Description

As new 1 professional owner
This is under 3 years old and was €9000 new

Currently cheapest price new is £7000

I am selling this on behalf of a friend Who has upgraded his hifi system

Combining all the benefits of Exakt with 8 channels of 100 W Chakra amplification, this amazingly versatile unit is capable of upgrading any Exakt-compatible speaker, up to 4-way. Connected using Exakt Link, it's the ideal partner for Majik DS or DSM.

If your current Linn DS player doesn't feature Exakt Link, explore our range of upgrades designed to bring it up to the latest specification.

Exakt digital crossover with 8 channels of DAC

8 channels of 100 W Chakra amplification

2 Exakt Link connections

8 speaker outputs

Linn Dynamik power supply

Linn's carefully hidden Exakt separates system consists of the following key components:

An "Exakt ready" streamer / pre-amp (such as Klimax DSM / Akurate System Hub / Majik DSM amongst others)

A proprietary Exaktlink cable which uses standard Ethernet cables

An Exaktbox which is essentially a digital active crossover and digital signal processor, amongst other things (such as Akurate Exaktbox10 / Klimax Exaktbox)

Power amps, which can be from Linn or any other manufacturer.

However, there is an option to combine the last 2 elements - the Exaktbox and the power amps. This is called an Exaktbox-i and combines 8 channels of DAC / digital active crossover and 8 channels of power amplifiers in Linn's normal just-a-bit-narrower-than-standard box. There's really only one of these in the range, but it has evolved in the 4 or 5 years it has been available:

1 - Intitially it was a Majik Exaktbox-i containing Majik level DACs and 100W power amps, all in the Majik level casing

2 - Then it was re-badged the Akurate Exaktbox-i but still contained Majik level DACs and 100W power amps, but now in the more substantial Akurate casing. This version was very short lived, soon replaced by:

3 - Akurate Exaktbox-i with Akurate level Katalyst architecture DACs but sill with Majik level 100W power amps in Akurate level casing

As is often Linn practice, those who bought the earlier products don't get left behind when there's an upgrade. So it is possible to have a Majik Exaktbox-i upgraded to Akurate Katalyst Exaktbox-i internals but retaining the Majik casing. The first Akurate Exaktbox-i can also be upgraded but I expect most of those were done pretty much automatically as there was a deal where the cost to upgrade was only the difference in price between Katalyst and non-Katalyst versions. It would be very odd to find one of these that hadn't been upgraded, given the small price to do so.

I've been using an original "pre-loved" Majik Exaktbox-i for a while for Exakt filter design activities. For some reason, now seemed to be the right time to take that up to Katalyst specification. So that has allowed me to make comparisons between the circuitry of the non-Katalyst and Katalyst versions.

A similar comparison of the Akurate Exaktbox10

Much has been written about the musical capability of the upgrade from Linn's previous generation DAC to the Katalyst DAC, and I can't think of anyone who has anything but praise. An example is here regarding the upgrade in Linn's onboard active Akubarik speakers. So I'll not write about that here as it is well trodden path. With the upgrade being applied to the Exaktbox-i back at the Linn factory, there's no ability to directly compare the 2 products back to back.

To the photos. Note that every single audio board (DACs are combined with the power amps) and the Exakt processing board are changed in the upgrade - the photos with the green circuit boards are the Majik non-Kat version, the black circuit boards are the upgraded Kat version. The PSU and

Overview: Exakt digital crossover and DAC with integrated power amplifier
• Number of Channels: Eight
• Power Amps: 8 x 100 W Chakra
• Inputs: Exakt Link x 2
• Line Outputs: Balanced XLR - None, Unbalanced Phono x 8
• Speaker Outputs: Banana / Binding Post x 16
• Power Supply: Linn Dynamik Switch Mode
• Finishes: Silver, Black
• Dimensions: (WxHxD): 381 x 91 x 360mm
Overview: Exakt digital crossover and DAC with integrated power amplifier
• Number of Channels: Eight
• Power Amps: 8 x 100 W Chakra
• Inputs: Exakt Link x 2
• Line Outputs: Balanced XLR - None, Unbalanced Phono x 8
• Speaker Outputs: Banana / Binding Post x 16
• Power Supply: Linn Dynamik Switch Mode
• Finishes: Silver, Black
• Dimensions: (WxHxD): 381 x 91 x 360mm: Exakt digital crossover and DAC with integrated power amplifier
• Number of Channels: Eight
• Power Amps: 8 x 100 W Chakra
• Inputs: Exakt Link x 2
• Line Outputs: Balanced XLR - None, Unbalanced Phono x 8
• Speaker Outputs: Banana / Binding Post x 16
• Power Supply: Linn Dynamik Switch Mode
• Finishes: Silver, Black
• Dimensions: (WxHxD): 381 x 91 x Overview: Exakt digital crossover and DAC with integrated power amplifier
• Number of Channels: Eight
• Power Amps: 8 x 100 W Chakra
• Inputs: Exakt Link x 2
• Line Outputs: Balanced XLR - None, Unbalanced Phono x 8
• Speaker Outputs: Banana / Binding Post x 16
• Power Supply: Linn Dynamik Switch Mode
• Finishes: Silver, Black
• Dimensions: (WxHxD): 381 x 91 x 360mm