Linn has announced the global launch of its fifth-generation Majik DSM all-in-one streamer, preamp, DAC and power amp.
Majik DSM is the accessible distillation of the best Linn can offer. It sets the benchmark for all-in-one digital music players, both in build and sound quality. Designed by the same team, engineered on the same machinery, and built by the same technicians with the same care and attention to detail as Linn’s flagship products, Majik DSM is a serious piece of kit.
In 2007, Linn underlined that it was the first to commit to streaming as a genuine audiophile format. The maker designed and manufactured the world’s first product able to play Studio Master-quality music files, the Klimax DS.
Majik DSM is a descendant of that original flagship streaming player and the beneficiary of more years of digital audio innovation. Every electrical component, every piece of aluminium, steel, silicon and glass is tailored expressly for Majik DSM by Linn’s multi-disciplined team of engineers, presented in a future-proof product built to last, says the maker.
Majik DSM is described as the new industry-leading all-in-one streamer, preamplifier, DAC and power amplifier, with all the connectivity needed.
High-quality delivery
Performance in the critically important digital-to-analogue conversion stage in Majik DSM features Linn’s proprietary precision clocking and up-sampling, to more accurately generate the music signal before it is sent on to the integrated amplifiers. Innovative Class D amplifiers reduce noise and distortion dramatically, and with improved efficiency, versus conventional amplifiers. Majik DSM features, as standard, Linn’s room correction software Space Optimisation. This tool ensures users get the best performance possible, no matter the size, shape or construction of the living room.
Majik DSM also contains a sophisticated power supply and circuit boards designed and populated entirely in-house. These are mounted on a robust chassis, formed of precision-punched and folded aluminium, lending Majik DSM strong isolation for its sensitive internal components. The resultant improvement in sonic performance is bolstered further by three solid-steel feet, on rubber pads, which reduce unwanted vibrations and increase overall stability throughout the product. This combination of superior build quality, high-performance electronics and cutting-edge software means users hear only crystal-clear, unadulterated music with Majik DSM, says the product’s creator.
Solid construction
A stylish and subtly curvaceous black outer sleeve is formed from a single piece of 2mm-thick aluminium. It is punched, cut and precisely folded to high tolerances before being sprayed with a powder paint coat, cured to a satin-like sheen and finished with a crisp, UV-printed Linn logo. All in-house. The outer sleeve transitions to an optical-grade cast acrylic fascia, which floats on Majik DSM’s front. This in turn houses a sharp, monochrome display, which illuminates to inform the listener of track information before fading back to invisibility. Majik DSM’s clean frontal aspect is crowned by a cut-glass, multi-function rotary control dial, a beautiful and practical feature that welcomes regular physical interaction with your music system.
Features / Connectivity / Usability
Users can take advantage of a comprehensive array of inputs and outputs to get the best sound possible from anything in the home. Hook up any turntable or other analogue source; connect a TV and experience consoles and set-top boxes over high-quality eARC; connect headphones, a subwoofer or a computer-hosted music library. Whatever is connected to Majik DSM, it just works – and beautifully. Linn writes all of its own software in-house, which contributes to Majik DSM’s reliability. The software is constantly evolving. Users benefit from new features and performance enhancements through regularly released, free-of-charge, over-the-air updates downloaded straight to each Majik DSM. Being an audiophile should not require a degree in computing. Linn App makes conducting any personal musical experience with Majik DSM easy and enjoyable. Access high-resolution platforms with vast libraries like Qobuz, TIDAL and Deezer, Spotify, AirPlay 2, Bluetooth, airable and TuneIn radio – browse, curate playlists and listen to music using Linn App on tablet, smartphone or computer. Majik DSM’s cut-glass control dial is also available to crank up the volume, switch inputs and skip tracks.
Authorised Linn resellers can gain access from today.