Configuration - Stack Audio LINK II User Manual

To the left of the USB Out (9) is a toggle switch (7). This toggle switch is used to off the power
going down the USB cable. USB cables consist of both a power line and data line. By switching of
the power, it helps prevent cross talk potentially improving audio performance.
If the toggle switch is down the power is on and If the toggle switch is up the power is off.
Our experience is that most DACs require the USB power feet. The best way to find out is to try
it. If you don't hear music your DAC requires the power from the USB cable and the toggle
switch needs to be down.
2.4 Connecting to music sources
The LINK can be connected directly to a PC or laptop or it can be connected to a home network
with an Ethernet cable. It can also stream music from USB flash disks and drives.
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USB connection to PC or laptop
This should be done via the USB Type B input on the rear panel (13), marked DETOX Input on the
baseplate. When the USB Detox Switch (5) on the front panel is activated this cleans up the
signal from the PC or laptop removing digital noise before passing it through to the DAC. The
Detox LED (4) shows blue when the Detox circuitry is activated. To de-activate the Detox when
reverting to network streaming, press the Detox Switch (5) again.
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Home Servers, NAS Drives and Router
Connection to music libraries held on home servers, NAS drives and internet-based streaming
services. Where possible we recommend a wired Ethernet connection as described in the
Network Connections section above.
2.5 Connecting to music sources
The LINK can be connected to a home network either by a wired or wireless connection. For a
wired connection attach an Ethernet cable from your router to the LINK's Ethernet port. You
need to connect the LINK to a wired Ethernet connection before configuring it wirelessly (for
wireless set up refer to page 9).
Please note For a wireless connection ensure the supplied antenna is attached to the connector
(14) on the rear panel.

3. Configuration

To configure the LINK you need to access the LINK's web interface.
To get started type into your web browser
You can also access the LINKs web interface through Roon
http://sa-link to access the web interface.
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