Aktiv Cards for Ninka

Markphd,

Thanks so very much for your detailed and extremely helpful response. You have given me a great deal to think about and consider and I am most appreciative. I don't think I can move on any of this yet, but it's good to have a such a clear reference handy when I'm ready to make the move.. Thanks again so much.

Markphd,
A quick followup to your 7.03.06 response if I may. You have suggested that I could use an LK85 as a second amp as a possible alternative to another 2250 or AV 5125. I have an LK280 and Spark and I am wondering if this could serve the purpose equally well or, if such a combination would adversely effect the sound in any way.Your opinion on this would be very much appreciated. Thanks.

Markphd:

Once again I am in your debt for a very informative and helpful response - thank you so much. When I take into consideration the various options you have suggested, including now the mixing of the 2250 and LK 280, I find I am leaning more toward the simplest solution as originally proposed i.e an additional 2250 or .......

As you have indicated, I could use the 280, (provided I pay careful attention to the different voltage gains of each amp), but from your other observations, I tend to see it a compromise, albeit a respectable one and I suspect I would have to eventually move on to somethng more in line with the more simple suggestion above. With this in mind, I think it might better serve my purpose to sell my 280/Spark - I also have the LK1 preamp - to offset the expense of another 2250 - or also sell my 2250 and buy the AV 5125, Activ cards et.al.......(Now if only I had a paper clip I could trade for a new house...!!!!). You have been so very helpful (and patient) and if it's not too presumptive, I would be most apprecitive of any comments or additional thoughts you might have. Thanks again so very much.

Thanks again. I am and will in all probabilty, remain so for the forseeable future, a two channel man, although I may be persuaded sometime to include a centre speaker in my system. So of the various possibilities suggested, the selloff of the LK280 Spark and LK1 together with the 2250 to enable me to purchase the AV 5125 with Aktive cards, would seem to be the best alternative. You have been extremely helpful and I remain so very grateful for the time and effort afforded me. (Note that this thread, once eliminated, was reactivated successfully at my request - thanks Audiogon!)

FYI and interest:
With your 2250 and your LK280 there should be no issue bi-wiring your speakers.

Both of these units have similar plugs for output. Generally speaking,for the sake of uniformity, I would not be quick to mix balanced and unbalanced connections in the same system.

In this case, both units have unbalanced outputs, the LK28 would use banana to banana and the 2250 would use compliance plugs to banana.

This would be uniform and there should be no issues with this match.

Markphd,

My post of 7/24/06 refers. I should have indicated that this was a response from Linn re my enquiry about mixing amps. You may recall the questions we had about this (7/15/06) and especially the differences between balanced and unbalanced connects. This clarified it for me. So thanks for suggesting Linn - they responded very quickly.