Akurate DSM/S - Issues with my network?

[Lefreck]

(2011-12-04 13:10)MnM Wrote:  

Quote:(setup is default; I have nothing changed except the volume start that is now 85).

That doesn't sound right - 85 is very high! Are you going through an integrated amp with its own volume control? If so, it would be better to disable the volume control in the DS (this is equivalent to a setting of 80, which is unity gain) and use the volume on your integrated.

He got an Akurate DSM, so I presume the ADSM's output is connected to the power amps... but you're right: 85 is way high...

[senator1962]

(2011-12-04 13:10)MnM Wrote:  When you use the Playlist source and play music from the Asset library, there is indeed no further input from the control point. You could shut Kinsky down, or turn off the PC running Kinsky, and the DS will keep playing the playlist: the playlist is stored on your DS, and contains songs stored on the NAS, so the DS is only looking at the NAS when it plays those songs. If you use folder browsing, then any songs you put into the playlist will be served from Kinsky itself. Shut down Kinsky and the music will stop.

It's very unlikely you'd get these dropouts over a wired connection, so maybe this is happening: you have a playlist containing songs that are sourced from a mix of Asset and Folder. Any songs added to the playlist via Folder will be served by Kinsky, so will still be served over the wireless network, unless you plug the PC in.

That doesn't sound right - 85 is very high! Are you going through an integrated amp with its own volume control? If so, it would be better to disable the volume control in the DS (this is equivalent to a setting of 80, which is unity gain) and use the volume on your integrated.

MnM, Thanks for the advise.

With regards to the volume control: even at 85 it seems very silent, compared to my other sources. I have the DSM connected to an integrated Denon AVC-A1. The A1 however allows to adjust each source separately in terms of volume. Maybe I should try this option too.

And Thanks again for the tipps with the PC - I'll have this figured out soon.

Best regards, Dirk

[senator1962]

BTW, from what I have read in some older reviews of Linn, the DS should also be able to present the sampling rate in its display. Searching the forums (maybe I wasn't using the right wording) did not anything about. I understood that the older Akurate had an extra buttom but the DSM does not. I wasn't able to find anything in the setup or through the DSM's own web interface. Or does it not show the sampling rates when playing FLAC or WAV files?

Any help is appreciated. Thanks you.
Regards, Dirk

[Animal]

Disp button on the RC toggles between possible info shown on display.

Regards, Louis.

[PaulC Linn Staff]

(2011-12-06 07:12)senator1962 Wrote:  BTW, from what I have read in some older reviews of Linn, the DS should also be able to present the sampling rate in its display. Searching the forums (maybe I wasn't using the right wording) did not anything about. I understood that the older Akurate had an extra buttom but the DSM does not. I wasn't able to find anything in the setup or through the DSM's own web interface. Or does it not show the sampling rates when playing FLAC or WAV files?

Any help is appreciated. Thanks you.
Regards, Dirk

If you have an AK DSM then you will have the new style remote - when the music is playing press the i button (toggle it until it displays the sample rate)

Paul.

[murrays Linn Staff]

(2011-12-06 06:55)senator1962 Wrote:  

(2011-12-04 13:10)MnM Wrote:  When you use the Playlist source and play music from the Asset library, there is indeed no further input from the control point. You could shut Kinsky down, or turn off the PC running Kinsky, and the DS will keep playing the playlist: the playlist is stored on your DS, and contains songs stored on the NAS, so the DS is only looking at the NAS when it plays those songs. If you use folder browsing, then any songs you put into the playlist will be served from Kinsky itself. Shut down Kinsky and the music will stop.

It's very unlikely you'd get these dropouts over a wired connection, so maybe this is happening: you have a playlist containing songs that are sourced from a mix of Asset and Folder. Any songs added to the playlist via Folder will be served by Kinsky, so will still be served over the wireless network, unless you plug the PC in.

That doesn't sound right - 85 is very high! Are you going through an integrated amp with its own volume control? If so, it would be better to disable the volume control in the DS (this is equivalent to a setting of 80, which is unity gain) and use the volume on your integrated.

MnM, Thanks for the advise.

With regards to the volume control: even at 85 it seems very silent, compared to my other sources. I have the DSM connected to an integrated Denon AVC-A1. The A1 however allows to adjust each source separately in terms of volume. Maybe I should try this option too.

And Thanks again for the tipps with the PC - I'll have this figured out soon.

Best regards, Dirk

Hi Dirk

The ADSM has a passive attenuation stage after the digital volume control that defaults to -12dB. If you wish to use the ADSM as a line-level source then you should set the output attenuation to 0dB to maximise the signal level into the pre-amp. You should also set the startup volume to 80 for optimum performance. Values above 80 will result in increasing distortion and eventually hard clipping at volume 85.

Both of these settings can be changed in the 'Volume' tab in web Konfig.

[eamonnb Linn Staff]

(2011-11-30 18:27)senator1962 Wrote:  But it concerns me as I was supposed to setup an iPad as a "remote control". As it works on WLAN only I'm now confused whether I will experience similar issues? Is anybody here who is in the same situation (too many other networks around) but using the iPad without problems?
Thank you, Dirk

Hi Dirk

Firstly, we have always advised against using a wireless link between your music storage device and your DS to avoid customers experiencing the issues you have described.

Having a wireless link between a control point and the DS is acceptable and usable even when the wireless connection is poor because the control point doesn't need a continuous uninterrupted connection.

If you're music is stored on a wirelessly connected laptop, then the link between the music and the DS is wireless and you may get dropouts if the wireless connectivity is poor.

What's important is the location of the music storage device and how that is connected to the network, not the control point. So you would not get these issues with an iPad unless the music was stored on the iPad itself.

eamonn

[senator1962]

@all: Thank you for all your detailled know-how. Following your advise made me an even more happy client of Linn products. I did receive today a used Hush Technologies Silent PC (a great looking master piece that found its home in my HiFI rack) and now have Asset running on this PC while using my notebook with Kinsky just for remote control. Just listening to a download from Linn records in superior quality (192/24 FLAC): 2011 Intermission from Maeve O'Boyle - no more drop outs, just fantastic music - WOW

Nevertheless it seems a bit old fashioned that I have to use the RC separately just to change the display. Hope that this will come with some software soon because the RC is still in its original packaging and shall remain there - I am using a Logitech Touch Screen (Harmony) RC as this allows to have control on each component but just piece on the table. Hope that Logitech has already the completre code for the Linn.

Again, with your very friendly and superb comments I can listen to this music as the musician would be right in the same room -Excellent!

Kind regards, Dirk