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- Page 1 Glossary of terms A ......................................2 B ......................................4 C ......................................5 D ......................................7 E......................................9 F......................................9 G ....................................... 10 H ....................................... 10 I ......................................10 J ......................................11 K ....................................... 12 L......................................15 M ....................................... 17 N ....................................... 19 O .......................................
- Page 2 Linn Tonearm. Introduced 1989. There have been 2 versions - Akito and Akito/2 Aktiv The Linn name for Active - refers to the products and the process required to upgrade the speaker Crossover from Passive to Active. The main difference is that a passive crossover is a basic circuit, which separates the music into, Bass &...
- Page 3 Dolby Pro-logic ©, Dolby Digital © and our own surround sound process – Limbik ©. Includes 5101 handset. AV5105 Linn AV Power amp. Introduced 1996. Styling is similar to the AV5103. Designed for use in an AV system but can also be used as a high quality Hi-Fi power amp.
- Page 4 Can be transferred over very long cable lengths with negligible loss of sound quality. (At Linn we used over 1 Km over of cable and the sound was almost as good at the end as it was at the start).
- Page 5 Linn wall bracket for solidly attaching loudspeakers to a wall. Adjustable for directionality. Bridge In some Linn CD players, the bridge is a bar, which goes over the top of the Mekk, holding the puck so that when CD rises into playing position, it is clamped in place.
- Page 6 Circuit Switch A Linn Knekt product - A switching box. Used in a Knekt system to automatically switch devices on, off etc (an example might be switching on amps, TV etc ) when the RCU is powered up. Can also be used to make and break connections (e.g.
- Page 7 ‘Thru-hole’ solder joint, other techniques are required for Surface Mount solder joints (see also Solder Wick) Dirak Linn power supply for the LK1 pre-amp. Took the place of the LK1 transformer but was contained in it’s own case, externally. A sound quality improvement, it smoothed and processed the mains supply. LK1s of any age could be converted to accept the Dirak using a Dirak Kit.
- Page 8 Dummy Load A device, which we at Linn use to take the place of a pair of speakers for the purpose of testing and checking power amps. It is, quite simply one or two resistors per channel (which add up to 4ohms or 8ohms) clamped...
- Page 9 Linn Tonearm. Introduced 1988. Currently our top of the range tonearm. Ekwal Linn centre channel loudspeaker for AV applications. Introduced in 2001, replaced the AV5120 in our product range. Improved on the AV5120 by incorporating improved drive units and the patented link-plate to...
- Page 10 Silicon which is then enclosed in a protective casing. On all Linn circuit boards except the Valhalla, IC’s are pre-fixed with the letter U, eg U122 Impedance Generally is a measure of the opposition to the flow of an alternating current, measured in ohms.
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Page 11: Integrated Amplifier
Short for ‘infra-red repeater’ A device which takes the electrical remote signal from the remote socket found at the back of many Linn products and converts it to infra-red light which can then be used to control products as if a remote control was aimed at them. Commonly used to control non-Linn products in a Knekt system. - Page 12 Jumper link A small shorting link used to short two parts of a circuit together. Linn have 2 different types: one is a very small jumper that is actually a small socket – it is fitted to protruding pins of a connector on a circuit board to short them together.
- Page 13 July 2001 Kairn-pro Linn pre-amp. Same as the Kairn except has no Phono input - has an extra Line-level input instead. Linn Loudspeaker - Introduced 1979, Discontinued 1993. Re-introduced 1998 as a budget speaker in black finish to compliment the Classik CD amp. In it’s original incarnation, there were 2 versions, Kan and Kan II, which was eventually succeeded by the Tukan.
- Page 14 Knekt A Linn brand - Multi-room HiFi distribution - The family of products designed and made by Linn which distribute high quality music signal from a number of sources (up to 16) in a central point to a number of rooms (up to 128).
- Page 15 (Karik) - The name for the PCAS 059 - the DAC board found inside early Kariks. Short for ‘Light Emitting Diode’ - an electronic device which lights up like a small bulb. In Linn products, has several applications such as power indicator on the facia of a product, display lettering/numbering (such as the Kairn display), trip indicators, power fail indicators etc.
