FAQ-Installation

1 General Product installation
2 General Speaker installation
- 2.1 Subwoofer use in a Linn DS/DSM system
  - 2.1.1 Exaktbox Sub
  - 2.1.2 Non Exakt system
3 LAN/Network
4 Exakt systems
5 Volume \ Unity Gain options
- 5.1 Can I turn off the Volume control in the DSI or DSM to make them source only
6 Product Connection
7 Advanced installation
8 System Building
9 System Setup
10 Fault finding
11 Product feature summary

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.

Unpacking Information

Positioning Information

Structured Wiring information

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

General Networking

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.

Checking internet connection consistency

If your Radio keeps muting and you have a Windows PC you can check how good your connection is to the internet using PingPlot.
This will be installed on your PC and can be used to "ping" your streaming server. Pingplot can be downloaded from github and run from command line or Shortcut. E.g. BBC test

"C:\Program Files (x86)\PingPlot\pingplot.exe" -p -H bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net -n 1 -f BBC_ping

If you have the Uri of the Radio streaming service, you can use this to check its connection.
At the end of your test time hit CTRL-C and this will show you a time related graph of the internet latency found by your PC.

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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
Linn DS Products	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	2	0	1	1	0	0	2¹⁰	0	2	0
Akurate DS (>2010)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Akurate DS				1			0		4
Akurate DS/2							2¹⁰		2
Akurate DS/3							2¹⁰		2
Klimax DS	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Klimax DS/2							2¹⁰		1
Klimax DS/3							2¹⁰		1
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

Advanced installation

System Building

Connecting DS and Linn CD/Pre-Amps products

Linn DS in a Knekt system

System Setup

System design considerations

Structured wiring plans
Plan your Ethernet Network: Basics on Ethernet network design
- DS Budget System Setup
- DS Entry Level System Setup
- DS High End System Setup
- Multicast Filtering
- Network products that have been tried at Linn Products
Linn DS Radio
- TuneIn Radio Presets
DS Control Options
3rd party control systems

Fault finding

Basic checks of the Linn DS system

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