Linn · Selekt DSM
$23,654
On demonstration in our Portland showroom
Linn · Selekt DSM
The top Selekt DSM: the machined Edition Hub with a separate Organik DAC and mono line-out cartridge for each channel, the configuration reviewers compare with far costlier separates.
Configured as Edition Hub + two Mono Line Out cartridges + two Mono Organik DAC modules.
Authorized Linn dealer · Delivery and installation by Pearl Audio · Trade-ins welcome
The story
The Edition Hub is the premium enclosure for Linn's modular Selekt platform. The whole chassis is machined from aluminum with concealed joins, a lid vented in a wave pattern of angled apertures, a control dial that turns on a stainless-steel bearing inside a photo-etched steel ring lit by 100 LEDs, six extruded-aluminum smart buttons and an all-glass fascia whose mirrored front hides the display until it is needed. Linn's purpose is rigidity and isolation as much as appearance. Inside are the same three cartridge slots as the Classic Hub: a Line Out, Power Out, Hybrid or Mono Line Out cartridge sets the output, a Standard, Katalyst or Organik DAC module sets the conversion, and HDMI switching and surround modules are optional. A Utopik power supply is standard.
This configuration fills two of the Edition Hub's three slots with a Mono Line Out cartridge and a Mono Organik DAC module for each channel. Left and right are converted and buffered on physically separate boards with their own supplies, which removes the crosstalk and shared-supply interaction of a stereo module and is the arrangement Linn uses for the highest performance the Selekt platform offers. Each channel has an RCA output at 2 V and a balanced XLR at 4 V, switchable between variable and fixed level. The third slot remains free for the HDMI module.
Whatever the configuration, every Selekt DSM streams from TIDAL, Qobuz, Deezer and Spotify Connect, supports AirPlay 2 and Roon, plays files to 24-bit/384 kHz and DSD256, and has a built-in MM/MC phono stage, a line input, two Toslink, two S/PDIF, USB and HDMI ARC, a 1/4-inch headphone output, and RCA subwoofer outputs for bass reinforcement. Two Exakt Link sockets connect Linn Exakt speakers, an Exaktbox or an LP12 with Urika II, and Space Optimisation corrects the system for your room. Craig Joyce at StereoNET, reviewing exactly this configuration, found that it "sounds and performs like a far more expensive collection of discrete components," with an "extremely solid" soundstage, and gave it 8.5 out of 10. What Hi-Fi? tested the same dual-mono Organik form, rated sound, build and features 5 out of 5, and wrote that "in dual-mono form, as it is in our sample, the Organik DAC really is excellent."
This is the highest Selekt configuration and the step before the Klimax DSM, which carries Organik as standard in a chassis machined from solid. Because the mono cartridges are line outputs, this version is for systems with separate power amplifiers, such as a pair of Klimax Solo 500s.
Both finishes are the same price.
| Type | Modular network music player and preamplifier |
| Hub | Edition Hub: Enclosure machined from aluminum with wave-pattern vented lid, stainless-steel dial bearing, extruded aluminum smart buttons, glass fascia |
| Output cartridge | Two Mono Line Out cartridges (one per channel): RCA 2 V / 300 Ω and balanced XLR 4 V / 600 Ω |
| DAC module | Two Mono Organik DAC modules, one per channel |
| Analog inputs | 1 pair RCA line (1, 2 or 4 V sensitivity, 50 kΩ); MM phono (47 kΩ, 100 pF, +40 dB); MC phono (100 Ω, 470 pF, +54 dB); ADC 24-bit/192 kHz |
| Digital inputs | 2 × Toslink; 2 × S/PDIF (one configurable as output); 1 × USB-B Audio Class 2; 1 × HDMI ARC; optional HDMI switching module |
| Network | Ethernet 100Base-T; Wi-Fi 802.11ac; Bluetooth 4.2; 2 × Exakt Link |
| Other outputs | 2 × RCA subwoofer (bass reinforcement or redirect); S/PDIF; 1/4 in headphone jack |
| Formats and resolution | FLAC, WAV, ALAC, AIFF, MP3, AAC, OGG, WMA, DSD; PCM to 24-bit/192 kHz (384 kHz with Organik DAC); DSD64/128/256 |
| Streaming | TIDAL, Qobuz, Deezer, Spotify Connect, AirPlay 2, Roon Ready, TuneIn, airable, Calm Radio; UPnP from local storage |
| Room correction | Space Optimisation |
| Display | 1600 × 480 TFT |
| Power supply | Utopik; 15 W sleep, up to about 200 W continuous depending on cartridges; 100–120 / 200–240 V auto-ranging |
| Dimensions (W × H × D) | 14.0 × 4.7 × 14.0 in (355 × 119 × 355 mm) |
| Weight | 20.9–27.1 lb (9.5–12.3 kg) depending on fitted cartridges (Linn 2024 fact sheet) |
| Finish | Silver or black anodized aluminum |
| Upgrade path | DAC module and output cartridges can be changed or added at Pearl Audio |
Linn Selekt DSM: Edition Hub product page and specifications
Pearl Audio's Selekt DSM configurations in order of price; every one can be re-configured later, and the Klimax DSM sits above them all.
Speakers: the 119 and 150 can be driven directly and run in Exakt. Turntable: a Majik or Selekt LP12 into the built-in phono stage, or a Urika II over Exakt Link.
Both reviews tested this dual-mono Organik configuration.
Plan your Linn system with Pearl Audio
Pearl Audio is an authorized Linn dealer. We configure and install Selekt DSM systems, fit upgrade cartridges in-store, and can arrange an audition in our Portland showroom. Call (503) 222-2599 or email sales@pearlaudio.com.
The Pearl Audio experience
A system at this level should be heard, thoughtfully matched, and properly set up. From the first audition to long-term ownership, you work with the same people, in person.
Hear the Selekt Edition Hub Streamer with Dual Mono Organik DACs by appointment in one of our two purpose-designed demonstration rooms, with your own music and time to compare without pressure.
We deliver and install throughout the Portland area, taking care of placement, connections, ventilation and system configuration ourselves.
We support everything we sell for as long as you own it, whether the answer comes by phone, in your home, or through factory service.
Trade-in assistance and qualifying 100% Trade-Up options give you flexibility when your listening priorities or your system change.
