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Linn Sneaky DS (Silver or Black)
Linn Unik (Black or White) Bookshelf Speakers (PAIR)
20M of QED 79 Strand Speaker Cable
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At last, enjoy genuine audiophile performance from digital music around your home.
Key Features
Plays music stored on your hard-drive or NAS (Network Attached Storage)
Plays FLAC, WAV and MP3 audio formats with up to 24-bit / 192 kHz native sample rate
Access to SHOUTcast Internet radio
On-board volume control and power amplification (20 W)
Linn GUI (Graphical User Interface) software compatible with PC and UMPC (Ultra Mobile PC)
Standard Ethernet input for audio and control
Compatible with UPnP media servers and UPnP AV 1.0 control points
Can be positioned either horizontally or vertically
PC-based music players have considerable plus points - the simple connectivity, ease of use and fast access to your music collection. However, until now the audio performance has failed to inspire.
Sneaky Music DS means you no longer have to compromise performance for convenience. With an unrivalled hi-fi heritage, Sneaky Music DS combines genuine audiophile performance with all the convenience of a typical PC-based system, making it the perfect networked music solution.
Sneaky DS streams audio files from a central location and converts them to music. On-board pre- and power amplification makes it a compact and discreet unit. Simply connect it to your home network and add loudspeakers to enjoy unprecedented musical clarity from your digital music.
With your digital music collection stored in one place, ready to be heard at full quality, you wont miss a note. Enjoy your CD collection as never before. It also supports both the highest quality and most widely used download formats, as well as a wide range of Internet radio stations.
Whats more, you are entirely free to choose the control solution that best meets your requirements. Whether you use a touch screen, remote control, PC or even your mobile phone, youll get instant access to your entire music collection at the touch of a button.
Want to enjoy your digital music collection at the same superb quality throughout your home? Simply expand your system by adding a Sneaky Music DS and loudspeakers wherever you want to listen. You can even add Sneaky to other network music players already installed in your home, to create a mixed multi-room system.
Your entire music collection can of course still be accessed simultaneously and independently in any room within a multi-room system. You can even use the same controller for every room in your home.
Your Linn DS system can be kept up to date with the latest features and formats via a simple software upgrade.
Technical Specifications
Date of introduction: March 2008
Type: Network music player
Dimensions: (H) 44.5 mm x (W) 345 mm x (D) 274 mm
(H) 1.8 inches x (W) 13.6 inches x (D) 10.8 inches
(can be positioned horizontally or vertically)
Weight: 2.7 kg / 6 lb
Mains supply voltage: 100 120 V ac (±10%) 50 60 Hz
(auto ranging) 200 240 V ac (±10%) 50 60 Hz
Fuse: 250 V, T1.6 A (not user replaceable)
Power consumption Standby: 10 W
Power consumption Operational: 14 W
maximum continuous 120 W
Supported file type: s WAV, FLAC, MP3
Audio sample rates: 7.35 k, 8 k, 11.025 k, 12 k, 14.7 k, 16 k, 22.05 k, 24 k,
29.4 k, 32 k, 44.1 k, 48 k, 88.2 k, 96 k, 176.4 k, 192 k
Word depths: 16 24 bits
Ethernet interface: 100Base-T RJ45
Control protocol: Compatible with UPnP media servers,
UPnP AV 1.0 control points
Local control: RS232 x 2 RJ11
Remote controllable (handset not supplied)
Connector types :
optical digital output TOSLINK
coaxial digital output RCA phono
line outputs RCA phono
speaker outputs Inverted safety 4 mm BFA sockets
Output impedance:
line outputs 300 Ω
speaker outputs 0.06 Ω
Output voltage :
line outputs 2.8 V peak, 2 V rms (0 dBFS)
speaker outputs 15 V peak, 10 V rms (0 dBFS, 16.6 dB gain, vol. 79)
Output offset :
line outputs < 2 mV
speaker outputs < 3 Mv
Signal to noise ratio :
line outputs Better than -120 dB
Channel balance: Better than +/- 0.2 dB
Channel separation:
line outputs Better than -120 dB
speaker outputs Better than -100 dB
Gain range: -80 dB to +20 dB
Gain resolution: 1 dB
Unity gain volume: 0 dB = volume 80
Dynamic range: 120 dB
Damping factor: 67
Signal level for clipping: 415 mV rms (0 dBFS, +16.6 dB gain, vol. 79)
Harmonic distortion: < 0.03% at 1 kHz at 10 W
Load tolerance: Unconditionally stable into all loudspeaker loads
Frequency response:
pre-amp 2.5 Hz 170 kHz (-3 dB)
power amp 2.5 Hz 48 kHz (-3 dB)
Speaker output voltage: 15 V peak
Speaker output power: 20 W into 4 Ω
Warranty:
2 year full Warranty + 3 years parts only warranty if product is regisitered with Linn Products within 30days of purchase.
Linn are currently making all products to order, therefore please allow an additional 5 working days on top of our standard delivery terms
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