FAQ-Installation

General Product installation

Please read the following carefully before installing the unit in your system – your unit may need to be reconfigured by your Linn retailer.

• Unpacking Information

• Positioning Information

• Structured Wiring information

For further assistance, try our customer support page

General Speaker installation

We recommend that your Linn loudspeakers are unpacked, installed and adjusted by an authorised Linn retailer. To get the best from your Linn loudspeakers, it is important that they are positioned and levelled correctly.

Please note, in order to achieve the very best from your Linn loudspeakers, some adjustment may be required after positioning, levelling and connecting. See the Fine adjustment section.

Subwoofer use in a Linn DS/DSM system

Exaktbox Sub

The Exaktbox Sub can only be used with Exakt speakers/Exaktbox(es).
If you only have speakers connected via analogue connections to the Linn DS/DS and try and also use the Exaktbox sub Config will only allow you to setup Space Optimisation+ on the Exaktbox Sub. You will not be able to use Space Optimisation on the analogue outputs with an Exaktbox and or Exakt speaker connected.

Non Exakt system

In Space Optimisation > Room Setup you can add "Additional Subwoofers"
This will allow you to add subwoofers into the Room and position them within the room. You can then Optimise and adjust the Room modes accordingly.

General Exakt system installation

Exakt DSM with Akurate/Klimax 350 speakers

Linn Speakers (Pair)	Speaker changes	Klimax Exakt Tunebox Qty	Power Amplifier Qty	XLR cable to Speaker Qty	Notes
Klimax 350 Exakt	None	Exakt Tunebox not required
Klimax 350A	350 EXT UPG	Exakt Tunebox not required with upgrade
Klimax 350 option1	350 EXT UPG	Exakt Tunebox not required with upgrade
Klimax 350 option2	Convert to externally Aktiv and change internal circuit board	2	8	2
Artikulate 350A	350 EXT UPG	Exakt Tunebox not required with upgrade
Artikulate 350 option1	350 EXT UPG	Exakt Tunebox not required with upgrade
Artikulate 350 option2	Convert to externally Aktiv and change internal circuit board	2	8	2
Komri Aktiv	none	2	8	2
Komri Passive	Internal Xover change to Aktiv	2	8	2

Product Connection

Linn DS player

Linn DS Player connections

Linn DS Products	Audio Outputs (L+R)								Communications
	Phono/ RCA1	XLR1	TOSLINK	SPDIF	Head phone	HDMI	EXAKT-LINK	Speaker (W-RMS)	RS232 (Proxy)	RC5 Acc5
Sneaky DS	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	2x20W2	2	1
Sekrit DS	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	2x20W2	2	1
Majik DS	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
Majik DS/2							210
Akurate DS (>2010)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Akurate DS				1
Akurate DS/2							210		2
Akurate DS/3
Klimax DS	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Klimax DS/2							210		1
Klimax DS/3
Renew DS	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Akurate Renew DS	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0

Note:
¹ All these Analogue outputs are Line level or Volume control with the Konfig - Volume Control option
² Output is either volume controlled or OFF
⁵ For use with Basik3/Basik3-IR Room Control Units
¹⁰ Exakt-link audio delayed by approx 45mS compared to analogue/SPDIF/TOSLINK outputs. When the volume control is turned off in Konfig, the Exakt-link sockets are disabled

Linn DSI/DSM connection

Linn DSI/DSM connections

Linn Products	Inputs (L+R)						Outputs (L+R)									Comms
	Phono /RCA	XLR	Toslink8	SPDIF8	3.5 mm jack	HDMI	Phono /RCA1	XLR XLR1	Exakt12	Toslink9	SPDIF9	Head phone	HDMI	Analog Record	Speaker (W-RMS)2	RS232 (Proxy)	RC5 Acc5
Kiko	1	0	1	1	1	3off HMDI 1.3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2x 50W3	0	0
Sneaky DSM	1	0	1	1	0	3off HMDI 1.3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2x33W or 4x33W7	0	0
Sekrit DS-I	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2x 70W	1	1
Sekrit DSM	1	0	1	1	0	3off HMDI 1.3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2X50W or 4x33W4	0	1
Majik DSI/DSM (Non HDMI)	46	0	3	3	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	2x 90W	1	0
Majik DSM (HDMI)						4off HDMI 1.4							1			0	0
Majik DSM/2							111		2
Majik DSM/3						4off HDMI 2.0							1 + ARC
Selekt DSM	2xLine 1xMC 1xMM	0	2	2/1 13	0	0	?14	?14	2	0	0/113	0	ARC ONLY	0	?14	0	0
Akurate DSM	26	1	3	3	1	4off HDMI 1.4	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Akurate DSM/1									4
Akurate DSM/2						4off HDMI 2.0							1 + ARC
Akurate DSM/3
Akurate Exakt DSM						4off HDMI 1.4	0					0	1
Akurate Exakt DSM/1						4off HDMI 2.0							1 + ARC
Akurate System HUB
Klimax DSM	0	1	2	2	0	3off HDMI 1.4	Either RCA or XLR		0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Klimax DSM/1				1					2
Klimax DSM/2				1/013		3off HDMI 2.0					1/013		1 + ARC
Klimax Exakt DSM	1			2		3off HDMI 1.4	0		4		0		1
Klimax Exakt DSM/1						3off HDMI 1.4							1 + ARC
Klimax System HUB

