Which do you prefer . It's coming to the time where I have to get a new cartridge. My 3 options are 1)A cheap moving magnet (AT ) with probably Karousel added as paying someone ~£200 to fix a £30 cartridge irks me somewhat. 2)Trade in my Akiva for a Karousel. 3)Get Roberto in Italy to retip my Akiva...

Listened to Lejonklou and Forum again on pc speakers ,wee JBLs 😄,and so sounded fine ,couldn't pick one over the other though .

Merry and happy for me ...that Ringling tingling was so much better on merry .MG seemed harsh on forum as if volume was too loud for mobile , forum didn't seem as harsh,but will listen again

https://i.imgur.com/hzS685q.jpg?1 There doesn't appear to be any easy way to attach grills to them? They are the sort of speaker that look as though they'd look better with grills on. Is there any domestically acceptable way in which you could move your turntable well away from the speakers? Having...

Discodave wrote: ↑2021-12-20 14:47 When the 308s are turned all the way up to 10 which i have them at constantly I have low level hum with and without adaptors.

Copy that !

I have Van Damme XLRs running from Kisto to 308s. Sound good. It was between that and Mogami but needing 2 sets of 6m cables the Mogami was too expensive for me. The Van Dammes were all in £40. Obviously I cannot tell which cable is musically superior but I am very happy with the performance. Now, ...

Have you checked settings at the back or could your KDS be a bit ropey ? There’s a small gain switch. Not sure what it should be on though. I’d have to plug them back in to experiment. I think the KDS is OK because it makes the LS5/9’s sound pretty musical. I thought it might have a fault after it ...

[... ]are we witnessing a bias because of our eagerness to experience an expected improved design? [...] I am curious about your opinion, wether you can still enjoy music played with the old devices. I don't think that's the case at all. I have been really disappointed quite a few times when I have...

In the past, Quad was run by a genius and ruled the world. Then Linn and Naim, who were also run by genii, ruled the world. Then …………. Lejonklou came about, run by a genius who is extremely detail oriented (understatement)... I’m beginning to wonder if IT should be removed from the list of geniuses...

In the past Linn always strived to make the best hifi product in the world.
In the present Linn strive to make the best hifi products in the world.

Nothing has changed except past customers are now old and dudderry clambering for the past .

Have you checked settings at the back or could your KDS be a bit ropey ?

Spannko wrote: ↑2021-12-07 07:37

tokenbrit wrote: ↑2021-12-07 02:30 Maybe Spannko has a screw loose... :? :D

This is the most likely explanation!

Don't worry Spannko ,it's treatable 😃

jajo & Azazello, I’m not using “traditional” stands. They consist of an open metal frame with a couple of 75mm timbers on top to raise the height to 500mm! 😳 🤣 Regardless of the construction, they seem to work very well with Graham LS5/9’s, producing a tuneful, harmonious and rhythmic sound, but ad...

Azazello wrote: ↑2021-12-05 14:16

Discodave wrote: ↑2021-12-05 11:55 Can you describe the improvements while listening to music? Ta

The smile on my face is back.

Do they remind you of an early 90s lp12 ,a bit like hearing the album for the first time,or more like replicating the highest enjoyment period !?

Ok. 308P are insanely good. Clearly better than TM/3677 (although I still miss them on some recordings). It’s nuts. My pair must have been more or less new, and apparently they need quite some time to break in. I have made some adjustments during the weekend, tightening some screws and adding nuts ...

The Boazu does a great job driving 3677s and then you don't need a preamp (not as good as SM/TM, of course). Probably a better budget option than the Crowns. +1, but as I understand the 3677 are sold too. Matt Interesting,where did you hear Boazu and what's your thoughts on them Matt ? Thanks in ad...

actually I couldn’t really make my mind up since I am not ready to move my big speakers away before I have proper stands - I am searching for the Kan Stands but it can take a while until they come up used here in Germany. Till than the 308 are packed away. and for me this hiss is annoying - everyth...

the 308 is a little bit noisy in standby/ without playing music is the 708 the same or different btw which ADC/DAC chips are used in the 708? What do you mean by noisy,is it the hiss coming from the tweeter? I dont notice it at all What are your thoughts on the 308s Defender? I set up mine last nig...

lets see but thats already the wrong focus (Charles Sprinkle wanted to design the Kali's to measure better than the 308P) maybe he was lucky and created a better speaker even though he had the wrong focus. Unless he suddenly developed an interest in messuring, I am guessing he probably also measure...

Is there any point in evaluating this step separately for each speaker, or should they always have exactly the same distance? I always tune my speakers both separately and together. The distance to the wall is never identical. I have never thought about this. Very interesting. My positioning has al...

Azazello wrote: ↑2021-11-23 15:04

matthias wrote: ↑2021-11-23 14:01

Azazello wrote: ↑2021-11-23 13:59 Initial impression of 308.......

I thought you get 708P?

I have a pair on order, but they are delayed so I got a pair of 308's until they arrive. I have a friend who will buy them when the 708's arrive.

Would it be possible to do clips comparing?Please ...

My previous clips have all been from my android phone. I've now been playing with my new iPad mini 6. So here are a couple of pairs of clips which reflect some recent tweaking: Inside: https://www.dropbox.com/s/xmu3i5o3kuetizt/IMG_0001.MOV?dl=0 Out: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7vzxnatug33kyz0/img_000...

Let's try these: A: https://www.dropbox.com/s/bgjsk9raskj8o6h/Video%20Nov%2019%2C%201%2010%2014%20PM.mov?dl=0 B: https://www.dropbox.com/s/nzlgwi2qwtbcrmi/Video%20Nov%2019%2C%201%2013%2049%20PM.mov?dl=0 On first listening I instantly preferred B as it started ,better intelligibility and seemed to h...

matthias wrote: ↑2021-11-18 09:07

Lego wrote: ↑2021-11-18 08:12 To be honest with Linns post LK stuff I don't even think I liked the hifi sound part of it

Agree,
LK1 and LK2-80 had something I missed with the later Linn products which caused me to switch to Naim at that time.

Matt

What Naims did you buy Matt

Spannko you still haven't explained to us why you went from great sounding Linn gear to the stuff you berate. What weird listening practices were you using, please share. Thanks for your reply Lego. In response to your question “Why?”, I’m still trying to work that one out! To paraphrase David Neel...