Glossary of Linn terms
A
- Aktiv
- Aktiv is a louspeaker crossover type. These are electronic crossover with a higher precision than passive crossovers. Alternatives available from Linn Products are Passive and Exakt.
- This is a group of world wide internet radio stations.
- Audio transformer
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- Audio transformer IsThis is to electrically isolate the audio feed from one product to another. Moe
- AUSKERRY
- The first in-built major Operating System/Firmware software version for Linn DS players.
B
- Bi-Amp
- These are two amplifiers per loudspeaker. Each power amplifier drives an independent speaker drive unit within the loudspeaker. This will allow the amplifier to output to the drive unit without any interference from any other speaker. You must make sure that loudspeaker bridgeing strips are removed.
- Bi-Wire
- A single amplfier will output to the loudspeaker using 2 cables. This will reduce audio distortion that can be caused by the loudspeaker cable resistance/impedance. You must make sure that loudspeaker bridgeing strips are removed.
- Similar to Tri-Wire, Quad-wire etc
- Bipolar (amplifier)
- Bipolar transistor amplifier.
- BUTE
- The second major in-built Operating System/Firmware software version for Linn DS players.
C
- CARA
- The third major in-built Operating System/Firmware software version for Linn DS players.
- CHAKRA
- This is a Class of power Amplfier. More information HERE
- Class A-B
- This is a Class of power Amplfier. More information HERE
- Class D
- This is a Class of power Amplfier. More information |HERE
D
- Davaar
- The fourth and current major inbuilt Operating System/Firmware software version installed in your Linn DS/DSM. This includes features of Multi-room audio and Exakt Technology
- Digital Volume control
- The volume is controlled in one processes wtih Space Optimisation
- Drive unit
- This is a speaker drive unit within a loudspeaker. This can be a "Woofer"/Bass, Mid or treble/tweeter speaker within the loudspeaker cabinet.
- DS/DSM
- This reference to the general products type of DS or DSM.
- Linn DS: This is a Media renderer or media player.
- Linn DSM: This is a Linn DS with the addition of Multimedia inputs. Typically HDMI, Analogue, Toslink and SPDIF input(s)
- The Linn is normally replaced with its family name, e.g.Klimax, Akurate..
E
- EXAKT
- Exakt Technology is the Linn technology for digital audio transfer between Linn products. This allow music to be transported with no loss in quality to loudspeakers, Digital to audio convertors and from analogue sources, such as Urika-II
- EXAKT cables
- Cables and terminations - Exakt cables
- EXAKT CROSSOVER
- Top level crossover from the passive or Aktiv alternatives. This is a digital crossover that deals with phase as well as frequency with an even higher precision compared to Aktiv.
- EXAKTBOX
- This is an electronic crossover that provides Line-Level, (RCA 2V RMS), audio channels to directly drive loudspeaker drive units bypassing their internal crossover.
- Recent software update allows to be used in Surround channel line-level feed to directly supply Surround Audio channels.
- EXAKTBOX-I
- Same as Exaktbox above, but also has Power Amplfier outputs.
- EXAKT-ONLY
- This describes products WITHOUT any analogue audio outputs. The only outputs are EXAKT-LINK and digital outputs e.g.Akurate System Hub and Klimax Exakt DSM.
- EXAKT-LINK
- Exakt link transport is the data cable that feeds the digital audio between Linn products.
- Eternally Aktiv
- Loudspeaker that have NO internal/passive crossover. The speaker drive units are wired directly to the terminal to be fed from an external crossover and power amplifiers.
- When a speaker is in this state DO NOT feed a full range signal into the loudspeaker as this can/will damage the loudspeaker drive units.
F
- FALLBACK
- FALLBACK is the state of a Linn DS/DSM when it is waiting/in process of doing a software update.
- Firmware
- Firmware is the operating system of a product.(Auskerry, Bute, Cara, Davaar...)
G
H
- HDMI
- HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) Linn DSM/HDMI support HDMI 1.4 and later products support HDMI 2.0.
- HUB
- This is the
Hub
for all inputs and output connections. Previous variations includeExakt DSM
I
- Internet Radio
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- Also known as TuneIn Radio
- ISOBARIK
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- The isobaric loading principle used by some Linn loudspeakers
J
K
- Katalyst
- This is the Technology used in the Katalyst DAC. More information can be found HERE
- Kazoo control software
- Linn DS/DSM control software to allow you to control the Linn DS from a PC, MacBook or Android/Apple tablet/phone.
