Hmmm...no responses.

I'll try the Linn forums, and see if anyone has a view there. Will post back here if anything interesting comes out.

I was wondering if anyone had compared the stereo performance of the DACs in the various Linn preamps? While I expect that a Majik DS direct to poweramps would outperform a Squeezebox or similar connected digitally to the preamp, I'd be interested to know which of the preamps has the best DAC in thi...

Ah. Thanks for the reminder. I've not checked, because I'm following up the option of getting a Kinos from another source, and I don't want to annoy the dealer who offered me the Exotik+DA until I know what's happening. However, there's an Exotik+DA on eBay at the moment, from Sound Cinergy (who are...

Take a look here on the official Linn forums:

http://forums.linn.co.uk/bb/showthread.php?tid=794

Thanks for the update.

I suspect that the Komponent bananas are probably still better than the fairly eclectic mix of old plugs I currently have, so I'll change them over but keep looking out for the Knekt bananas when I have a chance...

Thomas - Thanks very much for a really comprehensive answer. It looks like they are now one of the only two options for Linn plugs.

I wonder if anyone's compared these with the Knekt bananas, Deltrons, or any of the other plugs out there?

I got them from a guy selling through another forum. He wasnt actually advertising them, just responding to someone else's ad, wanting decent banana plugs. He just said they were "Linn gold plated bananas". They are gold plated, and they do have Linn logos on, so I can't really complain...

I've got the opportunity to get a fairly new Exotik+DA (not an upgraded analogue Exotik, but one of the very last ones before rebranding to Akurate Kontrol). However, if I replace my AV5103 with the Exotik, I won't be able to afford an Akurate DS, but only a Majik DS. While "Source first" would seem...

I've heard several people say that some of the best banana plugs are the Linn "Knekt" bananas, so when I had a chance to get what I thought were some of these recently, I jumped at the opportunity. However, when they came through, I realised they were a different design to the Linn bananas I already...

I'm looking at getting an Exotik+DA from a dealer, and when I spoke to him this morning, he agreed to go and check with Linn whether it's possible to upgrade the firmware to the Akurate Kontrol. I'll let you know what he says...

ThomasOK wrote:You can easily tell...[the power supply type]... by looking inside the Tunebox...

Thanks Thomas. I'll take a look on Friday, when I'm next back home.

Writeup of the sound, as promised... After installation of new tweeters (038/2) I finally had everything delivered yesterday, which gave me the chance to do a bit of a comparison between the Keilidhs and Kabers. System was my modified Naim CD3.5 into an AV5103, then two AV5125s. 4 channels were used...

lejonklou wrote:One with a Slimline Brilliant? If so, great!

To be honest, I'm not sure. Are there photos of the different possibilities anywhere? It was such a good deal that I'm happy either way, but it would be nice to know...

Will write up the sound tomorrow.

Problem solved. :D

Grahams HiFi today supplied me with an Aktiv TuneBox, complete with Kaber Aktiv cards. Kabers should be arriving Monday...:)

Thanks Thomas. I hadn't thought of contacting dealers about ex-demo Majik 6100's, as an option which might still get me the free Aktiv cards. Now remedied - Have sent an email to about 20 UK dealers! :) I will be doing surround shortly, yes, which is why I'm keeping hold of one 5125. I already have ...

Robert - Thanks for your comments. My Naim CD player has been enhanced quite a lot (offboard custom power supply, replacement of various caps etc.) so sounds rather better than most CD3.5s (in fact better than any of the current Naim players except the CDX2, IMHO). However, I am still hoping to move...

As some of you may be aware from my other posts, I've just got hold of a pair of Aktiv Kabers, but currently have an amplification issue...I've got two 5125s, but I've found that I can't get stereo aktiv cards. As such, I appear to have the three following options to drive my speakers: 1 - Keep the ...

I wish that they were that price over here. I've just been quoted £190 ($380) per card by a well known Linn dealer, which us a bit on the steep side! Maybe I'll just have to bite the bullet and get a Majik 6100 while the aktiv promotion is on :( How well would that handle the Kabers? Two 3200s are d...

I've just agreed to buy some Aktiv Kabers, and have been reading up a bit about them. However, I'm shocked to have just read that the aktiv cards are only available as mono cards, which knackers my plan to use my two AV5125s. Is that right?

Thanks

I've just got hold of a pair of Kabers, to replace my current Keilidh's. However, I need to get some aktiv cards to use with them (or I guess a Kaber Tunebox if I can't find the cards...) I've got two AV5125s, which is what I'll be using to drive them, so I need to find the stereo cards. Can anyone ...

[quote="cremona Why is it better ? i thourgt it was the same type of wire inside. For one thing, in K400 and K600 the wires are twisted together along the entire length. I believe this has a big effect. 'Troll Ok so the way to go would be gettiung a pair on k400 cut one i half and sell the other.[/...

That's definitely useful info, thanks. -Best ripping SW ; EAC using Linn's config with the following changes.(thanks Paolo) Drive options> Extraction Method>Secure mode: - Drive has Accurate Stream feature: not selected - Drive caches audio data: selected - Drive is capable of retrieving C2 error in...

Judging by the number of Sneaky DS's on eBay, I wouldn't be suprised if Linn had agreed with dealers that this product could be sold direct. Whilst the first one I saw on eBay looked a bit dodgy, there have been others since from Peter Tyson and Martin Kleiser, neither of whom seem to sell any other...

Okay. That was my understanding, I was just somewhat suprised by the references to it being a direct replacement for a RoomAmp, since it loses the ability which the RoomAmp had to access any other Knekt sources...

Thanks.

I quite understand that the Sneaky Music DS is a source in it's own right, but my question was more around whether if you've got other sources such as an LP12 or an FM tuner, those can be accessed via a Sneaky Music DS if used as a replacement for a RoomAmp. Unfortunately, there are lots of good rad...