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Speakers for Linn Classik? Budget $400-500

A friend is interested in buyign a Linn Classik, and has a budget of about $400-500 for speakers. She would prefer to buy used. I think Linn Tukans would be ideal, but they rarely show up used. Can anyone recommend some decent monitors in this price range that show up used with some frequency? I am thinking B&W, but really don't know anything about them.

Thanks.
kdl6769
pcking
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I have the B&W 302's with the Classik in a bedroom setup. If I had to do it again, I would choose a less efficient speaker, probably the Tukans or Kans. The lowest volume on CDs is too loud.
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ejlif
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NHT SB3s work great and can be had brand new for around 450.00. They have super bass and gorgeous build for the price.
donhar
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I have a Classik connected to a pair of Dynaudio Audience 52 speakers and am very happy with the sound. These might be slightly higher than your budget so another choice would be the smaller Dynaudio Audience 42.

I've also had a Classik paired with an older pair of NHT VT-1A towers as a bedroom system which sounded great. I would think the NHT SB3 recommendation would be a good fit as well.
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r_f_sayles
872 posts
 
How about the Epos ELS-3's? Very nice balance of sound qualities and less than your budget maximum, new. Happy Listening!
mfkeleher
146 posts
 
When I had my Classik, I paired it with some old DCM Timepieces and it was good, B&W 302's and it was not so good, Sonus Faber Minuettos, and Concerto Homes and it was even more not so good. Then I got a pair of Silverline SR12's, and it was very good indeed, I could only have wanted for a subwoofer on the big orchestral stuff.
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