- Kazoo server
- Kazoo Server is a UPnP Media Server to share music from your local collection and also works controlling Linn DS/DSM from Crestron and Control4
- Kontrol
- This is the Linn term for a Pre-amplifier.
L
- Linn DS/DSM
- This reference to the general products type of DS or DSM.
- Linn DS: This is a Media renderer or media player.
- Linn DSM: This is a Linn DS with the addition of Multimedia inputs. Typically HDMI, Analogue, Toslink and SPDIF input(s)
- The Linn is normally replaced with its family name, e.g.Klimax, Akurate..
M
- Media Server
- A Media Server commonly known as a UPnP media server, shares Music using UPnP protocol
- Manage systems
- Manage Systems will allow you to change the configuration of the your Linn DS/DSM via a web-page
- MM
- Moving Magnet turntable cartridge
- MC
- Moving Coil turntable cartridge
N
- Network Player
- The name used in the configuration software to describe a Linn DS/DSM.
O
- ORGANIK
- Organik DAC is a FGA DAC initially released on the Klimax DSM/3. Products with Organik DAC
- Open Source Software
- OSS is software where the source code is publically available.
P
- Passive
- Loudspeakers using internal crossovers.
- These Passive crossovers are typically large capacitors and inductors with large value tolerances. Music can be improvsd by bypassing these and using Aktiv or Exakt crossovers.
- PIN
- A PIN is a front panel button to allow shortcut to your favourite media.
- Playlist
- This is the list of tracks that are queued for playback on Linn DS/DSM.
- These tracks can be reselected/replayed by using the Linn DS/DSM front panel, Infra-red remote control & control software
Q
R
- Retired software
- Software that is no longer supported
- Ripping
- Ripping is CD ripping. Extracting the digital audio from a CD and creating digital music files for each track.
- REM 019
- Linn Remote control
- REM 020
- Linn Remote control
- REM 022
- Linn Remote control
S
- Series 3
- Family name for 301 & 302 loudspeakers
- Series 5
- Family name for 520 & 530 loudspeakers
- Single wired
- This is a single speaker cable going from one pair (positive & negative), of power amplifier to one pair of loudspeaker (Check Bi-wire, Bi-Amp, Tri-wire and Tri-wire....)
- Songcast
- Songcast is the sharing of the Music from one room to other rooms.
- Space Optimisation
- Here the Music not the room. Space Optimisation will process your room and remove the distortion, sometimes called "boominess" from your room.
- STANDBY
- The "Standby" button is actually a SLEEP state. If the Linn DS/DSM/HUB is placed into a full "Standby", this would kill the ethernet/Wifi connection and only allow you to bring out of Standby using front panel STANDBY button or possible IR handset. This would also take another 30seconds for the product to startup and play music
- Streamer
- This is an internal source (effectively a Linn DSM) within the Kustom DSM and shares its audio to Konfigured Zones.
- Streaming Services
- Streaming Services
- System HUB
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- This is the System
Hub
for all inputs and output connections. Previous variations includeExakt DSM
- This is the System
T
- Tri-Amp
- These are three amplifiers per loudspeaker. Each power amplifier drives an independent speaker drive unit within the loudspeaker. This will allow the amplifier to output to the drive unit without any interference from any other speaker. You must make sure that loudspeaker bridgeing strips are removed.
- Tri-Wire
- A single amplfier will output to the loudspeaker using 3pairs of cables. This will reduce audio distortion that can be caused by the loudspeaker cable resistance/impedance. You must make sure that loudspeaker bridgeing strips are removed.
U
- Unity Gain
- The term used in configuration software to turn OFF the voume control on an input. "What come in, goes out untouched". That is, any audio signal that comes in, is output with no volume control.
V
Volume offset
- This allows different external inputs on the Linn DSM to have different volume levels. A CD player may sound quite loud, but when you change to a turntable this may seem quiet when the Linn DSM is has the same volume setting. Adjust the volume offset allow you to change the effective volume level by some many steps when this input is selected.
W
- Wiring
- Structured Wiring - preparing/future proofing your home wiring]
X
Y
Z
- Zone volume
- Used with Songcast. If you have a group of rooms the volume can be controlled as a zone/group, or a as a sub-zone - single room.
