Got it thanks Adrian.

I'll message you the tracking number when it's posted.

I hope you enjoy the Kinki - it proved to be a Lejonklou gateway drug for me ;)

Yes I can accept £180 including delivery.

I will send you a PM

Hi and welcome to the forum. I hope you find it as useful as I have - it's really helped me transform my listening.

The Kinki 3 is still available.

Another change to my system: I have replaced my Kinki 3 with a Slipsik 7.1 This is a great upgrade for my Axis, and I've been playing LPs since it arrived. Initially I was playing discs to help burn in the Slipsik, but now it's so enjoyable I just keep putting more discs on. In a month or so, the va...

A few weeks ago I resoldered the knekt banana plugs on half of my K400 speaker cables, using Fredrik's solder and recommended temperature. I also replaced 3 of the plugs. In a few months time I'll post comparison clips, allowing a good burn in. However in the room I'm delighted with the improvement,...

As an album listener, this is very welcome for me.

Spotify now lists the discs for albums.

This means it's easier to play the original track listings as curated by the artist, ignoring all the other tracks stuffed into "deluxe" issues by marketing ;)

Interesting. Thanks for sharing.

I think this was my imagination.

No restart since my first post above and no loss of magic.

I was demonstrating to my wife the difference between low resolution and low quality via Radio Paradise Källa, and made a useful discovery. In short, set to quality to "ultra". The app default seemed to be "high". IMG_20240331_164338066_MFNR.jpg I suspect that "Ultra" is ALAC. I tried FLAC and didn'...

DelNaja wrote: ↑2024-03-29 23:11I like it.

+1

Very interesting Hermann, thanks for sharing

From wet and sunny Devon in the UK, I have a Lejonklou Kinki 3 MM phono stage available for sale, thanks to an upgrade. I have owned this since 2016 and it's been in regular use since, so I think it's nicely burned in. It's in perfect working order and very good cosmetic condition. Note the power ca...

Listening again through Källa, I find the comparison much harder. The difference in engagement I heard on my PC has disappeared. Both tracks sound equally engaging.

Interesting. They all "sound" the same. I could not describe any difference. And they sound great. However, I react consistently and almost immediately to the 'A's, and want the music to continue, but I don't feel the same way for the 'B's. So it's 'A' for me, for all 3 tracks. (Listened via headpho...

The As and the Bs all seem to have the same file names - is that right?

Eg Both Herbie Mann files are called '240327-000.wav'

I thought I was done a few weeks ago. It's good, but I think it can be better. Work continues. No rush! Gives more time to save up and speaking selfishly, the more tuning, and the more music, the better. And one thing I've learned from the discipline of waiting and saving, is that the wait makes th...

I ship new sockets, solder and instructions to the owner. Great service - thanks. I used the link posted elsewhere on the forum to buy this from TME: Socket;4mm banana;10A;50VDC;28.5mm;black;nickel plated;10mΩ Mfr: DELTRON; Original part number: 551-0100; RoHS-compliant If that is the correct part,...

A few days ago one of the speaker plug sockets on my Boazu broke. The plastic exterior sheared off from the threaded collar, and the socket disappeared inside the case. I think that this was caused by sideways tension from the K400, imposing a sustained diagonal pull on the socket. I was able to glu...

Just worked out that I've owned this for nearly half a century!

Still sounds amazing. I started playing the album on Spotify, but jumped up and put the LP on after a few songs, and it's notably more fun on the TT.

There's a Källa for sale on eBay. I don't know how that compares to the resale value of your Selekt, but perhaps could help. The Selekt classic I auditioned was less enjoyable than my Hakai and the Källa is much better than my Hakai. I have no experience with the speakers you list. However, some of ...

Interesting. I just started playing the 2009 and lost interest halfway through. My son interrupted to play Public Service Broadcasting on the Axis instead, which was almost a relief.

Neil Young has returned his music to Spotify, and it's now available. Joni Mitchell has done the same.

Neil is not a fan of Spotify quality:

I hope all you millions of Spotify users enjoy my songs! They will now all be there for you except for the full sound we created

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The records leaning against the side remind me of the similar stacks in my room except mine lean against a record cabinet that I need to reorganize to fit more of them in. My records are all carefully organised in my two cabinets, but my son's rapidly growing collection is colonising the space betw...

Looks like a very elegant system.