Our network music player
offers incredible sound and convenient access to a wealth of hi-res 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.
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.
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.
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…
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.
• Built in streamer supports hi-res streaming from all major platforms - including Spotify, Qobuz, TIDAL & QQ Music
• 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 DAC™ 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.
14KG / 30.86lbs
Better than –115dB0, 20Hz-20kHz
Supports the following platforms and services:
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).
Supports the following audio formats and sample rates:
“Lina’s ability to extract and present intact the finest details really does take your musical enjoyment to the next level…”
“Joni Mitchell’s ‘River’ ebbed and flowed beautifully, with no trace of sibilance or harshness to her high-flying vocals”
“During my first day of listening, I wrote "feels real" in my notes. What I meant by that (I think) was unimpinged”
Learn more about the sonic experience we aim to provide for all dCS owners – and the qualities that exist across our product range
Learn more about our journey from developing radar systems, to creating audio producers for music lovers and recording professionals
Head to the dCS Edit for a deep dive into our latest innovations – including new developments seen in the dCS Lina series
Lina DAC X is available to audition at select retailers worldwide from June 2025. Enter your postcode below to find your nearest retailer or distributor
