![]() On the digital side the Akurate DSM can handle nearly anything sent its way. This type of volume control is also used in the Weiss Engineering DAC202 that I placed on the CASH List in 2010. In addition the Akurate DSM’s volume control uses coarse analog / fine digital attenuation. On the analog side Linn’s respect for audio purity is apparent in its decision to keep all analog signals in the analog domain from input to output. It is more like a next generation high end preamp that accepts both analog and digital audio. The Akurate DSM is much more than a standard Ethernet based DAC. The Akurate DSM is one step below Linn’s top of the line Klimax network audio player. A NAS, iPad, and Linn Akurate DSM is a very compelling package for those seeking high quality sound and simple network based audio. While listening I thoroughly enjoyed the very good sound quality put out by the Akurate DSM. This simple setup enabled me to listen to more music through the Akurate DSM and forget about how each packet was speeding through my switches and Ethernet cables. The experience left me pleasantly satisfied and wondering if I still needed my unusually complicated network audio configuration. Thus, I installed the Synology Media Server software on my Network Attached Storage (NAS) drive, used my iPad to control playback with Linn’s Kinsky app, and streamed music directly to the Akurate DSM. I wanted to forget about my enterprise Cisco based network with several UPnP / DLNA servers, control points, and renderers. In the spirit of simplicity and enthusiasm for just listening to music I set out to use the Linn Akurate DSM network audio player as if I was brand new to this hobby. Meanwhile my friends listening to vinyl have already flipped the record over to Side B and started thinking about their next album to play. ![]() Countless times I’ve run into a computer issue and spent thirty minutes tracking down the cause. ![]() However, complexity can take the fun out of almost anything. In fact I encourage this every day as a way to take computer audio as a whole to the next level. There’s nothing wrong with exploring computer audio and taking it to the extreme in an effort to improve one’s music listening experience. The mentality that version 2.0 must be better than version 1.0 and the more work it takes the better the payoff can be seen throughout this wonderful hobby. Maybe that’s the nature of both computer enthusiasts and audiophiles. At times things get a little complex here at Computer Audiophile.
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