linnvolk
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| What Integrated Amp do You use Linn Exaktbox-i, 8 ch available, 6 used, into activ AV-5140s. Digital in, Analog (spkr) out. Heavenly. 100% satisfied. | |
| Manufacturers past their heyday Yes, Linn is certainly NOT past its heyday. I understand that they have recently completed facilities to bring all their manufacturing in-house. My new Akurate system (hub, Exaktbox-i) and "old" AV-5140 speakers, now aktiv via the Exaktbox-i, so... | |
| Best vintage DD turntables from the 70's and 80's? Gale GT 2101 | |
| John Hiatt and The Jerry Douglas Band hit the road! West Coast, East Coast, Midwest, Deep South, Appalachia, all covered. Not a single date in the entire SW USA. I am curious why. I am pretty sure they would pack them in in Houston or Austin. I would drive from Houston to Austin to catch the sh... | |
| What's on your Streamer Tonight? The Complete EmArcy Recordings of Clifford Brown | |
| What is the #1 equipment want currently on your HiFi horizon??? Absolutely nothing. | |
| How many of you are digital only systems? OP, I have very recent experience to report here.I "exited the audio scene" years back when CDs were "on the way out" and streaming meant lossy formats, in which I had no interest. My system at the time: Linn Genki (CD) / Kolektor (pre-amp)/ AV 51... | |
| What's on your Streamer Tonight? Shame both Chick and McBride have departed this worldShame about Chick, but McBride I think is alive. | |
| Are you still ignoring Iris Dement? I have heard of, but not heard Iris Dement. Thank you for this poke--I will check her out. I am new to streaming (yes, I just entered the 21st century with an Akurate Hub and Exactbox-i), so this is now possible. Thanks again! | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? My own Linn AV 5140s, run Activ using Exakt and an Akurate Hub (Katalyst) source. No analog interconnects. I am truly amazed by how much better they sound like this compared to the system they were previously used in (AV5105, passive), which I t... | |
| What do we hear when we change the direction of a wire? Blind listening test subjects are usually allowed as much time as they need. @cleeds, the listener can take all the time desired during the round. Requiring the same time between rounds is to make sure that the same time elapses between round... | |
| What do we hear when we change the direction of a wire? @cleeds, Your "simple test" is too simple and what you describe are not controlled conditions. For example, your test isn’t double-blind and doesn’t allow for quick switching, requirements that experts in the field (Johnson, Toole) insist are nece... | |
| What do we hear when we change the direction of a wire? A simple test, done under controlled conditions with witnesses and published for all to read in a reputable journal would help. Person A has cables for which he/she believes she/he can hear directionality in his/her system. Person B comes to where... | |
| Speaker Spike Philosophy " This new learning amazes me Sir Bedevere. Explain to me again how sheep’s bladders may be employed to prevent earthquakes." | |
| Speaker Spike Philosophy I guess MC is right about some things, although I don't think anyone is as smart as he thinks he is..... Perhaps not, but he may have spent more time trying different things than most(?) I certainly will not be doing as much, myself. |