Note:
¹ All these Analogue outputs are Line level or Volume control with the Konfig - Volume Control option
² Output is either volume controlled or OFF
³ Kiko has Aktiv speaker output, this is a separate power amplifier per speaker drive (2off driver units per Kiko speaker) giving a total of 50W per channel
⁴ The Sekrit DSM can be configured as bridge or single ended. This can drive, in stereo with common volume control, either 4off speakers with 33W/4R RMS power each or 2off speakers with 50W/8R RMS each.
⁵ For use with Basik3/Basik3-IR Room Control Units
⁶ One input can be configured for use with Turntable.

Line Level / Moving Magnet [Majik-factory set] / Moving Coil (Akurate-Factory set]) refer to dealer for options

⁷ The Sneaky DSM can be only configured as single ended. This can drive, in stereo with common volume control, either 4off speakers with 33W RMS power each,(for Bi-Amping), or 2off speakers with 33W RMS each.
⁸ Maximum input sample rate 96KHz (Stereo PCM)
⁹ Maximum output sample rate 192KHz (Stereo PCM)(However the official specification for TOSLINK/SPDIF is 96kHz so check your digital receiver can take up to 192K data stream)
¹¹ PRE-OUT can be make POWER Amplfier input for use as additional amplifier for ExaktBoxes. Konfigurable in Konfig
¹² Exakt-Link

• Exakt-Link output are delayed by approx 45mS compared to Analogue/Toslink/SPDIF outputs.
• When the volume control is disabled, the Exakt-link sockets are disabled
  
• Exakt-Link can also be used as an input with products such as the Urika II
  

¹³ Can be configured in Konfig application to change the Default SPDIF Input a SPDIF output
¹⁴ This can change depending on the Module(s) installed in the Selekt DSM

Product feature summary

Linn DS features

Function	Sneaky DS	Majik DS	Akurate DS(>2010)	Akurate DS	Klimax DS	Renew DS	Akurate Renew DS
Local Playlists	✓
Shared Playlists	✓
Songcast share	✓
Internet Radio	✓
Unity Gain on all external inputs	Not applicable (source only product)
Basik3 RCU operation	✓	X
Proxy Linn CD control	✓
Proxy Linn Preamp control	✓
Surround options	Stereo output
Tidal	✓
Qobuz	✓
Calm Radio	✓
Spotify	✓
Roon	✓
HDMI pass-thru	Not applicable (source only product)

Linn DSI/DSM features

Function	Kiko	Sneaky DSM	Sekrit DSI	Sekrit DSM	Majik DSI/ DSM (non-HDMI)	Majik DSM/1	Majik DSM/2	Majik DSM/3	Akurate DSM	Akurate DSM/1, & Exakt	Akurate DSM/2, /3, & Exakt/1	Klimax DSM	Klimax DSM/1 & Exakt	Klimax DSM/2 & Exakt/2
Local Playlists	✓
Songcast share	✓
Internet Radio	✓
Tidal	✓
Qobuz	✓
Calm Radio	✓
Spotify	✓
Roon	✓
Unity Gain on all external inputs	✓
HDMI	1.4		No HDMI	1.4	No HDMI	1.4		2.0	1.4		2.0	1.4		2.0
Exakt	X						✓		X	✓		X	✓
Surround options	Stereo output						Stereo or PCM Surround output via HDMI		Stereo output	Stereo or PCM Surround output via HDMI		Stereo output	Stereo or PCM Surround output via HDMI
Basik3 RCU operation	X		✓		X
Proxy Linn CD control	X		✓	X
Proxy Linn Preamp control	X