The base and its 3 sets of washers (between the limestone and cabinet, underneath the bolt heads, between the spike lock nuts and the limestone) along with the spikes themselves seem to be quite influential on the sound. I've finally got a set up that I can reliably dismantle and reassemble without ...

I find these tricky. I’m happy to listen to A or B, but if pushed for a preference would choose A.

lejonklou wrote: ↑2024-01-06 13:07 Have you tried what happens if you have no washer in between foot and speaker?.

I haven't tried that since I first fitted the bases a few years ago. I'll check it before I test the bronze washers.

Thanks for the kind comments. I'm delighted with how it sounds, and how engaging it is. I'm quite visual, and I take a lot of photographs, so to me the 'brass' seemed to snap the music into crisp focus. Before it had been a little blurry, but I was only aware of this after the change. The change I m...

Which do you prefer?

Brass https://photos.app.goo.gl/SbAYeVoSH3NsEFU29
Steel https://photos.app.goo.gl/aroJw3pmjokXQw567

Charlie1 wrote: ↑2024-01-04 23:36 an ability to just play music with ease and not highlight anything and at the same time something tells you 'yes, this is really good'.

Sounds almost like you're quoting the Boazu review ;)

I've seen a couple of these factory tour videos and I find them interesting (I find manufacturing factories and their solutions to the different challenges fascinating anyway - my favourite factory tour was of AEI cables near Chester-Le-Street). The Linn team come across as very proud of their histo...

lejonklou wrote: ↑2024-01-01 19:12 If using passive speakers, like your Espeks, Pete, black on Boazu should go to black on the speakers. And red on Boazu should go to red on the speakers.

In other words, don’t invert anything.

Ah! So it was right first time ... I will revert to non-inverted. Thanks!

macrotech2 wrote: ↑2024-01-01 18:53 I saw that about inverted phase and wondered whether it was correct? I don’t recall hearing anything about that before.

I could not find any reference to phase in the set up instructions, but it is mentioned here: https://www.lejonklou.com/tips/how-to-c ... -to-boazu/

A great review, and I learnt that I've been listening to my Boazu with inverted phase since I got it, now corrected.

I'm not sure I can hear a difference that matters ...

Happy new year too!

Owning Lejonklou devices is more like owning artisanal musical instruments than consumer electronics, and the knowledge of the care and precision that goes in to making each one adds to the enjoyment that the music brings.

I went through a similar thought process, and added a surround processor to my stereo for a centre channel and rear surrounds. However I had a limited budget and could not buy the additional processor, amps and speakers without compromising the quality of my main stereo audio. For the centre I used ...

I tried a couple of combinations, but have now settled on: Axis Källa Kinki Boazu Amplifi+Netgear I removed the spare shelf, and this alone seemed to bring a small improvement. This makes me wonder if moving the Axis on to a separate stand and removing another shelf will bring a further improvement....

I have sheepishly returned the rug to its owner. The folded arms, raised eyebrow and imperiously tapping feet were too much...

Later my wife switched between the 3 services so I could test blind, and again you could easily pick out Spotify as the best and Tidal as the worst.... great effort! :) Thanks for sharing, would be interesting how Qobuz rank in this competition. I did that test today with Glen Campbell Wichita Line...

That is disappointing. In fact you've pulled the rug out from underneath me. I expected everyone to flock to the same conclusion ;)

Tendaberry wrote: ↑2023-12-15 21:04 To sheep or not to sheep, which one do you like more?
Video 1: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/9gz7w1ab ... a2zpx&dl=0

Video 2: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/wjzvt5vp ... z03ej&dl=0

2 for me.

My rug is straight, tho doesn't look quite as luxurious or healthy as yours

He he! I was prompted to browse through Beck's CD player journey because my son asked if he could play CDs through the system. He loves vinyl and music on physical media and has started buying very cheap CDs. I thought: maybe I can pick up a cheap Arcam CD player and Beckify it. Hence the rather fli...

I came across a suggestion on Beck's thread to try placing cables on a sheepskin rug. Happily my wife has a sheepskin rug which I borrowed to support the power cables. Unhappily, my wife was quick to spot the theft and is unimpressed. Even worse, to my ears it makes an improvement and now I don't wa...

1.) K400/Majik 109: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/r7yrm52cpe8kfv6rzlkma/20231130_151740.mp4?rlkey=vzddmm7mvlsbpya9ee7tvymoz&dl=0 2.) K20/Kan (serial 16,xxx): https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/xybkkfp1f874belgphgka/20231211_122943.mp4?rlkey=uv858km2sy0ivsrs9tc15l04g&dl=0 Well they sound a bit differen...

Azazello wrote: ↑2023-12-06 21:51 A or B?

A: https://photos.app.goo.gl/LBoqeVVbJ7v6WxBfA

B: https://photos.app.goo.gl/pWH27ffyf6cfJbnz6

What were we listening to ?

I have listened to them a few times.

While I can hear a little of what people describe as out of tune in B, I prefer B. I listen to my response to the music. I am more engaged with B than A.

Last night I followed the guidance in points 5 & 6 here: https://www.lejonklou.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/A-few-hints-about-power-cords1.pdf : 5. Don’t bunch up, pinch or squeeze any cables. Don’t put them into tubes. Let them lie and hang freely. If possible, try to keep power cords and signal ...

This hobby is so funny. I remembered some old posts on the forum about checking fuse orientation, so decided to test the orientation of the fuse in the power strip for Kalla and Boazu. To save time I decided not to reattach the top of the plug, leaving the fuse exposed as it is plugged into the sock...