Thanks for reporting! It's interesting that we have come to different conclusions. I haven't tried the SPDIF setting on the SC, but it may very well differ between the SC and the 1.1. Other things have differed, like the ESS software which I tried numerous times on both machines and the latest was a...

Are there any furter comments or judgements on the AKG K24P? I forgot to answer this question of yours, per. Apologies! The K24P's sound a bit harder than the Porta Pro's, but they are more tuneful and enjoyable, in my opinion. Not sure which of the two will stay in place the longest during work-ou...

Thanks Thomas! That was quite an extensive review, I will check the records out. The reason I asked about Krauss + Union Station was that I read a review in a Swedish newspaper a while back that they were going to do a follow up on their successful collaboration on 'New Favourite'. It was written as...

Thanks for the information about the possibility that the cathode TV could be adjusted differently with speaker than without! Normally the speakers are magnetically screened so that their effect on the cathode tube is minimal, but Anders could be right in this. Thankfully I never noticed any change ...

How did this go, Axel? Do you think digital out should be on or off?

Hm, interesting. I have never heard this question before. Should be rather easy to find out by a little experimenting. Anybody have any experience with this? By the way, in my room it was well worth the effort to open the TV and remove the 2 speakers inside. Rather easy to refit them as well, if I s...

Thanks for that info, Thomas. Indeed 87 dB is a lot better than 83 dB.

I agree with everything you wrote about the amps.

No, I am talking voltage and current capabilities. Such things normally don't say much, but with ultra difficult speakers and a taste for loud music, they sometimes can.

I didn't mean it was too long, just long. :)

If you find one second hand locally, either from a shop or a private seller, it should be possible to arrange an audition in your own system IMHO.

2250 and Klout are both better sounding than 5105 and LK240.
5105 and LK240 are however more powerful.

Long story there, G man! To answer your last question, yes. Please note that power and quality are two different things. The 100W Chakras are great sounding amplifiers but not exactly powerful. The two I mentioned above are older designs and do not sound as good but are far more powerful. While qual...

Equipment breaking down isn't funny. The best possible way of looking at it might be that it's a chance to hear something different...? As you say 'cheap' I would suggest looking at second hand Linn amps. I'm not sure what you will find in Maryland, but in Europe there are some real bargains to be f...

I'm always up for such comparisons, Thomas. :D But nowadays I define the logistics very precisely before I start, otherwise the results could later be found useless. The main problem in this case, as I see it, is to select what furniture and cables to use. It would be pointless to use the worst poss...

I've kept away from the sharp tools lately and returned to an old favourite of mine: Alison Krauss & Union Station; New Favourite . Did some improvements to my amps and suddenly this record got a new life. How can they pick the banjo that fast? To those who have seen the movie 'Oh Brother Where Art ...

Yes, there is the furniture as well. I didn't think of that as the furniture is often a fixed parameter and I demonstrate replacing cables.

Then we have three things that are equally close to the source:
Power cord, Interconnect, Furniture.

I don't think it has to do with the level of the bass, but rather with the frequency response and the Q value. If this is actually the case, it does not matter if you change the level of the woofer (on the aktiv card) or if you play a different record. The only aktiv setting that could matter is the...

The loose connection depends on the spring in the male part of the BFA, inside your 2250's. I don't have any solution to this, but one option is to change from male BFA to the old type female banana that Linn used in their poweramps before they switched to BFA. This however requires a good soldering...

what about speaker positioning passive vs. active? Active and passive require different speaker positions. This must be due to the shelving of the bass (the lowest bass is amplified) in Linn's aktiv filters. But if the frequency response in the bass is changed dramatically (as with the aktiv filter...

If you define the mains power as source, yes. But if you define the record you are playing as source, it becomes source first. In my experience, the closer you get to the record (or rather; where the music originates), the more important it is. With this view, the power cord is closer to the source ...

I have avoided answering because I find it difficult to answer... :| My feeling is that the electronics shouldn't affect placement, but in reality when I do big changes to a system (but the speakers remain unchanged), I can retune and sometimes find a slightly different speaker position. I have stil...

Sorry, no marvellous power distribution strip on the horizon yet. At least not from me. I am not entirely happy with any of the parts I have tried so far. The strip however appears to be less important than the power cords. Good cords connected to a decent strip works well. The cord between wall and...

You have convinced me, Linnofil. I'm going to buy one. I thought the price was high but will probably think it's money well spent once I have installed it and dig into my vinyl collection.

Listening to vinyl is already one of my favourite pastimes. Can't resist taking it to the next level.

Hm... What you are saying above seems to be correct. I never thought or heard of this as a policy decision, though. None of the product histories are 100% complete, but they were rather detailed in the early days and then gradually became more crude. If Linn have decided to drop them completely, it ...

I don't understand what you mean, Axel. Linn hasn't dropped anything as far as I know.

Please clarify.

5/ They are just too busy with other things, but will soon release the best ever software for the Unidisks.

:D

What can I say... I'm speechless. Was it that good, Linnofil??

On the demo I attended, it was clearly better. No more than that IMHO.

Got to hear it again.