Wiring and configuration of Linn DS with Surround Processor
The Linn DS/DSM products do not have surround sound software to decode and playback surround sound streams such as Dolby Digital, DTS etc.
The Linn DSM can only process multi-channel PCM surround audio via the HDMI connections, not the SPDIF/TOSLINK
If you are using analogue video (SCART/Composite/RGB etc) surround processors, the surround audio is only available via SPDIF/TOSLINK. These connections do not support Multi-channel PCM audio, (this is the only surround format that the Linn DSM products can process).
The solution is to set the Linn DSM to have a unity gain input or if you are using a linn DS products you can setup an input on the some Linn Preamplifers, (such as the Klimax Kontrol/new Akurate Kontrol) to be unity gain.
On the Linn DSM product configured using Konfig to "pass-thro" the stereo audio without the using the Linn Preamplifier/DSI/DSM Volume control.
This allows the Surround processor volume control to control the volume on the front left and right speakers. This ability is called Unity gain
Also make sure that the Delay Mode is set to Direct on this source
Note with Linn DSM products:
- The Linn DSM will have no control over the Kisto/Kinos so we advise that the startup source on Linn DSM is enabled and set to the analogue input to which the Kisto/Kinos audio outputs are connected into.
- Exakt processing will delay the audio to the speakers. We would suggest making the front left/right channel distance to be the largest possible (28ft, 8.5M) and all other speakers set to (0ft, 0M)
The alternative is using Linn DSM products with HDMI connections
