Nice one - hope you enjoy it for years!

ThomasOK wrote: And imagine what price turntable you'd need for Aktiv Komris with Solos!

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Now sold.

This black Lingo 2 was bought (s/h) from a dealer a few months ago, and is still in its box - I have not installed it. The current economic crisis has hit me hard, and I cannot justify keeping it - the Valhalla will have to go on a bit longer. Serial number is 94****. I will ship anywhere in Europe ...

Starman, if you can afford the £3800 ebay LP12 plus the £1900 keel, you should check the complete SE which house of linn are selling for £7000. It's been for sale for a while - you never know, you might get it for less, and it's newer with an Ekos SE.

It sounds as if things are going in the right direction! Charlie1's advice seems spot on as usual, especially the bit about listening to the music not the sound. One point to be aware of: unless your Ittok is one of the very last, the arm rest requires a hole in the armboard, but the Ekos does not. ...

If you are going for a Slipsik, that means your catridge choice is MM only, which gives a clear recommendation of Adikt. I recently sought alternatives - see the Adikt replacement? thread under HIFI - but ended up replacing the stylus, and I'm now very happy. Do ensure the Adikt is correctly aligned...

Charlie1, It's all along time ago now (!) but I've got Hasten Down the Wind and Living in the USA. the former is (imo) the better album by a useful margin (both on mediocre Australian vinyl). Perhaps the best album is Heart Like a Wheel - but it's nearly thirty years since I heard it, so forgive if ...

As I hope you understand, my intention is certainly not to create tension between you and your retailer. Fully understood. If the Adikt alignment was the only concern I had, I'd pursue it further with my original dealer. But there are a couple of other minor niggles, and as I hope to upgrade over t...

Perhaps this thread should be added to the one on non-Linn power cables?

To me the Powerline was more tuneful. The other power cord was the standard UK Linn one. But I can see that power cords are an item where differences may well depend on factors like the mains power supply. The Naim CD system showed different effects depending on whether the Powerline was connected t...

Yesterday I attended a Naim Powerline openday. The Powerline is a £400 power cord, and was being demonstrated against standard Naim power cables. A noticeable improvement, at some expense, although I cannot say I particularly liked the CD-based system I heard. Then an LP12SE was used as the front en...

The outcome: a new Adikt stylus has been ordered - the current one is no longer usable. Then at some point early in the new year, the cartridge will be re-aligned at the same time as a Lingo 2 is installed. The Lingo was purchased second-hand some months ago, but has sat on a shelf since. Further co...

This is very interesting! Fredrik, the Adikt user manual on Linn's website shows a drawing of the correct installation into what looks like an Ekos headshell, from above. The two raised lugs on the top of the Adikt body are shown as being fully to the rear of the headshell slots. Is this what you ha...

It's often possible to detect the most common misalignment from a close up picture of the Adikt/headshell. Fredrik, I've taken some photos which may show whether or not my Adikt is correctly aligned, but I can't post them, so I'm emailing you - I hope this is okay. I'd be very grateful for your opi...

Thank you for the responses. I've asked this forum because advice will be based on tune-dem, which is important to me - I don't want to have less tune than Adikt, even if I want more in other areas. Nobody here has direct experience of 10x5, nor have I. My Adikt should be correctly set-up: my dealer...

A cartridge costing as much as an Akiva is definitely not a goal! Until recently I was going to take a deep breath and follow recommendations for a DV17D3 - the most expensive cartridge i could possibly justify. However, the current economic climate is bad news for me - I work on a temporary basis, ...

I have an Adikt (LP12/Keel/Ekos2) which I have always liked, except when I play orchestral or choral music, when it sometimes fails to cope with the complexity (tracking?). The stylus is now at the end of its life - I listen to CDs more. I could simply get another stylus, or for a bit more money a D...

The Kikkin sounds very interesting - I plan replacing my Wakonda with an Exotik when the time is right. If the Kikkin is in that league, or better... Is there any form of external switching which would allow more than one input? Without degrading the musicality? Or, is that why the full pre-amplifie...

Thanks! That reinforces my earlier thoughts that an early Exotik is the best for me, unless I find an AK or Kinos at a silly price. Will let you all know what I do, when I do it. Preamp is second in line after TT (source first and all that). I've found a s/h Lingo2, but not yet installed as there ma...

I haven't upgraded yet, not spending money in uncertain times, but I'm still planning hopefully... I saw this in another thread: The Majik Kontrol uses the same main board as the Exotik, but with 2 channels only. It has the same phono board but no digital inputs. It uses a simplified version of the ...

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Karik (only for music unobtainable on vinyl)
Pekin (only for R3 concerts)

Charlie1, Many thanks for your offers. After listening to all the advice and information on the forum, I've come to the conclusion that I agree with you: a Majik K would not be enough, I need to set my sights higher. As I'm unlikely to find another Kinos at that price, I've set my sights on an Exoti...

Many thanks to everybody for their replies. Unfortunately, I hesitated, and the Kinos has now been sold - somebody has a real bargain, it seems. I will keep an eye out for another Kinos - after what you have all said I don't think I'll be satisfied by a Majik. Fredrik, thank you for your offer of a ...

Thanks, Azazello. From your reply I gather the Exotik/Akurate is better than the Majik, rather than just having multi-channel digital processing, which hadn't been clear to me. Is the Kinos significantly better again, for two-channel? It may be too late already, but I saw one (ex-dem) for about 1400...