Linn Classik Music
The Linn Classik Music is an all-in-one system. It puts a CD player, tuner, preamp, and power amp in a single near-square box. Linn's own literature called it an "all-in-one audio system," and it was also described as a CD player/stereo receiver. It was remote-controlled, and the line was promoted for bringing together style, simplicity, and Linn audio performance in a compact package. It had automated source selection and muting during source switching, plus a pre-out for outboard amplification - something the later Majik lacked.
Pricing appears to have differed by market. The original UK price was £1,250 according to Hi-Fi World, while Stereophile reported a US price of $1,875. The unit was offered in at least an Atlantik Green finish, and a 230V version was sold. A used example was listed at $990 in 2023.
Documentation on this model is thin. No production years have been confirmed, and detailed specifications are scarce. The power output figures conflict, depending on how they were measured. One manual states 2 x 50 watts into 8 ohms. Another source cites 75 WPC into 4 ohms (15.75dBW). The Linn spec sheet lists headings for dimensions, weight, power consumption, and tuner details, but the values could not be extracted from available records. What is known of the design comes mostly from period marketing, which called the unit well-built for the price and said its simple form belied its musical aptitude from CD and radio.
Known specifications:
- Power output: 2 x 50W into 8 ohms (per manual) or 75 WPC into 4 ohms (per review site — conflicting measurement basis)
- Voltage gain: 28.5dB
- Preamp output impedance: 100 ohms (loads above 5k ohms recommended)
- Includes CD player, FM/AM tuner, preamp, and power amp
- Remote-controlled
- Headphone output
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