Full-width aluminum chassis design with physical volume dial and IR remote control
Hi-res streaming support for TIDAL, Qobuz, Spotify, QQ Music, and Roon Ready
Extensive digital input options including AES/EBU, S/PDIF, Toslink, and USB
Balanced (XLR) and unbalanced (RCA) outputs with adjustable voltage levels
Multi-stage upsampling with switchable DSD options for optimal sound quality
Flex-rigid PCB design ensures clean signal path and optimal audio performance
Compatible with Moon Audio's audiophile-grade Dragon Cables for system optimization
What's in the Box?
Warranty
Lina DAC X Streaming Music Player
$15,500.00
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.
Specifications
- Product Dimensions / Weight
- 122mm / 4.80” (H) x 444mm / 17.48” (W) x 356mm / 14.02“ (D). Allow extra depth for cable connectors • 14KG / 30.86lbs
- Finish
- Black or silver painted machined aluminium with crystal LED display
- Electronics
- dCS Ring DAC and Digital Processing Platform on flex-rigid PCB • StreamUnlimited Stream800 • Automatic mains voltage switching
- Digital Inputs
-
2 x AES/EBU on 3 pin XLR 44.1–192kS/s (Dual AES 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 Async Mode
1 x USB Type A (for mass storage devices) - Analogue Outputs
-
1 stereo balanced pair on XLR (electronically balanced & floating, 3Ω impedance, max load 600Ω)
1 stereo unbalanced pair on RCA (52Ω impedance, max load 600Ω)
Output levels: 0.2V, 0.6V, 2V, or 6V rms (set in menu) - Network Interface
- Ethernet interface on RJ45 connector
- Streaming Compatibility
- UPnP, Qobuz, Deezer, Tidal, QQ Music, Internet Radio, Spotify, Roon Ready
- Supported Formats & Sample Rates
-
44.1–384kS/s up to 24 bits
DSD/64, DSD/128
Native DSD + DoP (input dependent)
FLAC, WAV, AIFF, MQA - Upsampling
- Multi-stage DXD with switchable DSD (DSD, DSDx2)
- Word Clock
- 2x Word Clock Inputs on 75Ω BNC • TTL sensitive • Accepts 44.1–192kHz
- Filters
-
PCM: Up to 6 filters per sample rate (trade-off: image rejection vs. transient response)
DSD: 4 filters + Filter 5 for improved transient response - Crossfeed Settings
- Standard crossfeed, dCS Expanse 1 (E1), dCS Expanse 2 (E2)
- Power
-
IEC inlet & power switch on rear • 90–127V / 220–240V, 50/60Hz, 30W
Auto voltage switching • Power sync with dCS Power Link (RJ45) - Frequency Response
-
Fs = 44.1/48kS/s: ±0.1dB (10Hz–20kHz)
Fs = 88.2/96kS/s: ±0.1dB (10Hz–20kHz), –3dB @ >38kHz
Fs = 176.4/192kS/s: ±0.1dB (10Hz–20kHz), –3dB @ >67kHz
Fs = 352.8/384kS/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: < –96dB0, 20Hz–20kHz unweighted • 24-bit: < –113dB0, 20Hz–20kHz unweighted
- Spurious Responses
- Better than –105dB0, 20Hz–20kHz
- L–R Crosstalk
- Better than –115dB0, 20Hz–20kHz