Susan Rogers – a recording engineer, producer and music cognition expert – visited the dCS Lina Lounge at CanJam New York earlier this month to discuss the fascinating world of psychoacoustics. Here we share some highlights from her talk, which explored how we process sound and the importance of...

We’re delighted to announce that Susan Rogers – a psychoacoustician and former mixer / producer for Prince, Barenaked Ladies, and David Byrne – will be visiting the dCS Lina Lounge at this year’s CanJam NYC. Susan will discuss the ways in which music listeners differ based on their ears and...

2023 was a fantastic year for dCS Lina. Our latest product series appeared at audio events around the world and received several awards for its design and performance, including a coveted EISA award, plus accolades from Tone Audio, Mono & Stereo, AV Forums and High Fidelity in Poland. It also...

It’s been a record year for dCS at CanJam: a big thank you to everyone who joined us in New York, Singapore, Chicago, London, SoCal and Dallas! Here we look back at some of our favourite moments from this year’s gatherings… Our aim at CanJam is to provide a relaxed and comfortable environment...

Lina 2.0 brings a range of new features, including new Mapper settings, filter options, and balance control, to the Lina Network DAC. Over the past 12 months, we’ve released several performance upgrades and new features for dCS owners. We delivered a major firmware upgrade for the dCS Bartók...

In the third and final instalment of this series, we take a look at flexibility, highlighting some of the important features that help ensure the Lina Headphone Amplifier can excel with any pair of headphones, and any DAC or source device. Balanced inputs: Designing for a range of DACs and...

dCS Lina has been awarded Best High-End Headphone Solution in the 2023 EISA Awards! The EISA Awards celebrate products that combine “the most advanced technologies and desirable features with class-leading performance”. Each year, EISA’s network of members, which includes journalists from...

Continuing Revisiting: a dCS series exploring classic albums from decades past. In this edition, we reflect on pop group ABC’s 1982 debut, which combines outstanding lyrics, skilful playing and some artful production from Trevor Horn. From the early 1980s onwards, Trevor Horn built a...

If you're at CanJam Chicago this year, don't miss dCS in the Maize Room. As well as the full Lina stack, today you can demo Bartók APEX and Rossini APEX paired with the Lina Master Clock and Headphone Amplifier. Test your own headphones, or choose from our extensive range, including brands...

Read in full at the dCS Edit Our series exploring key design and performance aspects of the Lina Headphone Amplifier continues with a look at linearity. Here, we explain why delivering excellent linearity was a core concern for the dCS design team, and the steps we took to achieve this...

dCS are offering the ultimate headfi experience at this year’s CanJam Chicago… Join us at The Hyatt Regency Schaumburg this Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th of June, where we’ll be exhibiting dCS Lina, Bartók Headphone DAC APEX & Rossini DAC APEX paired with the Lina Headphone Amplifier & Master...

We're bringing full dCS experience at this year’s High End Munich! High End Munich 2023 will be held over four days at MOC Veranstaltungscenter between Thursday 18th - Sunday 21st May. Experience dCS Lina and dCS Bartók APEX in Halle 1, Cabin C13. dCS Lina will also be available with Qobuz in...

In the first of a new series of articles, we examine the drive capabilities of the Lina Headphone Amplifier. Drive capabilities are a core consideration when creating amplifiers for both headphone and loudspeaker listening. On a basic level, an amp must be able to meet the power requirements...

🇸🇬 We had an incredible time at CanJam Singapore 2023 last weekend- thank you to all the attendees & exhibitors who made this year so special. The dCS team showcased the full Lina stack alongside the world’s top headphone products. A huge thank you goes out to our friends & partners, the...

Introducing, Revisiting: a dCS series exploring classic albums from decades past. In this edition, we reflect on a seminal house record that captured the euphoria of 1980s club culture. Revisiting: 808 State's 90 All musical genres have their heroes – creative pioneers and charismatic...

Lina is a new product series from dCS, designed to meet the unique needs of headphone listeners. Featuring a Network DAC, Headphone Amplifier and Master Clock, it reimagines the dCS experience for headphone users, and combines our world-leading audio technologies with new innovations developed...

dCS has been developing digital audio products for over 30 years - first for recording professionals, and now for music lovers around the world. Tomorrow we’re launching our latest innovation: a new product series purpose built for headphone listening. Through meticulous development, and close...