To be honest, a few hours before it was announced I was sure I'd jump on the bandwagon for something like that. It's just too bad DCS decided to double down on being a lifestyle brand instead of "only" a cutting edge Hi-fi company. The stack is clearly meant to be an aspirational product more than anything else. Too bad it doesn't look like one.I'd absolutely love to try the Lina.
I imagine after my Bartok review though they might be somewhat reluctant to lend me one
I have a friend who is planning to get the full stack though so hopefully I'll be able to borrow his if dCS says no.
It's basically an overpriced Bartok + Clock in an undersized package. I could maybe see the Headphone amp being interesting, however I can't go back to the M-scaler days and not have the flexibility and performance of Hqplayer.