Hi All, The Keltiks and now the majik 140's have gone! The core system remains the same Akurate DS/Kisto/ 2 Solos. For the first time in about 20 years a pair on Non Linn speakers are on the way. Shahinian Obelisks(about 4 years old) I can find lots of info. on Obelisks with Naim, Bryston, Dynavecto...

Hi All,

Just to conclude this thread. The 140's finally sold on Ebay for £950. Certainly took longer than I expected!

Steve.

Fredrik, Having flipantly fired in with "seconded" Ill try and explain. As always this is based on personal experience and may of course be different for others. When I had 242's with a poorer source admittedly than I now own, I started with them passive with 1 x 4200. Being the bass freak I am, I t...

Seconded!

Steve.

ML, Ill tell you what though, now I think I have the melodiks alligned as well as I can with the majiks those 4 x 12" drivers add some serious kick to the bottom end! :D I have them "backed off" on the Kisto by around -6db. Having just lost the keltiks the battle is close? IMO. The additional benefi...

LOL, and an income thats beyond my means

Steve.

Hi ML and others This active/passive subject has been written/discussed for some time now. So, having had the opportunity to sell the Active keltiks and everything else, I thought I would give it a try. As always, nothing better than trying the gear in your own home and drawing ones own conclusions....

Hi,

Yes, thats them. No real interest on the forum, which is fine, so I thought I would give ebay a try - despite the hassles sometimes encountered!

If anyone form this forum comes along before(if any) bids arrive I would close the auction.

Steve.

Eric,

Majik cd above Ikemi. Akurate cd above 1.1 IMO!

Steve.

Rowlandhills, Im sure there will be, as always, some variation with this. Ive owned all three at different times. IMO the way you have titled the thread is my order of preference. Kinos - Akurate - 5103. Big step from 5103 to Akurate, less but still a fairly big improvement moving from Akurate to Ki...

Charlie one kindly sent me an ebay reference: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170191411845&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.co.uk%3A80%2Fsearch%2Fsearch.dll%3Ffrom%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm37%26satitle%3D170191411845%26fvi%3D1 Looks like Im in the right ball park, price wise. But as Fredri...

Hi All, Title says it all really. Immaculate, Cherry 140's dating from November last year. Double boxes etc. 4.5 years warranty. Why the sale? Like others on this forum I have had an interest in exploring and messing around with passive/active, and was trying them with solos. You will see from other...

Hugo Having compared the Akurate cdp with the 1.1 and felt the Akurate was better. I then tried the Akurate DS against the Akurate cdp and found the DS to be better. Ive never heard a Klimax DS because at the minute I cant afford one! However, given most of the comments on this forum Im sure its a f...

Klaus I had this with a klout a long time ago. If I remember correctly the problem was with the speaker and the amp was "protecting" itself! - I was told! The amp was returned to Linn for service and was returned with "no fault found" It happened when I was running 3 klouts with Ninkas. Eventually I...

Hi Jeffrey Im not using squeezeboxes yet. It was a thought to use them in other rooms in the house as a cheaper alternative to the DS. But as I read i dont belive that the squeezbox will work with twonkymedia?? However, there are other players recommended on the twonkymedia site that look like they ...

Hi Guys, Thanks for the feedback. Which is really underpinning bits Id heard or spoken to others about. Fredrik totally agree that if its possible to listen that would be ideal. Though Id always like to hear the combination in my own environment. A friend recently chnaged from 212's fully active wit...

Hi All, I think I know how most will vote with this question. Given that there have been one or two suggestions that perhaps passive with better amps. "may" be a touch more "musical" than active with lesser amps. I wondered how you would consider the following options: ( source/pre, is Akurate DS & ...

'Troll You obviosuly feel that the Klimax DS is worth the extra spend in comparison to the Akurate DS. Im convinced the Akurate DS is a fair move forward from the cdp. Can you just give a flavour of the further improvements that the Klimax DS brings? Im avoiding the Klimax DS as its just not on the ...

Jeffrey, I know there have been a number of comments about how poor Linn gui and the remote actually work. I cant comment in relation to other remotes or gear as I ave no direct experience. In practice once the "playlist" is selected on GUI which can either be individual track or complete genres etc...

Hi Jeffrey My pre amp is a Kinos. At the minute Im using the DS via an Exterbal Hardrive attached to my pc and via a Netswitch to the DS. Im awaiting delivery of the Infrant NAS. It is then my intention to run from NAS via netswitch to DS and also to 2 squeezeboxes in other rooms? How to integrate p...

Jeffrey,

If you are considering buying one - go for it! I had the Akutare cdp before and I feel this is a good bit better. Trouble is, it does make you curious about how he Klimax DS must sound!

Steve.

UK RRP is £3450.

Steve.

Hi All, Thought Id share an interesting occurrence! Had a friend over last week to listen to the DS. He had previously heard the same system with the Akurate cdp. While he agreed, at that time that the sound was certainly an improvement on his own system(Ikemi, 140, kolektor) it didnt inspire him to...

Hi All just agreeing with previous comments really. Got the Akurate on Xmas eve. My first comments to a couple of friends were it sounds like the treble is turned down! BUT it really is just taking that glassy edge away? Agree, with complex metal, instead of just becoming a "noise" (some say all met...

Agree with ML. Close to the back wall, pretty close together, around 3 ft. Pick 2 tracks of music, make them quite different. 2mins of each. Move the speakers apart around 1-2 ft - "Better or Worse" ? If better move again etc. untill you reach a width you feel is optimum. Exactly same process for di...