I think bonzo's idea is good. The main feature of Classik is the all in one box and an aktiv two-way solution is certainly possible without any further space, heat or power requirements. They will probably need 6 channels though, as the speaker range is moving towards more drive units. With a 2K arr...

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Can I have a Springbank please? That is my favourite but they are rare these days.

Seriously, good to hear you got it working and that it boogies more than the first version!

Please note that there is currently no way to go back to 224, as Linn have not released it officially.

If you decide to downgrade, I suggest to 221 instead, as it does sound better than 223.

I hope the 225 will come soon and make all these discussions redundant...

Here comes that fluff issue again! :) It was recently suggested in another thread that a worn Akiva would pick up more dirt than a good one. Now you are suggesting that better tracking gets more fluff get picked up? You can't both be right, so I remain sceptical. It might have to do with spring weat...

I agree with Moomins comments. What complicates the evaluation of the 2 options - Trampolin or Solid board - is that both the support (table or shelf) and the floor/walls come into the equation. And in addition to that, any sub-frequency producing loudspeakers will affect the various setups differen...

Yes, it sounds very positive indeed. I think it was phrases like "wants to restructure to make its products appeal to more wealthy customers" in the Evening Times that triggered negative responses from a lot of hifi enthusiasts. Just shows how important it is to very carefully formulate press releas...

Suggested prices in Sweden are:

Classik Music SEK 15 500
Classik Movie SEK 28 100

That is more than SEK 10 000 less for a Movie and almost 4 400 less for a Music!

Nisseman , there were several small changes to the Ikemi over the years and in general the rule is "the later, the better". One exception from this is that in very early Ikemi's, the Slimline power supplies that were marked "CD12" were actually a bit better than the ones in later Ikemis. The rest o...

Shorter signal path is a nonsense answer in this case. In general I recommend asking qualified Linn retailers about things like these. Linn's helpline might be good for simple advice, but any question that is even slightly advanced should not be directed there. As an example, more than a year(!) aft...

The Articulate 345 is probably the best sub I have ever heard. Much more powerful than the tuneful but rather weak 221. Try your best to position it correctly, preferably listening to the sub only , using Tune Dem and being very systematic. When correct position in the room is found, go through the ...

Hi and welcome, Nisseman! This is my ranking of the CD players, from worst to best: Karik Karik+Numerik Ikemi Unidisk SC Majik CD Unidisk 2.1 Unidisk 1.1 The Majik CD is the most difficult one to rank, though. The first one I heard was not quite as good as a Unidisk SC Tune Dem-wise. But it did soun...

I agree regarding entry level products; they are a necessity. When you mention the bland AV boxes, I suddenly remembered when Linn released their first full size box: The Intek. I was working at the local Linn store then and we almost screamed when we were shown the prototype. "It's gastly", we said...

This is a good and important question, bonzo. At the moment I do not have a definitive answer regarding which gives the ultimate performance; silver interconnects or internal cables. I have, however, compared them briefly a few times. My first impression was that the internal cables were better than...

Thanks for pointing that out, Thomas. Actually there are two "new message" indicators, colour and number of boxes: New message: 2 green boxes. No new message: 1 grey box. New message in a sticky thread: 1 green tilted box. No new message in a sticky thread: 1 grey tilted box. This wasn't exactly int...

Pediatrik,

we have tried to duplicate your problem, but without success. I therefore suspect it has to do with that specific browser on that computer. Have you tried resetting Safari? That might do the trick.

That Akivas might be wearing out quickly is a new one to me. If it is in the region of 2000 hours, the cost is around 1GBP an hour on the first Akiva. The following ones are a third less due to the trade in value. 5000 hours sounds amazing, have you really played it that much?? I have also never hea...

Hm, you sound a bit pessimistic, Linnofil. I feel quite positive. First of all, it's hard to say what this article really means. That people are loosing jobs at Linn is of course sad for the employees, but the reorganisation is likely a good move for the company and in the end for both employees and...

Haven't yet searched for any of the Krauss albums, but going through my vinyl I rediscovered an old favourite of mine: Bruce Cockburn. Played 'Stealing Fire' from start to finish this evening, rather loud. Great record. Now, we don't have a real music forum here, just this Playlist topic thanks to m...

Thanks for that, Thomas. I haven't yet changed colour on a Lingo or Linto. The new AV boxes are simpler as the facia and sleeve are one part only. Change that and you're done.

Definitely get a new LP12! According to Linn they will become available with Keel as standard (at the moment you have to buy a Cirkus LP12 and the Keel separately). I have upgraded many old LP12's (80's and 90's) and they never get quite as good as a new one. Replaced my 12 year old one last year f...

The complete metalworks for a Lingo is rather expensive, more than 300 euro. One option could be to replace the facia only, that costs around 75 euro. Then paint the cover black, perhaps? :|

I have made some more experiments with this. It seems that in some room-speaker combinations, the optimal position is very sharply defined. In such cases, small movements around the optimal position result in dramatic changes (likely due to strong bass reflections) and a change of electronics (e.g. ...

Is it good, teatime? :wink: Installed one yesterday, but unfortunately not in my own LP12. The difference was very big. In a way, I think that the LP12-Keel sounds like it has gotten the best aspects of the CD medium added to the already high quality vinyl sound. Gone is the fat bass (that I somehow...

It is the screw that sits in the arm collar and locks the height of the arm pillar. If you had a competent retailer installing your Ekos 2, you should leave all the adjustments to him/her and keep on enjoying your records. Mike is forced to do the LP12 setup himself and that's the reason we discusse...

Hi Mike! I have never worked with Mana, so I am not sure what 'Mana tight' is, but each fastener has its optimal tightness and so far this has been neither loose nor according to that old expression 'Linn tight' (that I was told meant almost as hard as the materials could handle) but rather somewher...