Not so fat head
1000+ Head-Fier
Nice packaging job! Nicely mirrored with the boards..
I used to rebuild very high end cassette decks, Naks, Sony ES (when ES meant something), Pioneer Elite...etc...
Nice packaging job! Nicely mirrored with the boards..
I would love to listen to a Weiss.I respect dCS and what they are doing for the headphone space.
If you don't like it fine, that's not my problem. If it's above your price threshold then that's fine too. But please don't ruin it for the rest of us.
I listened to a dCS Lina DAC. It was fantastic. It was also very pricey. For three thousand dollars less I decided to go with Weiss.
But the Lina DAC is an outstanding DAC!
I ordered a Weiss DAC501- 4Ch. I will meet Daniel Weiss in-person in Zurich this coming week and I'll take possession in-person.
I decided on Weiss this time but next time I could very well go with dCS. I like to keep an open-mind.
I agree. I would like a comparison of Lina to Bartoc and Lina dac plus clock to Rossini and then Rossini Apex ( if it was close to the non Apex Rossini ). Seems to be allot of non-information.Same. Surprisingly none of the reviews does a comparison with bartok 2.0
Thanks. I can see old reviews where reviewer crapping bartok being mellow etc. But the same person reviewing Lina DAC component only saying best DAC they have heard. Saw few reviews with similar theme. Confused did 2.0 bring Bartok ahead of Dave and others suddenly or Lina DAC is superior than Bartok.dCS may be trying to keep the two lines distinct and not have lots of comparisons between them. Just an idea.
What I’ve heard is that the Lina HPA has more power than the Bartok so it’s better at driving some headphones, but otherwise it sounds very similar. It’s still going to be the same Ring DAC.
exactly Many people say Lina is the bestThanks. I can see old reviews where reviewer crapping bartok being mellow etc. But the same person reviewing Lina DAC component only saying best DAC they have heard. Saw few reviews with similar theme. Confused did 2.0 bring Bartok ahead of Dave and others suddenly or Lina DAC is superior than Bartok.
I have the Bartok and don't use any form of crossfeed, but preferred Expanse when I was experimenting with it.I have to say, Lina is a great dac, if:
1. You use C crossfeed , not Expanse. It's absolutely horrible.
2. You use DXD not DSD upsampling. Sounds super soft and veiled.
Expanse sounds really artificial to me. I much prefer the normal crossfeed. Massive difference with the Oor with XLR vs SE.I have the Bartok and don't use any form of crossfeed, but preferred Expanse when I was experimenting with it.
I use the Elite with the Bartok and last night I switched go the balanced XLR cable from unbalanced and it was a nice improvement.
As an amp, have you compared the Lina amp to the Ferrum combo using the same DAC?