- Page 16 Linn pre-amp. Our first pre-amp - introduced September 1985. Now discontinued Linn power amp. Our first power amp – introduced September 1985. There were, in a sense, 3 versions of this amp, the LK2 being the first. The LK2 is a 60 Watt per channel amp (into 8 ohms). It was succeeded by the LK275, a 75 watt version, which was then succeeded in turn by the LK280, an 80 watt version.
- Page 17 – Master and Slave (these are explained at ‘Master’ and ‘Slave’ below.) LP12 Short for Linn Sondek LP12 - Our first turntable - in fact it was the first Linn product – the product that launched the company. Currently is our only turntable. Introduced 1972.
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Page 18: Micro-Switch
Micro-Switch A general term meaning a small switch. In Linn terminology, this term is mainly (but not exclusively) used in reference to the small switches used in the original type of Karik Mekk (fitted to Kariks < ser/no: 6000). There were four fitted to this Mekk: one triggers when the drawer fully opens, one when the drawer fully closes, one when the Jack has fully risen and one when the Jack has fully lowered. - Page 19 Most commonly refers to the commercially available Linn Digital to Analogue converter unit, introduced 1991. Also refers to the “Numerik” D-A converter system pioneered by Linn. This is a professional standard D-A converter – used in the recording industry on many Linn Records recordings and those of other record labels.
- Page 20 (Universal term) - Stands for “Printed Circuit Board” - this is the universal name for an electronic circuit board but at Linn, this term refers more to a board which has not been fitted with components etc (see PCAS) PCI Musik Machine See Kivor A brand name - short for ‘Penn Engineering &...
- Page 21 Protection This is a mode designed into Linn Power Amps whereby the amp shuts down to protect itself if it is working too hard etc – known as ‘Going into Protection’. Also sometimes known as ‘Trip mode’ or ‘Tripping’. There are many reasons why this may happen - if it overheats, if there is a problem and too much current is being drawn, if there is a power supply problem etc etc.
- Page 22 See Phono Linn Knekt RCU - short for ‘Room control unit’. A small keypad / display unit which can be fitted in the wall or placed on a desk etc as preferred. This is the brains behind the Knekt system - one of these is required in...
- Page 23 A type of plug & socket used to make connections in a Knekt system. Roomamp Linn amp - part of the Knekt family of products. Contains a line Receiver and a power amp. Similar to a Direktor but the Roomamp requires a separate RCU.
- Page 24 Satellite room (see Knekt) Sekrit Linn Loudspeaker. Introduced 1994. Two versions are available - Sekrit In-wall and Sekrit on-wall. As the names suggest, the in-wall version is fitted inside the wall, with only the front baffle visible - these can also be fitted in ceilings or wherever.
- Page 25 Master mode is achieved by connecting the ‘Sync’ link from the ‘Sync’ socket on the Numerik to that on the Karik. See also ‘Lock’ Sleeve (Most Linn products) - Also sometimes known as a ‘wrap’ - this acts as the lid of a product, but usually also covers the sides and some of the underside. Slimline (Used in several Linn products) - a type of Switch Mode Power Supply, designed and built by Linn.
- Page 26 Spark Linn Spark - a separate power supply unit for the LK280 (but could equally be used with the LK2 or LK275). A sound quality improvement, it took the place of the LK280 transformer but sat separately from the LK280 in it’s own case - also smoothed and processed the Mains voltage.
- Page 27 Standalone At Linn, we use this term to refer to the version of a product which is not Sneaky; i.e. instead of being fitted inside another product (as in the Sneaky version) the Standalone version is housed in it’s own case. For example, Kudos/s is the sneaky version of the Kudos tuner and Kudos is the Standalone version.
- Page 28 Same as Bi-Amp except using 3 power amps to drive 3-way speakers (one amp for bass, one for mid, one for treble) Trikan A Linn centre-channel loudspeaker for AV applications. Introduced 2001. Trip A term used with reference to power amps - when a power amp goes into ‘Protection’ mode we say it has Tripped.
- Page 29 Same as Bi-wire except using 3 speaker cables connected to 3-way speakers (one cable for bass, one for mid, one for treble) Tukan Linn 2-way Loudspeakers. Introduced 1993, succeeded the KanII. Discontinued in 2000 and replaced by the Katan Tunboks...
- Page 30 Valhalla Linn power supply for the LP12 turntable, the middle of the three in the range - the other 2 being Basik and Lingo. This is a circuit board which is fitted inside the LP12, otherwise known as PCAS 022.
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