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Linn Klout - Playing Loud With Low Impedance Speakers

I have been using the wonderful Linn Klout amp to power Energy Veritas 2.3i speakers, with a Linn 5103 front end, in a medium size listening room. The Veritas' are 3-1/2 way speakers that dip down to 3 ohms or less. I notice when I play them loud, as I usually do, I start to notice a fair amount of distortion and listening fatigue. I am wondering if anyone else is experiencing this. I absolutely love my Klout, but I am starting to think I need more power or an amp with a stouter power supply. Any thoughts are welcomed. Thanks.
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naimfan
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Klouts are old enough now that it probably needs to be recapped.  I don't believe Linn can service them any longer; so you might need to do it yourself or dig up someone who can do it (and who has done it before . . .).

The Klout doubled from 80 to 160 watts continuous into 8 or 4 ohms; and was built like a tank.  Get it recapped and see how it works then. 
naimfan
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Larry -

The Klout does indeed double from 80 to 160 wpc from 8 to 4 ohms, and per Bill Miller of Linn doubled again to 320 wpc into 2 ohms.  It's also a fully regulated design. 

It probably needs to be recapped - it was introduced in 1992, and the type of use the OP is describing will stress the reservoir caps over a long period of time.
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