Akurate Exakt DSM
Contents
Getting Started
Product info
- Product Name: Akurate Exakt DSM (Variant 2014)
- Date of Introduction: APRIL 2014
- Replaced by the Akurate Exakt DSM/1 in Sept 2016
- Type: Integrated digital music player and preamplifier
Support
Latest software
Manuals
Network Setup
Back Panel
- MAINS INPUT - To connect to the mains electricity supply.
- FALLBACK - To put the device into Fallback mode (used when reprogramming).
- ETHERNET - To connect to a network.
- EXAKT LINK- To connect to Exakt compatible devices
- ANALOGUE INPUT 1 (XLR, line level) - To connect sources with balanced (XLR) outputs.
- ANALOGUE INPUTS 2&3 (RCA, phono/line level) - To connect a turntable or line level source with unbalanced (RCA) outputs*. (Default MC phono)
- PHONO GROUND - To connect to a turntable grounding terminal.
- ANALOGUE OUTPUTS - Not available
- ANALOGUE OUTPUTS - Not available
- DIGITAL INPUTS (Spdif) - To connect sources with Spdif (RCA) digital outputs.
- DIGITAL OUTPUT (Spdif) - To connect to an external DAC or computer that has an Spdif digital input.
- DIGITAL INPUTS (Toslink) - To connect sources with Toslink (optical) digital outputs.
- DIGITAL OUTPUT (Toslink) - To connect to an external DAC or computer that has a Toslink (optical) digital input.
- HDMI INPUTS - To connect sources with HDMI outputs.
- HDMI OUTPUT - To connect to a display device with HDMI inputs.
- EARTH GROUND - To connect to an earthing terminal if no mains earth is available or to join to the earths of other products in the system to improve performance in areas of poor/noisy electrical earth conditions.
* Input 3 is a configurable input, which is factory set as a moving coil phono input for connection to turntables. This can be changed by a Linn dealer to a moving magnet phono input or a line-level input.
LED Status
Each of the Exakt Link ports have two status LED's. The function of these LED's is given below:
|
LED |
OFF |
ON |
Flash / Blink |
| LED0 | Link Port Disabled | Link Port Enabled | n/a |
| LED1 | No Link | Product Discovered | Activity |
Front Panel Connections
The Akurate Exakt system has NO headphone socket on the front panel. If you wish to use headphones we would suggest using a headphone amplifier that can take either Toslink or SPDIF from the Akurate Exakt DSM Toslink/SPDIF outputs.
- MUTE BUTTON - Mutes/unmutes the audio
- VOLUME ADJUST BUTTONS - Changes the volume up/down
- SOURCE SELECT BUTTONS - Changes to the previous/next source
- SLEEP BUTTON - Brings the unit in/out of sleep mode
- FRONT PANEL DISPLAY
- POWER SWITCH- Switches the power on/off
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 pages
Exakt options
Exakt usage with the Akurate Exakt DSM can be found in Akurate_Exakt_System
Trouble shooting
Check Exakt trouble shooting
