nopants Posted May 27, 2022 Report Share Posted May 27, 2022 I guess dCS decided that headphone-based systems are now worthy of their time: https://shop.dcsaudio.com/products/lina-system Figured most people would be interested in the amplifier so I put it in this section: DAC includes crossfeed EQ (didn't look into whether it was software/hardware), compute module on the side for either Roon or whatever dCS decides to do in-house. Looks like a scaled down version of their ubiquitous Ring DAC External clock lets you use the DAC with OCXO's instead: Full system cost seems to total 29,150 USD. Price aside I think the casework is pretty cool, I saw esoteric do similar things with some of their new offerings. At this price point though I feel like it'd be more cost-effective just to pick up one of their older offerings (like the Debussy) and hook up a Roon endpoint to that... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron_Dreamer Posted May 27, 2022 Report Share Posted May 27, 2022 DCS and cost-effective in the same sentence 🤣 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnwmclean Posted May 27, 2022 Report Share Posted May 27, 2022 (edited) Edited May 27, 2022 by johnwmclean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knuckledragger Posted May 27, 2022 Report Share Posted May 27, 2022 I expect someone who knows about amplifier topology and construction to show up in this thread and say something pithy and rude about the resistors on that main board. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted May 28, 2022 Report Share Posted May 28, 2022 Well it is certainly not something brilliant but we'd need better pics of the amp section to be sure. I'm certainly not impressed by the 9$ Alps RK27 volume control... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted May 28, 2022 Report Share Posted May 28, 2022 3 hours ago, spritzer said: I'm certainly not impressed by the 9$ Alps RK27 volume control... Saw this and literally thought, "God bless them for having the sense to use the best parts available." 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpedo Posted May 28, 2022 Report Share Posted May 28, 2022 Why would they use a balanced expensive pot if almost none of their wealthy moronic customers is going to notice? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Way Around Posted May 30, 2022 Report Share Posted May 30, 2022 I thought the idea that a fancy external clock would have any impact on simple DAC playback has been thoroughly debunked by now. I guess dcs decided it's been long enough and current generation of cashed-up audiofools can't care less about actual sound. Hard to argue I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nopants Posted May 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2022 (edited) clocks make a difference but it's definitely some last-mile stuff, it's marketed as such I don't see the issue there (other than the nosebleed price) speaking of nosebleed apparently dcs also upgraded their ring dac modules, supposedly costs like 9k to swap them out in existing products Edited May 30, 2022 by nopants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flecom Posted May 30, 2022 Report Share Posted May 30, 2022 On 5/28/2022 at 4:45 AM, spritzer said: Well it is certainly not something brilliant but we'd need better pics of the amp section to be sure. I'm certainly not impressed by the 9$ Alps RK27 volume control... hah that was my first thought, I hesitate to use those in my DIY projects that cost a couple hundred bucks, but for a $30k product? oof but you know what they say about opinions ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MASantos Posted July 1, 2022 Report Share Posted July 1, 2022 I haven’t read through the tech specs of the amp, but is the volume actually controlled by the alps pot or is it done in the digital domain with the pot only acting as a controller? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrjayviper Posted July 11, 2022 Report Share Posted July 11, 2022 for $30+K, I expect it to be using something more than an Alps blue pot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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