looking for a nice small home theatre set up


i currently have ageing Linn home stereo(pretek set up) and now i would like to enjoy a home theatre set up with the same audio quality that i have been used to...
can anyone here recomend me such a set up......maybe it could be a ALL IN ONE componant or just a DVD player and AMP...
i am looking for MINIMUM features if possible and nice body and detail in the audio...
i would like to keep things less cluttered the older i get.
cheers
joolz
joolzriff

Showing 1 response by markphd

If you like Linn, it sounds like the Classik Movie is what you may be looking for. One box with a CD/DVD player, pre/pro and 5.1 channels of power amplification, and a tuner to boot. You should be able to find one on Audiogon in the $2500-$3000 price range. What you don't get is SACD or DVD-A, HDMI, processing for 6.1 or 7.1 surround, or upgradeability to Aktiv however. Musically, you won't be missing anything if you're running a 15 year old Pre-tek/Power-tek combo. It's as good as you'll get for a one box solution.

The next step up would be what Jim is suggesting above. A Unidisk SC and 5125 power amp would run you about $5500 on Audiogon.