The Lina Network DAC 2.0 update brings several new features designed to enhance performance, aid ease of use, and give listeners more control over their playback experience with their Lina Network DAC.

The free update brings two new Mapper settings to the Lina Network DAC. These settings – first introduced in the dCS Vivaldi, Rossini and Bartók ranges – enable the Ring DAC to operate at double speed [5.6 or 6.14MS/s].

dCS says it can now offer the option of a higher ring rate – a development that moves matching noise further out of the audible band – along with other improvements and refinements to the mapping algorithm. Once updated, you can choose from double-speed settings or the original dCS Mapper.

Also seen in the dCS Vivaldi, Rossini and Bartók DACs and Players, Lina 2.0 brings with it a new DSD128 upsampling feature, allowing the Lina Network DAC to convert PCM audio to DSD at a greater speed, pushing noise higher in the frequency range - dCS says to somewhere above 40kHz. This, in turn, allows the use of gentler filters.

The Lina Network DAC launched in 2022 with two filters, F1 and F2, for ease of use. The 2.0 update brings four new PCM filters, plus an additional DSD filter [F5] with a relaxed roll-off and smoother phase response. This brings the number of filters available with the Lina Network DAC in line with the Rossini and Bartók DACs.

An additional balance control function allows you to adjust left and right balance when listening with headphones or loudspeakers, enabling you to adjust the volume of each channel in isolation and compensate for volume differences between left and right channels – whether due to system challenges such as non-ideal speaker placement, or auditory imbalances – for a more natural presentation of sound. Meanwhile, a user interface update offers the option to increase text size on the Lina Network DAC's LED display.

Finally, the update also makes it possible to control the Lina Network DAC with a dCS remote control or generic remote.

dCS tells us that more information regarding the 2.0 software and the features included will be posted over the next few weeks.

Lina Network DAC 2.0 is now available via the dCS Mosaic Control app for iOS and Android.

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