I agree thoroughly with Fredrik here - the improvement should be immediate and very apparent. While things do, of course, improve with burning in there should be no doubt of the immediate superiority of Aktiv. I would double check the settings of the cards on the back of the speakers and also check ...

Do I prefer the Cremona to the Akurate 242? No I don't but we still sell more of the Cremonas. What about the Amati compared to the Artikulat? Again no - although it is closer. But you still pefer your ATC100, if I understood you correct? That's correct. I.e. ATC best, followed by 350A, then Amati,...

Regarding the LK100, its design was hardly changed at all during its lifetime. One component that did change rather early, though, was the transformer. A Scottish Holden&Fisher was replaced with an Irish Talema. The scottish transformer was clearly better. Since some capacitors dry out, a late circ...

When the dealer got Klimax Kontrol and Klimax Solo for the first time, he connected them to the Majik CD and Katans. I haven't heard it for myself, but he and a customer agreed that they could not stand it for even 1 minute. He hasn't a better CD player at that time, so he swapped to a LP12 with Li...

I also welcome the new marketing strategic from Linn, meaning: Offering well balanced system instead of separate components. In my eyes all have benefits from that strategic: The end user, the dealers, and Linn itself. I felt that the situation before was really confusing: 2250+5125, after 2 years ...

Interesting thoughts there Steve. I always wondered what the Isobariks would sound like with six amplifiers each. I ran mine with four and was quite impressed with the improvement of the fourth amplifier on the inner woofer. I never did the work to try them with six but I'm sure you could drive your...

Now that's what I call a hierarchically correct system. Very cool! I'd go with the LK280 if you can - I always loved that amp. LK280 is quite difficult to find here in Sweden and today I got my hands on a LK100 at a very good price so unfortunately I wont follow your advice :( The LK280 was cool, b...

I have not actually heard the comparison but my bet would be that the Klimax Tuneboxes for the Keltiks would outperform the Chakra cards. Newer does not always mean better - all the Chakra designs are fairly new but none of them are as musical as the Klimax Solo which is a strictly bi-polar design a...

Do Linn's current "families / systems" (e.g., Majik, Akurate, etc.) apply for passive amps, or for Aktiv? Linn's "families" don't apply to anything more than their market strategy in my oppinion. The source should always be the first priority if musical quality is the goal of the system! Well said!...

I have no problem at all with the idea of running the Keltiks with the Chakra 200s - they work well with Klimaxes so why not Chakras? I used to have a setup with Isobariks Aktiv with three 2250s and it was quite a bit superior to four LK280/Sparks. And I consider LK280/Sparks to be pretty close to K...

Keltiks, no question! The Espeks are fine speakers - especially Aktiv - but they don't come close to the Keltiks. In addition, the comparison you speak of is unlikely as it will be nearly impossible to find Klimax crossovers for the Espeks. While Linn had the Klimax Tunebox for the Espeks available ...

lejonklou wrote:Almost top spec LP12 feeding a pair of Index Plus?

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Now that's what I call a hierarchically correct system. Very cool! I'd go with the LK280 if you can - I always loved that amp.

I agree. The main problem when listening to speakers is the lack of a good source and a proper positioning. Many times I have found myself guessing in the lines of "hm, these boxes don't really have any obvious flaws... they do sound quite boring, but they could possibly be rather involving with an...

Thank you again Thomas! It sounds to me like you don't praise the Linn range of speakers as much in the states as we do here in Sweden, I dont think any of the dealers here offer a serious alternative to Linn speakers. I will have to try to find a Swedish dealer. But I will definitly give it a go s...

ATC has three series of speakers for the consumer market plus a couple of unique models that don't quite fit in any of the series. In typical ATC marketing their entry level speakers are called the Entry series. A little different from the typical tendency for companies to call their base products "...

ATC SCM100ASL Active speakers :shock: Considering the price of theese units you must prefer them to many of Linns speakers and amps. Are they better than the akurate and artikurlare range? I have never even herad of he brand before, but a fast check told me that they are studio monitors? Please tel...

Thomas, I would really like to hear your system! Those ATC's that you and very few others have mentioned have gotten me so curious. That you are running your system on 230V is something I'd like you to tell more about if possible. What are the differences in sound if you connect your system to 115V...

I haven't posted my system yet so I suppose I should: LP12 Black Ash/Keel/Lingo2/EkosSE/Akiva/Trampolin2 (this description is getting a bit long!) Linto x2 Ikemi Pekin Alesis MasterLink ML-9600 Hard disk recorder/CD burner Klimax Kontrol ATC SCM100ASL Active speakers on ATC stands with Katan top spi...

Almost forgot - a kool name! What about Klimax Kalculate? Anyone that know if the unit has a CD transport and HD, or if it's just a DAC, sorry DAK? That's not a bad name, or maybe Klimax Krunch (for number crunching). According to what I've heard there will be no moving parts in this unit. I don't ...

Almost forgot - a kool name! This rules out any of the following: Klimax Numerik (although it wouldn't be TOO bad) Klimax Kivor Klimax Tuneboks :( Klimax Knekt Klimax DAK I could handle Klimax Konverter but would like something much more powerful like Klout or Klimax itself. How about Klimax Kream, ...

Well, now that we've gotten the first set of unrealistic wishes :) (LK box design, better than a top spec LP12?) lets see what I can come up with. First off I've been told to expect a major announcement from Linn at the CEDIA show in mid-September. It is believed they will bring out a Klimax piece t...

I think they are quite a bit different. If not, why don’t we have a C6200? Three technical reasons:¨ 1) There is not much space left in a 4200, the box is full. Four 200W 'Chakra-channels' take up as much space as six 100W. 2) The power supply would be too weak. I haven't measured the 4200 or 6100,...

It seems to me that there is something purer about making the best product possible that leads to the greatness of these units. Would you say the same about Karik/Numerik compared to Ikemi or Majik CD? /Henrik Had to find the exception to the rule, didn't ya. While the Karik/Numerik is a very fine ...

My conclusion on this that the Klout, 2250 and 5125 (used within its capabilities) are all fine amps and it is generally not worth "upgrading" from one to another. If you want a real upgrade from these three amps then the Chakra - now Akurate - x200 series or Klimax series are the way to go. This i...

To be honest, I have no idea why it matters - just that it does. I'm not an electronic engineer and most engineers I've met are clueless about why these things work - there is much we do not yet understand about electricity. There are any number of things that seem as though they shouldn't matter ye...