After the Klimax Solo 800 amp, Linn renews its 500 blocks
Better known for its sources, and now just as much a reference in digital as in analog, Scottish manufacturer Linn nonetheless boasts a complete range that also includes loudspeakers and amplifiers.
Regarding the latter, Linn struck hard in 2024 with a new Klimax Solo 800 mono block (400 W at 8 ohms), and returns this year with a new, lighter version (10.6 kg): the Klimax Solo 500. In a modernized aluminum chassis like that of the latest DSM streamers, the new blocks remain mono, but their height is greatly reduced (8.85 cm vs. 26.8 cm for the 800) to give the device a more compact and even more luxurious appearance. In fact, they are 3 cm higher than the previous, particularly slim (6 cm).
Now rated at 250 watts into 8 ohms (previously 290 W) and 500 W into 4 ohms in class AB, the Klimax Solo 500 can already meet the majority of needs and boasts an extremely low harmonic distortion rate of around 0.0004%. Its Utopik power supply provides the best possible current input, which is then monitored by an Adaptive Bias Control system, that ensures a device always responds at output exactly as the one or ones around it. The Hybrid Cooling Matrix system, for its part, uses FPGA to control the permanent temperature in the chassis, so that it is never disturbed by overheating that could disrupt sound response.
Available in silver or black, these blocks should be priced a little higher than their predecessors at 25 850 €.
04/06/2025
