Glossary of Linn terms

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A

AUSKERRY

This is the first in-built Operating System/Firmware software for Linn DS players.

B

BUTE

This is the second in-built Operating System/Firmware software for Linn DS players.

C

CARA

This is the third in-built Operating System/Firmware software for Linn DS players.

D

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..

Davaar

This the inbuilt Operating System/Firmware software installed in your Linn DS/DSM. This includes features of Multi-room audio and Exakt Technology

E

EXAKT

Exakt Technology is the Linn transports for digital audio. 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

F

Firmware

Firmware is the operating system of a product.

K

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 work with Crestron and Control4

Kinsky control software

Kinsky is an earlier version of control software that was replaced by Kazoo

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

N

Network Player=

The name used in the configuration software to describe a Linn DS/DSM.

S

Space Optimisation

Here the Music not the room. Space Optimisation will process your room and remove the distortion, sometimes called "boominess" from your room.