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Linn News: Organik DAC Architecture upgrade rolled out across existing Klimax range

The wait is finally over! The sublime performance of Organik DAC – first debuted last year in next-generation Klimax DSM – is now available as a retrofit upgrade across the established Klimax range. 

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Organik forms the beating heart of new Klimax DSM – the ultimate streamer – and is largely responsible for its rave reviews, magazine front covers across the globe, and five Product of the Year awards (so far). 

We are pleased to announce that, from today, the Organik upgrade is available for all variants of Klimax DS and DSM – even those from as far back as 2007. 

Linn have set the new Organik upgrade to a flat rate of £5400.00, which covers all Klimax DS, DSM and Exaktbox products they have ever produced*

The benefits are two-fold. Through choosing to upgrade your Klimax DS or DSM with Organik, you will be bringing your cherished streamer up to the current, next-gen Linn standard; meaning you’ll be unlocking DSD256 and 24-bit/384kHz streaming capability! 

This is the latest addition to the list of products which can benefit from Linn’s groundbreaking, entirely homegrown DAC technology; joining Klimax Exaktbox and Klimax 350 integrated loudspeakers in the lineup. 

You’ll already be aware that, at Linn, nothing progresses beyond the prototype stage if it can’t conclusively answer one simple question positively: is this better than what’s available elsewhere? Designing and building their own DAC, from first principles, was no exception. It was only worth doing if the result would be significantly better than Linn’s previous designs utilising 3rd-party chips. 

With this novel DAC architecture, implementation, and realisation, they have finally completed the puzzle; Linn has achieved complete control over the entire signal chain – an ambition fifty years in the making. 

How does it sound? That’s not for us to say. Rest assured though, Linn doesn’t do anything unless they can do it better than what’s available elsewhere… 

Book your 1:1 appointment with us to hear the difference for yourself! 

 

Klimax DS/0, DS/1, DSM/0 and any Klimax DS to DSM conversions can still have the latest Organik upgrade but they must be sent off to the Linn factory and cannot be done in-store or in your home, however, this will incur no extra charge*

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Devialet Dione

Intensely immersive

Devialet Dione is Devialet’s acoustic engineering applied to home cinema: a high-end, all-in-one Dolby Atmos® 5.1.2 soundbar that elevates all contents on your television.

Engineering excellence

Seventeen autonomous high-end drivers deliver dynamic midrange and crystal-clear treble, while eight built-in SAM®-powered subwoofers remove any need for additional equipment, making Devialet Dione a truly all-in-one soundbar.

Devialet Dione is all you need.

External subwoofer? No need to add what’s already built in. Devialet Dione soundbar boasts eight internal subwoofers, the highest on the market, making it a true all-in-one sound system.

Devialet Dione 8x high-excursion subwoofers are custom-designed to deliver powerful and deep low-frequency effects with improved sound wave directivity to greatly enhance bass restitution and immersion.

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New Linn Klimax LP12

We now have the latest version of the Klimax LP12 available for demonstration, with the new Ekstatik cartridge and new improved Radikal.

The latest Flagship LP12 from Linn has arrived. The upgrades include a new design moving coil cartridge and improved motor control unit. The combination of these offer hyper accurate speed control, reduced resonances, which gives a more musical reproduction from your vinyl.

Ekstatik – flagship MC cartridge

• Skeletonised body to achieve ideal overall mass.

• Unique construction creates superb synergy with Ekos SE headshell – wicking away more unwanted resonances out through the sub-chassis.

• Micro-ridge stylus on sapphire cantilever results in less loss between the stylus and the generator.

New Radikal – motor control unit, motor and power supply

  • Sustained rotation closer to 33 1⁄3 rpm than ever before, thanks to a hyper-accurate and responsive FPGA-managed motor control unit.
  • New housing decouples the motor from the deck more effectively.
  • All-new, 6-layer board design facilitates shorter signal paths, and yields Linn’s all-time lowest noise floor.
  • Quieter, regulated supply rails have the added halo effect of making the Urika/Urika II internal phono stages sound even better.

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Naim Ex Demo Sale

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Avoid the long lead times currently being experienced on Naim products and take a look at ex demo as an alternative.

We have a selection of Ex Demo Naim products which we are offering with a 20 percentage.

Contact us with your requirements to check what is available.

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Linn Organik Klimax DSM launched

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Linn have launched their next generation of streaming products featuring their Organik DAC. To quote Linn:

“The beating heart of the new Klimax DSM is Organik, the ground-breaking all-Linn DAC. With Organik DAC on-board, Klimax DSM sets a new benchmark in music streaming for the ultimate musical experience.

