{"id":7178,"date":"2013-12-19T16:00:03","date_gmt":"2013-12-19T21:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/?p=7178"},"modified":"2014-10-22T18:51:05","modified_gmt":"2014-10-22T18:51:05","slug":"win-a-linn-kiko-music-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/en\/?p=7178","title":{"rendered":"Win a Linn Kiko Music System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/207.253.81.50\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/linn-kiko-system.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-18667\" src=\"http:\/\/207.253.81.50\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/linn-kiko-system-300x244.jpg\" alt=\"linn-kiko-system\" width=\"300\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/linn-kiko-system-300x244.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/linn-kiko-system-1024x834.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/linn-kiko-system-295x240.jpg 295w, https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/linn-kiko-system-290x236.jpg 290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Review Your Favourite 24-Bits Of Christmas Track<br \/>\n<\/b>Earlier this month award-winning record label and high quality music systems manufacturer, <strong>Linn<\/strong>, announced their special gift for music lovers this Christmas. They\u2019re giving away a free 24-bit <em>Studio Master<\/em> track every day until <strong>Christmas day<\/strong>, available to download at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linn.co.uk\/Christmas\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>www.linn.co.uk\/Christmas<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A <i>Studio Master<\/i>, or <i>24-bit download<\/i>, is the highest quality music file available, allowing the listener to hear music exactly as it was recorded, before it was altered to fit on a <i>CD<\/i> or squashed down to <i>MP3<\/i> size. Because the best way to listen to this <i>Studio Master<\/i> music is through a <b>Linn<\/b> system, <b>Linn<\/b> are offering one lucky winner the chance to win their very own <b>Linn<\/b> <i>Kiko<\/i> system.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">To be in for the chance of winning this <i>Kiko<\/i> system, all you have to do is;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Download a 24-bits of Christmas track via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linn.co.uk\/christmas\" target=\"_blank\"><b>www.linn.co.uk\/christmas<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Review the track \u2013 it can be as long or short as you like<\/li>\n<li>And then, post the review on <b>Linn<\/b>\u2019s <i>Facebook<\/i> page, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/linnhifi\" target=\"_blank\"><b>www.facebook.com\/linnhifi<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Your review can be a few words, a sentence or paragraph \u2013 it\u2019s up to you. Tell us why you love this 24-bits of Christmas track;\u00a0the lyrics, the bassline, that beautiful harmony, the way it makes you feel.<\/p>\n<p>Go on, become a music journalist for the day; get inventive.<\/p>\n<p>You have until Sunday 5<sup>th<\/sup> January, 00:00GMT. <b>Linn<\/b> will announce the winner on Friday 10<sup>th<\/sup> January.<\/p>\n<p><em><b>24-bits of Christmas downloads<br \/>\n<\/b><\/em>One <i>Studio Master<\/i> track will be available to download every day until Christmas for a 24 hour period only, beginning at 10:00GMT.<\/p>\n<p>From the <em><strong>25th \u2013 27th December<\/strong><\/em>, <b>Linn<\/b> will offer a surprise gift.<\/p>\n<p><b><em>More About 24-bit Studio Masters<\/em><br \/>\n<\/b>When music entered the digital realm the major driving factor behind new technology was convenience. By taking the analogue sound wave, that was once pressed into vinyl, slicing it up and converting it to 1s and 0s so that it could fit on a small shiny Compact Disc. These were great because they could be played thousands of times without degrading. They were easier to store and cheaper to manufacturer, however, they were also susceptible to scratches and fingerprints. At the time there were some who concluded that they just didn&#8217;t sound as good as vinyl.<\/p>\n<p>They were right. <em>CD<\/em>s are actually the lowest quality music format \u2013 even an 8-track tape was capable of holding much more information than this optical media. The dynamic range \u2013 the highs and lows in volume and subtleties of the music &#8211; as well as the underlying &#8216;noisiness&#8217; of the recordings suffered, but to the average listener this didn&#8217;t really matter; they were just so convenient.<\/p>\n<p>Fast forward ten to fifteen years and welcome the <em>MP3<\/em>. Suddenly the prospect of having 10,000 songs in your pocket appealed, and it was even more convenient to be able to buy an album without walking to the record store &#8211; or even better, to discover amazing new music through the internet. However, this required music to be chopped up into even fewer 1s and 0s and compressed into <i>even<\/i> smaller spaces, sacrificing even more dynamic range, squashing the subtleties and adding noise in the holes where there once was music.