DACs

[manicm]

Very interesting video. FYI Linn re-engineer AKM chips for their streaming.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLc28OUno20

 

[Revolutions]

Good luck topping that one

 

[daytona600]

The only chips made by Linn are in the canteen.

 

[manicm]

The only chips made by Linn are in the canteen.

They're AKM, but Linn effectively re-engineer them. The chips allow that, and their blog states AKM gave their blessing and encouragement.

 

[daytona600]

You could just make your own like DCS

https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/4d/cf/7e/f08c1be7cc384f/GB2619963A.pdf

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[manicm]

You could just make your own like DCS

https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/4d/cf/7e/f08c1be7cc384f/GB2619963A.pdf

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That doesn't seem to be their own DAC chip bit a clock.

In any event like DCS, Linn write their own code within the chip. Which is completely different to just using an off the shelf chip

 

[manicm]

The only chips made by Linn are in the canteen.

Actually I was wrong. What I was talking about was Katalyst. Now Linn have their very own, ground up, designed from scratch DAC chip - Organik.

Organik | Technology | Linn

Home-grown Organik DAC - the first all-Linn digital-to-analogue converter. At the heart of our latest products, it enables our most natural sound ever.

www.linn.co.uk

 

[daytona600]

Cost: A chip factory (also known as a semiconductor fabrication facility or “fab”) typically requires a minimum investment of
Small $20 billion.&, Large 250billion This cost covers land, construction, equipment, utilities, and other infrastructure.

 

[Rodolfo]

Cost: A chip factory (also known as a semiconductor fabrication facility or “fab”) typically requires a minimum investment of
Small $20 billion.&, Large 250billion This cost covers land, construction, equipment, utilities, and other infrastructure.

That's a lot of money, even for me.

 

[nopiano]

Actually I was wrong. What I was talking about was Katalyst. Now Linn have their very own, ground up, designed from scratch DAC chip - Organik.

Organik | Technology | Linn

Home-grown Organik DAC - the first all-Linn digital-to-analogue converter. At the heart of our latest products, it enables our most natural sound ever.

www.linn.co.uk

Yes, I’ve got the AKM equipped Katalyst in my Akurate streamer*. The top of the range is the FPGA equipped Klimax, where they code it themselves, a bit like Chord and others do.

*When I bought it, before the Katalyst upgrade, it had the previous DAC namely a Wolfson WM8741, which I think Rega amongst others used in the CD players.

 

[nopiano]

Cost: A chip factory (also known as a semiconductor fabrication facility or “fab”) typically requires a minimum investment of
Small $20 billion.&, Large 250billion This cost covers land, construction, equipment, utilities, and other infrastructure.

It’s a shame AKM didn’t spend more on fire extinguishers! 🙁

Supply Chain Disruption News: AKM Factory Fire - Converge

On October 21, 2020, AKM experienced a factory fire that is impacting their production and delays are expected.

www.converge.com

 

[Jasonovich]

Good luck topping that one

I see what you did...Topping...