Neophite needing advice

NAD, Creek, Denon? You must be kidding?

Dekay, I use Linn Sekrits as my main speakers (with Majik) and they are delightful. I have not directly A/B'd them with Tukans but I think they are more transparent and have more bass. Linn's website lists an in-wall Sekrit. Mine are not in-wall. I have them on stands (they need dedicated stands from Linn), but they come ready for wall hanging. You could hang them from a sturdy picture hook, but Linn sells a special bracket for them. Very unorthodox looking speaker -- only 5" deep and has a polymer cabinet -- the sound would surprise the heck out of you. This site has a pair for $295. That is ridiculously low; it is a good couple leagues higher in capability than the quality, value-oriented bookshelfers that occupy this price point. I think the pair for sale are white (mine are black), but you can paint'em anything you want (yes, they are unorthodox).

All used...Audio Refinement Complete, Magnepan MMG's, Rega Planet or DVD player, Carver Tuner off Ebay, Homegrown Audio Interconnects, and Maplehade Golden Helix speaker cable. This setup will run in the $1500 range and I have listened to one with a Panasonic DVD A310 as the digital source and it was quite pleasing. I personally use a similar system with a Linn CD player and it is quite nice. The Classik setup that Eldragon suggests is also very nice, but might limit your development of your system. If you want something compact and do not intend to upgrade, then the Linn Classik is for you. You could match it up to any number of speakers. The Tukan and Sekrit are the logical Linn Choices. P.S...you could swap out the Audio Refinement Complete for a Linn Majik..I personally like the Complete...and also check out the latest Stereophile review of the Linn Classik.

Thanks for the additional push Jayboard. White would be perfect, the room has white "ragged" walls. Yes, the LF specs are lower than that of the Tukan. I could not use the Tukans in our living room (L shaped room) because of unruly bass. But this was a fault of the room and not the speakers. I do not know what the retail is but will find out when I listen to them. I have purchsed my other system mail order and used but have included new gear in the budget for the second system. The local shops have good trade in and upgrade policies and I do not like to ship gear when I sell it. The KLH Model 21 radio that I sold on Ebay arrived damaged to the new owner, and I packed it with everthing short of embryonic fluid. I paid for the repairs instead of waiting on a UPS claim.

I agree with Sugarbrie's picks, and they are all readily available used, saving you a fair bit of cash. Funny how people, once swung over to Linn, remain Linnies for life. Nothing wrong with Linn, just never did it for me. Jeff