Lindemann Limetree NETWORK II and BRIDGE II
LINDEMANN LIMETREE NETWORK II AND BRIDGE II NETWORK PLAYERS
German brand Lindemann has launched their new, updated network players, the Lindemann Limetree NETWORK II and BRIDGE II.
The second generation of the Lindemann Limetree BRIDGE and NETWORK network players is now equipped with new and better hardware.
LINDEMANN LIMETREE NETWORK II AND BRIDGE II NETWORK PLAYERS
The Lindemann Limetree BRIDGE II has been optimized, the NETWORK II has been revised in every respect, regarding features, ease of use, and sound.
Future improvements to the software including the app and firmware (for example for new streaming services) will be applied equally to both generations.
LINDEMAN LIMETREE NETWORK II
The DAC and analogue output stage are newly developed. The Limetree NETWORK II features an ES9038 Sabre DAC which is ultra high resolution with integrated DPLL and SRC for jitter elimination. It has a MEMS femto-clock with < 500 fs clock jitter. There is a high-quality analogue level control for low noise level. HF intermodulation of the converter module is attenuated together with the volume. The headphone amplifier with high output current, low distortion and high damping factor, drives headphones from 16 to 300 ohms.
IR remote control is included for volume, mute and track selection. Plus CD player operation is possible with an external CD-ROM drive.
The integrated preamp has a separate volume control for headphone and line output. Each output will remember its last volume setting. The balance control has a +/- 6 dB setting range (in 1 dB steps). The headphone volume has an ideal gain range: 0 dB / + 12 dB which is useful for even low sensitivity headphones.
Additional app settings include seven different oversampling filters, balance +/- 6 dB, headphone output low/high and LED brightness low/high.
Price is 995€
LINDEMANN LIMETREE BRIDGE II
The Lindemann Linetree BRIDGE II has several updated functions. The sample-rate limit of the output is now adjustable in three steps: 48 kHz / 96 kHz / 192 kHz.
There are two re-sampling modes: Native and Up-sampling. With Native the input sample-rate is not changed or (depending on the selected maximum sample-rate) divided by 2 or 4. With Up-sampling the input sample-rate is upscaled to the highest possible value, i.e. multiplied by 1, 2 or 4.
The support of DSD data has been ceased. If a conversion of DSD files into PCM is wanted, it should be done already using the playback software, e.g. Roon, Audirvana, J.River etc.
Price is 795€
