![]() Exakt is essentially a bespoke, all-digital crossover network specifically calibrated for the speaker it’s installed in. Linn also offers passive and active speakers speakers in the latter category include independent amplification of each driver, a DAC (upgradeable depending on the model), and Linn’s proprietary Exakt technology. ![]() Linn offers myriad upgrade paths for almost all of their products, and this can include both products that are currently available and discontinued models. The waters get a bit murky when exploring the potential upgrades available within each of these tiers and their respective product ranges. Within these ranges, Linn offers a host of turntables, network music streamers, speakers, and power amplifiers. For the most part, Linn products are divided into three tiers: Majik (good), Akurate (better), and Klimax (best). Linn’s reimagined Klimax DSM is by far the most complex, feature-laden audio component I’ve ever reviewed.īefore I dive into the nuts and bolts of the new Klimax DSM, I need to try to unpack Linn’s multifaceted product catalog. Unlike the DV2, a digital-only preamplifier equipped with a SOTA volume control and a world-class DAC, Linn’s Klimax DSM offers features beyond the scope of the DV2, including analog inputs, two control apps, onboard lossless streaming, and onboard room-correction software. Consequently, the DV2’s fit, finish, and performance remain the benchmark against which I compare all components of its ilk, including the subject of this review, Linn’s next-generation Klimax DSM ($39,000 when configured as DSM AV, see below, all prices USD). In early 2020 I had the good fortune to review EMM Labs’ DV2 DAC-preamplifier ($30,000), and despite my efforts, I struggled to find fault with it.
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