introduction

The Linn AV System

To get the most out of a film you have to do more than simply watch it: you
have to experience it fully, exactly as its creators intended. That means images
and sound must be married together perfectly, giving you the same emotional
impact you would receive in the cinema itself. Without sound of the very
highest quality, every film lacks an essential dimension – and so does your
pleasure in viewing it.
In designing your Linn AV system, we have set out to create the ultimate
experience of cinema and music in the home and every component has
been carefully designed to give you exactly that. No-one knows more than
Linn about designing music systems for the home and we have used that
unique experience and know how to create an AV system which gives you
the same accuracy and purity of sound, even when you are listening to special
effects in an action movie.

AV 5103 System Controller

The heart of the system is the AV 5103 System Controller. This controls your
audio and video sources, to let you choose what you want to watch or listen
to. It can control analogue signals, from a tape recorder or FM tuner, for
example; digital signals, from a CD player or a LaserDisc player, and video
sources, from a TV tuner, video recorder and LaserDisc player. It also decodes
surround encoded materials, including AC-3, to give you a complete surround
sound experience. With its informative two-line text display, and the option
of on-screen graphics, the AV 5103 System Controller is both powerful and
simple to use. Most operations involve just one key-press on the front panel
or handset.
Despite the simplicity of its front panel, however, almost every aspect of the
System Controller can be configured in exactly the way you want. You can
define and control everything: the inputs you use for each of your sources,
the name of those sources, the surround-sound decoding options and
loudspeaker settings. The System Controller also provides a sophisticated
range of audio and video recording options, allowing you to record several
sources simultaneously without affecting what you are watching or hearing.
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introduction