Launched in the Selekt Edition Hub last year, the Utopik is Linn’s best ever Switch Mode Power Supply (SMPS). It provides clean, stable and isolated power for your Linn equipment regardless of your mains voltage or quality, whilst being incredibly energy efficient compared to conventional power supplies.
Whilst the superior efficiency of switch mode supplies has long been acknowledged, along with their smaller size and weight, they are rarely used in hi-fi equipment due to difficulties in keeping electrical noise levels low. Linn’s expertise and 30 years of experience in SMPS manufacture has overcome these difficulties and the power supplies easily outperform their heavy and inefficient conventional competitors. New features in Utopik include:
Power Factor Correction: Normally Switch Mode Power Supplies draw current from the mains in a series of short pulses. This introduces noise into the supply which can affect other equipment on the same circuit. Utopik’s design draws current evenly across the AC Mains waveform, in proportion to the incoming voltage, which can be anything from 90V to 250V.
Precision Regulated Voltage Rails: Each voltage rail within Utopik is precision controlled, with a feedback loop keeping the voltage level stable regardless of the current demands on the power supply.
Intelligent Valley Switching: Usually a SMPS switches in and out at random points within the AC Waveform. This can introduce randomised noise into the power supply. With Intelligent Valley Switching, Utopik switches as close as possible to the zero voltage point on the AC wave, minimising the noise.
Utopik is fitted as standard to all Klimax, Selekt and Kustom DSMs from 1 November 2023, and can be retro-fitted to any of the following products regardless of age:
- Klimax DSM (All Models)
- Klimax DS (All Models)
- Klimax System Hub (All Models)
- Selekt DSM (All Models)
- Akurate DSM (All Models)
- Akurate DS (All Models)
- Akurate Exaktbox-6 and -10
- Kustom DSM Z4 and Z8
- Majik DS (All Models)
With the exception of the Kustom DSM we can carry out the upgrade at your home in less than an hour so there is no need send your equipment back to Linn.
Price for the upgrade is £1350 including fitting and VAT. However if you buy any qualifying Linn product (which includes the Majik 109 loudspeakers at £1500) before 31 January 2024 you can receive a free Utopik upgrade for a product you already own. In many cases we can also provide a free Utopik upgrade if you spend £3000 on other upgrades (e.g. turntable parts or DACs).
