I only guessing, but in the future I suspect that Linn would hope that those wanting the best streamer for 'analogue out' , go for the KDSM and switch off its DVC- something one can do with the current KDSM/katalyst. Once KDSM Katalyst KDSM/2 is out it is likely to be better than KDS/Katalyst/1, mu...

I only guessing, but in the future I suspect that Linn would hope that those wanting the best streamer for 'analogue out' , go for the KDSM and switch off its DVC- something one can do with the current KDSM/katalyst. Once the new KDSM with version 2 Katalyst is out it is likely to be better than the...

Thanks Everyone I got the definite impression from Colin at the Linn help desk that whilst the KDS katalyst is definitely available and will be throughout October it is unlikely to remain so indefinitely and may be not beyond December this year. He did say that there would be a formal announcement ...

At the Windsor HiFi show ( ?2017) the only musical digital system I heard other than Chris's Klimax Katalyst (using Boazu and Totem speakers) was a dCS Vivaldi front end with lots of large, beautifully made boxes. I think the master Clock unit alone was the height of all my four Monos stacked on top...

Thanks Everyone I got the definite impression from Colin at the Linn help desk that whilst the KDS katalyst is definitely available and will be throughout October it is unlikely to remain so indefinitely and may be not beyond December this year. He did say that there would be a formal announcement f...

Now that the Lejonklou streamer is definitely on the back burner and Linn have sadly declined to offer future upgrades to DS units , or upgrade existing DS units to DSM, owners of KDS /2 or the non katalyst ADS have difficult choices to make. Should they upgrade to Katalyst , whilst Linn are still a...

Looking forward to the update, but really looks good and I would also sacrifice a teeny bit of sound quality and have the lights switched off.

Now that Exakt has settled in and Katalyst in place - I would love to listen to a system like this.

I think the Klimax katalyst DSM ( assuming it has anologue out) with current Sagatun and Tundra Monos, just with Linn silver interconnects and 2.48 m Linn K400 speaker cables, would be good to hear with these Kudos Titans - especially if they are good with vocals. If the accountant at Kantata can ta...

Here are some notes on my visit to Kantata. Interesting comparisons with Tundra, Akurate/D, Boazu and Sagatun amplification. https://audiophilemusings.blogspot.com/2018/08/amps-ireland-sweden-and-dealer-visit.html Interesting write up. Did you get a sense of which system might convey the emotion be...

When I use unity gain, I have learned to place the Sagatun remote in a different place from its normal location ( the volume and channel are fixed, so no need to use it on unity gain) This unusual location serves as a useful reminder that Unity Gain is still on, when I reach for the LP12. If despite...

Slipsik 6.1 at one month. Initially Slipsik was great out of the box and there was quite a bit of variability in musicality over the first two to three weeks of burn in, with good days and not so good days. By week three, Slipsik was singing just great and continues to improve -this little unassumin...

Late in the day - I have finally found time to listen to these clips. I just listen and vote for whichever one I prefer and have to say I find this easier with non- classical music as I can appreciate emotion ( and perhaps tune ?) quicker and I think better. On the original Archidee / Lack clips I p...

Yes, and it has never sounded as good as when I tried it briefly with the Slipsik (Couldn't resist!) - amazing what a good phono stage can do.

I still have the original box and the receipt for £225 from Westwood and Mason in Oxford.

Whilst waiting for the right opportunity to upgrade my Akito to an Ekos SE , I thought I would treat myself to a Slipsik 6.1. Straight out of the box it sounds just great - big upgrade from the already excellent Gaio 1. So much more music. Hearing more music and in particular small details and nuanc...

I much prefer the second track - no contest. Timing is spot on and the music flows beautifully - I would be over the moon with this upgrade. Colin has done a great job. I can see what some are saying regarding more bass in the first track and more ‘openess’, but all the important attributes which cu...

Another set of before and after clips. First clip is before the mod, the second clip is after. This LP12 has Radikal/Keel/EkosSE and Harban Movingui plinth with a Koetsu Urushi Vermillion LOMC cartridge going through original T.Kable into a Uphorik. https://www.dropbox.com/s/hbtll516knee51e/MVI_304...

I am really struggling with the pre mod clip, and as with the previous example, find the timing to be so far out as to make it unlistenable . The second post mod clip is good and very musical , in keeping with a high end system. Looks like there are quite a few LP12 Radikal/ Urika owners who are goi...

It only is a problem with a Trampolin/Urika and the Radikal. On those bases the Trampolin foot mounting ring sticks up a few mm above the board. With a standard baseboard or the metal solid base that comes on the Majik LP12 those protrusions are absent so the baseboard has good clearance from the m...

I much prefer the second clip ( using my i phone ), which sounds good. The first does not; and to my ears there is a timing issue which is very noticeable at the beginning before the vocals start. It would be an interesting to compare this first clip to a stock Majik LP12. Is this an issue only with...

This makes a lot of sense. As long as the rest of the system is good, I find I am far more influenced by non musical parameters when it comes to speakers; as long as they are musical enough to reveal music coming from the high quality components upstream. I do like bass, dynamics,slam etc etc and, a...

In a system with a top quality front end and amplification, which is well installed , I would have thought most Linn speakers would sound great. Whether the 242s blow one away is subjective- and speakers are at the end of the food chain. My system sounds really good with Ninkas and amazing with Komp...

Connected up our Sneaky DS to my main system today, since the deck is being serviced for a couple of weeks. I find the sneaky quite enjoyable when listening to a well recorded CD ripped to a good NAS drive, and disabling its preamp/amplification functions. It is no Klimax DS but surprisingly listen...

Great write up Ozzy, Conveys what most of us think about all Lejonklou products and major upgrades, but expressed with more passion and enthusiasm and eloquence than many of us have done recently. I am still spellbound by the musicality and enjoyability of my system which is of a much much higher le...

Will Gaio be upgradeableto Gaio 2 ?

All subsequent Linn and Lejonklou (Kikkin pre-amp, Tundra) kit has been dead quiet. Can’t specifically speak for the Boazu though. That’s been my experience with LK series Linn amps, AK/1 preamp and all my Lejonklou amps. Just put my ears to the Komponents which are hooked up to my Boazu in the bed...