Wiring and configuration of Linn DS with Surround Processor

Connection diagram

LINN DS with Linn pre-amplifier and any surround processor

The early Linn DSM products do not have a surround sound module to decode and playback surround sound streams such as Dolby Digital, DTS etc.
In later Linn DSM products, with HDMI2 switch modules, do have the option of the Linn Surround Module

With the Linn DSM products you can set up an input on some Linn Preamplifiers, (such as the Klimax Kontrol/new Akurate Kontrol) to be unity gain. This will allow you to select the surround processor in Kinsky/Kazoo and control the volume etc directly on the Surround processor

The solution is to set the Linn DSM to have a unity gain input or if you are using a Linn DS products you can set up an input on some Linn Preamplifiers, (such as the Klimax Kontrol/Akurate Kontrol) to be unity gain.

If you are using the LINN DSM as a HDMI switch which is then feeding the HDMI into a Surround processor before feeding the Front Left/Right analogue channels to the Linn DSM analogue inputs; Make sure that the Surround Mode is set to STEREO on the Linn DSM configuration. (In Surround mode: Surround, NO audio is passed out of the HDMI OUT connector on the Linn DSM.

If you are using Exakt speakers, or Selekt DSM cartridges, by nature of digital crossover processing, this will introduce a delay of approx 60mS. To resolve this, if the system is to make the Exakt speakers/Selekt DSM cartridges, at the largest distance allowed, 60ft/18M is best, and make all other speakers are a position of 0 ft/M.