Glossary of Linn terms

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A

Aktiv

Speaker crossover type. Alternatives available from Linn Products are Passive and Exakt.

AUSKERRY

The first in-built major Operating System/Firmware software version for Linn DS players.

B

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.

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

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

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

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

EXAKT-LINK

Exakt link transport is the data cable that feeds the digital audio between Linn products. T

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.

I

Internet Radio

Also known as TuneIn Radio

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

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.

O

Open Source Software

OSS is software where the source code is publically available.

P

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

R

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 5

Family name for 520 & 530 loudspeakers

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.

T

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.

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.

W

Wiring

Structured Wiring - preparing/future proofing your home wiring]

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.