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July 2001

AC-3 ©

Otherwise known as ‘Dolby Digital’©, a Surround Sound system designed by Dolby which is incorporated in

the AV5103. A digital system in which, for the full effect, 5 speakers are used - front left & right; front centre

and rear left and right for surround sound effect. See also Pro-logic ©, DTS ©

Active

See Aktiv

Akito

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 & Treble or Bass, Mid & Treble (depending on the speaker used). Passive crossovers

require to use some of the music signal to supply them with power.

Aktiv crossovers perform the same basic task, but much more precisely and controlled. Linn Aktivs either

(historically) come in their own box with their own power supply or (currently) come as boards which are

fitted inside power amps or inside the Tunebox using the power supply of the product into which they are

fitted. They can be adjusted more accurately to suit the room in which the speakers are used, they adjust the

timing of the music to compensate for the inherent limitations of the mechanics of speakers, since they have

their own power supply, they require no power from the music signal, freeing up the music signal to purely

play music. Aktiv configuration generally sounds much better than passive.

Arkiv

A Linn Moving coil cartridge. Introduced 1992. There have been two versions - Arkiv and Arkiv-B (also known

as ‘New Arkiv’) - currently our top of the range cartridge.

Universal term - Short for ‘Audio visual’ - Refers to Surround Sound systems, which are based around

providing high quality sound track and audio effects for a visual medium (e.g. TV, video, DVD). Also known

as Home Theatre Systems

AV51 range

The Linn family of AV products are usually prefixed with AV51 (e.g. Linn AV5103). The range has styling,

which is distinct from our Hi-Fi range, but the AV products are designed primarily as high quality HiFi

components and are of a specification such that they can be supplied as Stereo Hi-Fi products.

AV5101

Linn Programmable remote control - Arrives pre-programmed with Linn remote codes so can be used with no

programming, if required only for use with Linn products. It can also be programmed with remote codes for

almost all the customer’s other non-Linn devices so that one handset can, in most situations, be used to

control all products. Supplied as standard with the AV5103 and Sondek CD12

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