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The Linn DS/DSM products do not have surround sound software to decode and playback  surround sound streams such as Dolby Digital, DTS etc. <br><br>
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The Linn DSM can only process multi-channel [http://docs.linn.co.uk/wiki/index.php/HDMI_Setup PCM surround audio via the HDMI connections], not the SPDIF/TOSLINK<br>
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=Connection diagram=
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[[Image:DSM Vs unity 5ch.jpg|Image:DSM_Vs_unity_5ch.jpg]]
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=LINN DS with Linn pre-amplifier and any surround processor=
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The <u>early</u> Linn DSM products do not have surround sound module  to decode and playback  surround sound streams such as Dolby Digital, DTS etc.<br>
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In later Linn DSM products, with HDMI2 switch boards, do have the option of the Linn Surround Module<br><br>
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With the Linn DSM products you can setup an input on the some Linn Preamplifers, (such as the Klimax Kontrol/new Akurate Kontrol) to be unity gain.
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This will allow you to select the surround processor in Kinsky/Kazoo and control the volume etc directly on the Surround processor
  
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).
 
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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.
 
 
[[Image:768px-Konfig_Source_Setup.jpg|right|230px|Konfig Source setup - click to enlarge]]
 
[[Image:768px-Konfig_Source_Setup.jpg|right|230px|Konfig Source setup - click to enlarge]]
On the Linn DSM product configured using [http://docs.linn.co.uk/wiki/index.php/Konfig_Manual Konfig]  to "pass-thro" the stereo audio without the using the Linn Preamplifier/DSI/DSM  Volume control.<br>
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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/Akurate Kontrol) to be unity gain.
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This allows the Surround processor volume control to control the volume on the front left and right speakers. This ability is called [http://docs.linn.co.uk/wiki/index.php/Unity_Gain Unity gain]
 
  
Also make sure that the '''Delay Mode''' is set to '''Direct''' on this source
 
  
[[Image:DSM Vs unity 5ch.jpg|Image:DSM_Vs_unity_5ch.jpg]]
 
  
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If you are using the LINN DSM as a HDMI switch which is then feeding the HDMI into a Surround processor before feeding the Front Left/Right analogue channels to the Linn DSM analogue inputs; Make sure that the Surround Mode is set to STEREO on the Linn DSM configuration. (In Surround mode: Surround NO audio is passed out of the HDMI OUT connector on the Linn DSM.
  
Note with Linn DSM products: <br>[[image:Startup-Mode.jpg‎ |250px|right ]]
 
# 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. <br><br>
 
# 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 [http://docs.linn.co.uk/wiki/index.php/HDMI_Setup Linn DSM products with HDMI connections]
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Latest revision as of 07:46, 18 October 2022

Connection diagram

Image:DSM_Vs_unity_5ch.jpg

LINN DS with Linn pre-amplifier and any surround processor

The early Linn DSM products do not have surround sound module to decode and playback surround sound streams such as Dolby Digital, DTS etc.
In later Linn DSM products, with HDMI2 switch boards, do have the option of the Linn Surround Module

With the Linn DSM products you can setup an input on the some Linn Preamplifers, (such as the Klimax Kontrol/new Akurate Kontrol) to be unity gain. This will allow you to select the surround processor in Kinsky/Kazoo and control the volume etc directly on the Surround processor

Konfig Source setup - click to enlarge

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/Akurate Kontrol) to be unity gain.




If you are using the LINN DSM as a HDMI switch which is then feeding the HDMI into a Surround processor before feeding the Front Left/Right analogue channels to the Linn DSM analogue inputs; Make sure that the Surround Mode is set to STEREO on the Linn DSM configuration. (In Surround mode: Surround NO audio is passed out of the HDMI OUT connector on the Linn DSM.