<\/p>\n<p>A <em>Studio Master<\/em> download is the highest quality music file on the market. They have a bit depth of 24-bit, and a sample rate of up to 192kHz, giving the listener over six times the music data available on a <em>CD<\/em>! Available in a choice of digital music formats, <em>Studio Master<\/em> music has the same quality as the original recording, which means that listener can get as close to that lovely, rich and dynamic performance by the artist.<\/p>\n<p><b>How to play Studio Master downloads<br \/>\n<\/b><em>Studio Masters<\/em> can be streamed through a network music player including <strong>Linn<\/strong>\u2019s own range of award-winning <em>DS<\/em> players, as well as computers with 24-bit soundcards using applications such as <strong>Songbird<\/strong>.\u00a0 For more information see: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linnrecords.com\/linn-choosing-a-download.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.linnrecords.com\/linn-choosing-a-download.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>More about Kiko<br \/>\n<\/b>Beautifully designed, sleek and compact, <strong><em>Kiko<\/em><\/strong> is small enough to find a place in any living room, kitchen or bedroom. Bring great music to any room with <em><strong>Kiko<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Transform any sound from your computer by playing it through <em><strong>Kiko<\/strong><\/em> \u2013 instantly make your <em>iTunes<\/em> collection sing and get the very best from online apps such as <em>Spotify<\/em>, <em>YouTube<\/em>, <em>Netflix<\/em> and <em>iPlayer<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>You can play music wirelessly by sending sound from your <em>PC<\/em>, <em>Mac<\/em>, <em>iPad<\/em> or <em>iPhone<\/em>, or connect your living room together with <strong><em>Kiko<\/em><\/strong> to get brilliant sound quality from <em>HD TV<\/em>, <em>Blu-ray<\/em> movies and game consoles.<\/p>\n<p>Available in six contemporary colours &#8211; from low-key Back to Black to funky Blue Monday &#8211; \u00a0<em><strong>Kiko<\/strong><\/em> is a music system that fits perfectly with the way you live.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.linn.co.uk\/giladt\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Gilad Tiefenbrun<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span>, <strong>Linn<\/strong> Managing Director, said \u201c<em>Music is such an important part of our lives.\u00a0The way we consume music continues to evolve and the internet has become a hugely important source of content with music and movie services like <strong>Spotify<\/strong>, <strong>Napster<\/strong>, <strong>YouTube<\/strong>, <strong>Netflix<\/strong> and catch-up TV services.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Our <strong>Linn<\/strong> DS range, which consists of models right across the price spectrum, has also evolved since we first launched in 2007.\u00a0 You can now play music wirelessly from computers and mobile devices, stream online music and movies, and connect everything in the modern living room through your <strong>Linn<\/strong> system, simplifying your listening experience and making everything sound better.\u00a0 And now with <strong>Kiko<\/strong> we\u2019re helping to bring great sound beyond the living room, to all the social areas of the house where music is being consumed more-or-less constantly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Visit <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linn.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\">www.linn.co.uk<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span> to learn more\u00a0about Linn\u2019s range of <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linn.co.uk\/systems\/network-music-players\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">network music players<\/span><\/a><\/span> and discover how digital streaming works. Find out <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linn.co.uk\/systems\/what-they-can-do\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">what a Linn system can do<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span> and why <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linn.co.uk\/systems\/network-music-players#how-it-works\/3\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">streaming sounds better<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Review Your Favourite 24-Bits Of Christmas Track Earlier this month award-winning record label and high quality music systems manufacturer, Linn, announced their special gift for music lovers this Christmas. They\u2019re giving away a free 24-bit Studio Master track every day until Christmas day, available to download at www.linn.co.uk\/Christmas. 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