Klimax Solo 800

With Klimax Solo 800, Linn has created a superior-performance mono amplifier which can drive any given speaker optimally – under any conditions.

To achieve this, their electronic engineers returned to first principles with their crosshairs trained on ‘consistency’ and ‘accuracy’ – because consistency and accuracy are key to pure, unadulterated, power amp performance.

It features novel and original technologies which combine to produce staggeringly low distortion measurements, with superb signal-to-noise ratio and incredible efficiency.

In a normal setup, one hears the accumulation of interactions between speaker and amp – a combination of non-ideal characteristics which result in artefacts heard in the music.  The focus on relentless minimisation of distortion within the amp, and unilaterally consistent output means that Klimax Solo 800 introduces negligible harmonics or background noise to the music signal.

Two wrongs can never make a right. Klimax Solo 800, though, can do no wrong. It just – consistently – does everything right

Key features

• Drives any loudspeaker without compromise
• Adaptive Bias Control
• Peerless, fanless heat management
• Soft-switching Utopik power supply generates ultra-clean and stable power
• Jewel-like Linn roundel communicates status via 100 individual cool-toned LEDs

Powered by Utopik

Linn's all-new, Utopik switch-mode power supply topology for Klimax Solo 800 boasts precision-regulated power rails. It provides the best of both worlds, generating 2kW maximum power output whilst retaining speed, responsiveness and consummate efficiency.

It maintains extremely steady output voltage; the rails perform consistently in the face of dramatic loading changes. What’s more, if the mains input varies, the output won’t – remaining stable and ultra-pure at all times.

With Utopik for Klimax Solo 800, Linn have progressed a step further to minimise switching noise and improve efficiency by utilising a technique called ‘soft-switching’; a resonant tank circuit ensures that voltage across the switch falls to zero before the switch is thrown. Thanks to soft-switching, Utopik for Klimax Solo 800 is cleaner, more efficient, and remains whisper-quiet over the full range of operating conditions.