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| Am I the only one who thinks B&W is mid-fi? Blackie, I can see from my last post how you might think me to be religiously pro-Linn but that's not really the case. I like the integrity of a one brand system both in terms of sound and synergy as well as visual coherance. I don't want boxes of... | |
| Am I the only one who thinks B&W is mid-fi? Blackie, Linn has never claimed that speakers are unimportant - or that they are the least important part of the chain. They just see how pointless it is to begin with a bad signal all the way from the source. "Start as you mean to finish", I thin... | |
| Am I the only one who thinks B&W is mid-fi? Preconceptions:When someone listens to my Linn system for the first time they are seldom bolled over by what they hear. It took me a long time to get used to the sound of my system and to learn how to make it sound right(through speaker placement ... | |
| Preamps w/ built in Tuners Linn Wakonda with Kudos tuner module. One of the best tuners out there, and the Wakonda is outstanding as well. | |
| Am I the only one who thinks B&W is mid-fi? Regarding the last few comments about Linn speakers, I urge you to give them a more careful listen and don't judge too quickly. Also, like any speaker if they are set up carelessly even the best speaker can sound disappointing. If you hear them un... | |
| Majik/Genki vs Classik For an office system I would go with the Classik - The performance differences between it and the Majik/Genki would be unappreciable in an office environment but the features and convenience the Classic offers are truly brilliant. You can program ... | |
| Best Acoustically Untreated Room You Have Heard? Bookshelves, lots of bookshelves. Where there are no bookshelves a rough brick wall is also ideal. Normal furnishings should round things out to create a close to ideal acoustical environment. You don't want to cancel too much reflected sound or t... | |
| Majik/Genki vs Classik I have owned both and the Majik is superior sounding to the Classik - though the classik has some really nice features and is great value. The Majik is among the best integrateds out there, and partnered with the Genki, would be slightly more sati... | |
| What is vibration isolation for? Once I am settled into my new place and I have a more controlled listening environment... I herebye solemnly plege to invest the time and funds (2.25$) to invest in some bubble pack (maybe even some other freebies) in order to try to discern diffe... | |
| What is vibration isolation for? Pbb, the reason that active speakers are not more popular is because they would preclude the use of esoteric cables, isolation devices, etc. There would be nothing to tweak, audiophiles would not be able to experience the sonic virtues of various ... | |
| Why do crossovers do more harm than good??? Rwwear, I'm curious about your comments. I have a Linn active system and have read a lot about other active systems by Meridian, Naim and a few others. I have never heard of active crossovers adding distortion - by contrast I thought it was much e... | |
| Am I the only one who thinks B&W is mid-fi? I should qualify some of my statements - I don't think B&W is mainstream mass-fi stuff like Bose or Polk. In terms of quality I think it is far better. But I just don't think they are purists, even in their top-flight range. I tried to like B&... | |
| Am I the only one who thinks B&W is mid-fi? BMW was established in 1916 and started making cars after they stopped making aeroplanes during WWII. However the name was well established and prestigious long before that, perhaps not in the USA - but certainly in Britain, and long before 1966. ... | |
| Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive? 1/ 1987 VW Jetta Diesel (even though my hifi system is modest at a value of 8.5K it's value is 4 x that of my car. - and it suits me fine)2/ 2000 VW Golf TDI (turbo diesel injection)3/ 2003 VW Golf TDI (turbo diesel injection) (even if I had milli... | |
| Am I the only one who thinks B&W is mid-fi? Why do people need to bash certain brands? Mikez gave several good reasons in his innitial post for this thread. Too many earnest companies that make great products never fly because mass-fi brands like B&W are so good at convincing the masses... |