LINN Klimax DS
LINN Klimax DS
€20,180.00
Klimax DS was Linn’s first DS player and is still the reference by which other separate network music players are judged.
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LINN Klimax DSM
Klimax DSM integrates the outstanding streaming performance of Klimax DS with a digital and analogue pre-amp, ensuring you hear the best from any audio source connected.
Description
- Plays digital music over a standard Ethernet network
- Streams internet radio, podcasts and ‘listen again’ broadcasts
- Decodes FLAC, WAV, Apple Lossless (ALAC), MP3, WMA, AIFF, AAC and OGG audio formats with up to 24-bit 192 kHz native sample rate
- Plays computer audio via Linn Songcast app e.g. iTunes, YouTube, Spotify, BBC iPlayer
- Integrates with Tidal’s lossless streaming service
- Space Optimisation technology built in
- Songcast support allows synchronised playback of audio around the home
- Balanced (XLR) and unbalanced (RCA) outputs
- Exakt-ready with 2 Exakt Link connections
- Linn Dynamik Switch Mode Power Supply (SMPS)
- Acoustic enclosure machined from a single billet of aluminium
- Compatible with UPnP™ media servers and UPnP™ AV 1.0 control points
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