Linn IKEMI & GENKI - Manual (Page 14)

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Sync Link™.
The Sync Link is a simple system which we have used since we
made our first CD player (the Karik) and separate DAC (the
Numerik) in 1991, to minimise the jitter introduced by the SPDIF
interface commonly used to connect digital audio components. In a
sync link equipped CD transport and DAC, the DAC instead of
having to recover its clock signal from the incoming SPDIF stream
contains its own free running low noise master clock, connected
directly to the D/A chips. A low frequency (almost DC) signal is fed
back to the CD transport to adjust its speed, making it supply
digital audio data at the rate the master clock in the DAC requires.
The DAC therefore becomes the master, and the CD transport the
slave.
There are other systems which try to achieve this goal, but they
invariably involve sending a high speed (and high noise) clock
signal from the DAC to the CD transport. The Linn sync link is
unique in its silent effectiveness.
However, as mentioned above, the performance of the Ikemi and
Genki is so good that the Ikemi on its own out-performs our
current standalone DAC, the Numerik, even with the sync link.
Knekt.
Knekt is the versatile, flexible and powerful Linn multiroom audio
system. Both the Ikemi and Genki are fully Knekt compatible
making it easy to enjoy their performance all round your home. See
your local installer or our website for more information.