Designed without compromise and manufactured entirely in-house, the home-grown all-Linn DAC combines FPGA processing with a discrete conversion stage, relentlessly optimised to work perfectly together as a system, enabling us to precisely control and optimise every stage of the digital to analogue conversion process for the first time.

Organik offers significantly lower noise and distortion, measuring better than anything we’ve achieved before. It expertly performs the digital to analogue conversion to achieve the most accurate re-creation of the original music signal, revealing even more of the tiny details that provide a closer emotional connection with the music.”

As with previous Klimax products this is the pinnacle of audio engineering, featuring a new form factor to match the Selekt DSM and Majik DSM, it is machined from solid Aluminium to provide acoustic isolation. Featuring a top mounted dial to match the rest of the family, beautifully crafted in glass and stainless steel.

Key Features:

  • New all-Linn Organik DAC enabling Linns’s most natural sound ever
  • Exquisite enclosure protects electronics from interference in the room or product
  • Precision-cut glass dial, customisable smart buttons and large high-res screen for hands-on control, restoring the joy of physical interaction lost in the digital age
  • Analogue, digital and wireless connectivity for performance and convenience
    • Adds 24-bit384 khz streaming and DSD256 as supported audio formats
    • New lowest distortion ADC gets the most from connected analogue sources
    • Exakt Link for Urika II connection
    • Option to connect directly to your computer for the ultimate stand-alone DAC
    • In addition, the AV variant offers HDMI connectivity for movie sources including eARC for Smart TV connection

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New Majik LP12 with Krane tonearm

We now have the new Majik LP12 in store, first impressions are that is very good.

Linn have partnered with Clearaudio and announced Krane as their new tonearm at Majik level. This new arm coupled with the addition of Karousel, adds significant performance to Majik LP12 compared to the previous configuration, and as a result raises the price of Majik LP12 to £3450. While the price of the product is going up, the increase is significantly less than buying the Krane tonearm and Karousel bearing separately, meaning Majik LP12 is even better value than before.

We are now taking orders order for Majik LP12 with the new Krane tonearm for contact free home delivery.

Please be advised that Krane will only be available at launch as part of a full Majik LP12 sale. Linn will make the Krane tonearm available as an upgrade for existing Majik LP12 owners in 2021.

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Buy Devialet Expert – get a free Innuos Zen Mini

For a limited period, Hidden Systems is offering a free Innuos Zen Mini and a Roon software licence ( or Qobuz subscription) with some models of Devialet’s Expert Pro Audiophile Hi-fi System.

The Devialet Expert Pro combines a DAC, streamer, phono stage, preamp and power amp in a single compact and stylish unit.  It features Devialet’s patented Analogue Digital Hybrid (ADH®) technology, which combines the smoothness and refinement of Class A amplification with the power of Class D amplification to give the highest level of performance.

It also features Speaker Active Matching (SAM®).  This enables the amplifier to tailor the sound to suit your speakers, achieving perfect time alignment between the loudspeaker drive units, resulting in a superior, clearer sound.

Roon is a highly acclaimed music controller system.  From its slick user interface you can integrate Tidal and Qobuz subscriptions and internet radio with your own local files (MP3, FLAC, Apple Lossless etc), so all your music is at your fingertips.  

Roon creates, in their words, a “searchable, surfable magazine about your music”.  It finds photos, lyrics, biographies, tour dates and reviews of the artists in your collection and aims to put back some of the “interactivity” that you used to get with records and CDs.

You can download a 14 day trial of Roon here

To get you started, we are also giving away a free Innuos ZenMini when you buy certain models from the Expert Pro range. The ZenMini combines

  • CD Ripper, NAS and Streamer
  • Compact design with quiet, fanless operation
  • Versatile HiFi connectivity with analog and digital outputs
  • Roon Core and Endpoint
  • Custom audio treated components
  • Upgradeable with Linear Power Supply

Contact us to book your no obligation demonstration, either at our showroom or in your home. (Subject to governing rules regarding Covid19)

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The Offer

Stereo Models

Buy Devialet Expert Pro D140 receive either 1 yr free Roon subscription or 1 yr free Qobuz subscription

Buy Devialet Expert Pro D220 receive either 1 yr free Roon subscription or 2 yrs free Qobuz subscription

Buy Devialet Expert Pro D250 receive a free ZenMini and 1 yr free Roon subscription

Dual Mono Models

Buy Devialet Expert Pro D210 receive free lifetime Roon subscription

Buy Devialet Expert Pro D440 receive free ZenMini

Buy Devialet Expert Pro D1000 receive free ZenMIni and lifetime free Roon subscription

T&C’s

Offer is limited only to purchases at RRP

Offer ends 31st March 2021

Hidden Systems Ltd reserve the right to withdraw the offer at any point