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Revision as of 10:35, 15 October 2018
Contents
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.
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.
As this is an Exakt speaker the initial setup must be performed with a Local Area Network that has Internet access. Otherwise Konfig cannot set the speaker channel, Speaker profile and Space Optimisation of these products
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.
LAN/Network
Networking components
For a list of some network components you can try, check HERE
Changing to a new router the Linn DS will no longer connect
Some new routers, such as Talk Talk, have network sockets that only support 1000-BaseT connections. Linn DS products support a maximum 100-BaseT connection.
Your PC laptop will work on this router socket as your PC will support 10/100/1000-BaseT connections. The simple solution or test is to add a low-cost network switch that supports 10/100/1000 Base-T connections, such as a Netgear GS205, between the router and the DS.
If you are using a BT Home Hub your BT Smart Hub is automatically set to Mode 1. This can cause some connectivity issue due to "Power saving" mode. We suggest that this is set to Wireless Mode 3
Fritzbox not seeing the Linn DS/DSM products
Fritzbox reported having issues with Apple broadcasts and losing connections. This appear to be due to the Fritzbox monitoring the LAN sockets and shutting down anything that is not active and going into Green (power saving) mode. The manufacturer has reported the following fix: 1. Open a web browser and enter "fritz.box" into the address bar to open the router's configuration page 2. Go in to advanced/expert mode, rather than Wizard mode 3. Go to the "System > Energy Monitor > Settings" pane 4. Set the LAN port that the DS is plugged into to be "always active" 5. Click the "Apply" button
TECHNICOLOR TG799 not seeing Linn DS/DSM products
Technicolor firmware V18.1 does not see any Linn DS/DSM products. We suspect that your Internet Service Provider has recently upgraded your Router from V17.1 to V18.1. Please contact your ISP and get them to revert the Technicolor Router back to Firmware V17.1
MESH networks
- Because of their nature mesh network, they can "pass-through" the network data adding latency to the data packets each time. As the Linn DS/DSM discovery is using UPnP protocol this latency may cause the loss of Linn DS/DSM discovery.
- Please make sure that your MESH network can support UPnP and mDSN discovery to find the Linn DS/DSM products.
Exakt systems
Exakt system not working or powering up
Check HERE for points to check if your Exakt system is not working.
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 | |
Volume \ Unity Gain options
Can I turn off the Volume control in the DSI or DSM to make them source only
Yes in Konfig Volume options give you the full line level volume out. However this will disable the internal power amplifier for obvious reasons (No volume control)
Note: If you turn off the volume control this will also DISABLE any Exakt speaker or Exaktboxes that are connected to this Linn DSM.
Product Connection
What Linn PreAmplifiers can the DS products control?
Bute, Cara and Davaar software can control:-
- Klimax Kontrol
- Akurate Kontrol
- Majik Kontrol
- Majik-I
- Kinos
- Kisto
- Unidisk SC
- Classik Movie (from 2006 manufacture)
- Classik Music (from 2008 manufacture)
Some of these products may need their software updated to allow the DS products to control them.
Earlier Linn pre-amplifiers cannot be controlled by the DS products.
An Exotik+DA which has been updated to run Akurate Kontrol firmware can be controlled in the same way as an Akurate Kontrol. An Exotik (non-DA) may respond to on/off commands but not volume or source if identified as a Klimax Kontrol, but this is not an officially supported feature.
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 | |||||||||||||
