Such a tease!......Don't leave us hangin', what's the album?
I would be delighted if Linn could arrrange this. It would be a massive upgrade in surround sound quality with more streamlined control and less clutter from extra kit.My only complaint on a NAS is I can’t get linn to play 5.1 from a network source only via HDMI which is a pain
I did ask them through my dealer a couple of years ago. Their response was that I was the only person who ever asked about it. I got the impression that they didn't fully understand the question. More recently, I asked them again though their Helpline Suggestions. They didn't answer so I guess that it's very low in the priorities.
It is strange that a relatively inexpensive Blu-ray player or an Intel NUC with Roon ROCK can do this, but a top of the range Linn streamer can't. Makes no sense to me. Particularly as Linn have been pushing Exakt Surround.
I think Qobuz are missing a trick, too. They can do 5.1 surround, but only have a few titles available.
I did look into this a little. My QNAP has an HDMI output. It seems that a bit of software on the QNAP end could emulate a Blu-ray player. The DSM would be none the wiser.I would be delighted if Linn could arrrange this. It would be a massive upgrade in surround sound quality with more streamlined control and less clutter from extra kit.
I did ask them through my dealer a couple of years ago. Their response was that I was the only person who ever asked about it. I got the impression that they didn't fully understand the question. More recently, I asked them again though their Helpline Suggestions. They didn't answer so I guess that it's very low in the priorities.
It is strange that a relatively inexpensive Blu-ray player or an Intel NUC with Roon ROCK can do this, but a top of the range Linn streamer can't. Makes no sense to me. Particularly as Linn have been pushing Exakt Surround.
I think Qobuz are missing a trick, too. They can do 5.1 surround, but only have a few titles available.
Thanks for this. Unfortunately, not in the USA.
To throw in my repetitive two cents to the question on NAS vs streaming services, with the same album version, be it over Tidal or Spotify, tested blind, I can't tell the difference between internet and NAS. So it's all down to the recording.
5.1 in all it's guises is not an open source codec. Linn have never wanted to license anything from anyone for their players. Formats come and go, so a Unidisk, with it's licensed codecs, keeps chugging along after twenty years, it can't do Atmos and whatever the latest codecs are. The 5.1 processor board that can be added on to a DSM is actually a stock third party solution so Linn doesn't deal with the licensing, the OEM does.I would be delighted if Linn could arrrange this. It would be a massive upgrade in surround sound quality with more streamlined control and less clutter from extra kit.
I did ask them through my dealer a couple of years ago. Their response was that I was the only person who ever asked about it. I got the impression that they didn't fully understand the question. More recently, I asked them again though their Helpline Suggestions. They didn't answer so I guess that it's very low in the priorities.
It is strange that a relatively inexpensive Blu-ray player or an Intel NUC with Roon ROCK can do this, but a top of the range Linn streamer can't. Makes no sense to me. Particularly as Linn have been pushing Exakt Surround.
I think Qobuz are missing a trick, too. They can do 5.1 surround, but only have a few titles available.
Here's a history of the subject.
https://www.digitaltrends.com/home-...ound-sound-guide-different-formats-explained/
I only need the DSM to play Flac 5.1. Don't need Atmos, DTS, DSD and all that other stuff. As I said your average Blu-ray player can do it - why not a DSM.5.1 in all it's guises is not an open source codec. Linn have never wanted to license anything from anyone for their players. Formats come and go, so a Unidisk, with it's licensed codecs, keeps chugging along after twenty years, it can't do Atmos and whatever the latest codecs are. The 5.1 processor board that can be added on to a DSM is actually a stock third party solution so Linn doesn't deal with the licensing, the OEM does.
Here's a history of the subject.
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After reading that linked article, I came away thinking there is no such thing as "flac" 5.1. Am I wrong? That article never mentioned anything like that, and it was quite thorough. Perhaps quadrophonic may have been somewhat open, but everything else was a licensed codec. I have been wrong once or twice before...I only need the DSM to play Flac 5.1. Don't need Atmos, DTS, DSD and all that other stuff. As I said your average Blu-ray player can do it - why not a DSM.
Flac 5.1 isn’t much different from FLAC 2.0. You can buy downloads online, stream from Qobuz, rip discs, convert between codecs just like we do with stereo.After reading that linked article, I came away thinking there is no such thing as "flac" 5.1. Am I wrong? That article never mentioned anything like that, and it was quite thorough. Perhaps quadrophonic may have been somewhat open, but everything else was a licensed codec. I have been wrong once or twice before...
It is slightly more awkward with say ripping SACD, but in principle pretty much the same. Also, there may be an issue with some discs being copy protected.
I don’t have any experience of Atmos, but understand it can be streamed from Tidal and isn’t a particularly high quality format.
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