FAQs

1. Q1/ What is a DS player?
2. Q2/ Why does it sound better than the CD12?
3. Q3/ What makes the DS players “open”?
4. Q4/ How does music get onto a standard Ethernet network in the first place?
5. Q5/ How do I get my music onto a NAS?
6. Q6/ When I buys a new CD, how do I rip it onto the NAS?
7. Q7/ I download music from the Internet? Will downloaded music play on the DS players?
8. Q8/ Can my NAS be used by my other networked products, like other music players, or used for other purposes, like storing home videos?
9. Q9/ Should the my NAS be backed up?
10. Q10/ Does the NAS have to be in the same room as the DS player?
11. Q11/ What should I do if my CD collection is too big to fit on one NAS?
12. Q12/ Can I create a DS player multi-room system?
13. Q13/ Should I use wired or wireless Ethernet (Wi-Fi)?
14. Q14/ How should I control a DS player?
15. Q15/ Can other UPnPTM controllers operate the DS players?
16. Q16/ Can I save playlists that I create using the Linn GUI?
17. Q17/ What audio formats do the DS players support?
18. Q18/ Why does Linn recommend FLAC?
19. Q19/ Why doesn't the DS players support other audio formats (aac, wma, etc)?
20. Q20/ I already have lots of music stored on a hard drive. Do I have to transfer it to a NAS or can I use my existing PC / Mac hard drive?
21. Q21/ I already have a NAS running SlimServer, which I use with Squeezeboxes around my house. Can I also run TwonkyMedia or another UPnP server on the same NAS and access my music from a DS player in one room and Squeezeboxes in the other rooms?
22. Q22/ How do I set up a Computer Network?
23. Q23/ Where can I get training on Computer Networks and Ethernet systems?