Better Music - Linn Digital Stream Players

Linn DS outperforms any CD player...

Quite simply, DS offers a far superior listening experience over any CD system; naturally, and with no moving parts. DS provides the convenience of soft media systems like mp3: vast choices, ease of selection and use, playlists, touch screen adaptability, and access to high quality lossless digital music formats. This is all available now to music lovers in reference digital stream quality... A quality approached by no other form of reproduction. Linn DS represents the absolute ultimate in precision music reproduction and engineering, the world’s first truly high performance digital stream music player. A level of performance not to be understated; Linn is proud to present it’s line of Digital Stream players...

The entire range of DS systems works over home networks; several computers or banks of attached storage can deliver music over simple network cable... All you need is a computer.

Linn’s approach to DS means to make integration as simple and comprehensive as possible; providing information on approved and tested hardware and software, making the choice of DS systems trial free. Pre-approved are rip software programs to capture every iota of information from your CDs, suitable network storage, hard drives, and routers.

Linn DS with Apple

Now to control your Linn DS system, you can readily use your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch using the UPnP PlugPlayer © application. Wirelessly control your DS system anywhere in range of your wireless network with full access to playlists, album artwork, volume control, and more.

The beautiful result is complete and true multi-room control of your Linn DS system that's familiar, as easy to use as iTunes, and already in your pocket! PlugPlayer allows you to select source and playback points, to control any DS system or networked Linn system in your home; all at just a touch.

Linn DS with Kinsky

Apple iPad © with PlugPlayer © and Linn DS

Linn Kinsky - DS Control Software

Now Linn DS works with Kinsky, the beautiful and powerful application for personal computers to control your DS system. Kinsky allows you to control your network sources and playback points, configure playlists, and browse your music library. Kinsky is a Linn-developed open-source application under the New BSD license. Kinsky is compatible with Linux, Mac OS X (BETA), and Windows operating systems; and supports touch-screen displays.

Linn Sneaky DS

It all began in 1998 when Linn introduced the world’s first high end network-able music storage and playback system: the Kivor. The Kivor was a unique idea at the time foreshadowing to the world that Linn would be a pioneer in the world of multi-room, digital stream, and network playback. Kivor allowed the storage of music and simultaneous playback in up to 128 different rooms of a networked home, hotel, or yacht.

As the evolutionary prototype for digital stream playback, Linn’s new idea was extremely advanced for its day, offering storage, ripping, distribution and playback from the trio called Kivor. The level of sound reproduction available in this system immediately showed the potential of digital stream playback and Linn went back to the drawing board to create DS, now offering a level of ease and quality eclipsing Kivor, and at a much lower price-point...

where it all began...

Linn Kivor