Charlie, no doubt there will be an available Urika, when you are ready to make the move! I took plenty of time making all of the upgrades on my deck, and it turned out to be a wise move on my part!Charlie1 wrote:Thanks - who's buying? :)Daniel wrote:Charlie, easiest way to get over that mental block would be to take a Urika. Works every time!
I might be tempted one day, at the right price.
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It's been several weeks since replacing my Linn Ekos II tonearm, with the Linn Ekos SE tonearm. Still trying to take some decent pictures, and once completed will post them. But overall, the Ekos SE is a significant improvement over the entire frequency range. Bass notes are much deeper, and more detailed. Voices are more natural sounding, as are the high frequencies.Charlie1 wrote:Look forward to reading your thoughts on the SE Tony. Like you, I did the upgrade from Ekos 2 to SE by itself.
Still like the Ekos II tonearm, but the Ekos SE is certainly worth the effort to obtain...(in my opinion).
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Good news - glad you're pleased with it! A friend once said to me he thought it was more of a musical upgrade than hi-fi one, and I'd agree with that.
Hopefully an arm for life and maybe they will see us both out :O) Not too soon though I hope!
Hopefully an arm for life and maybe they will see us both out :O) Not too soon though I hope!
Yes, I really appreciated this aspect too.Tony Tune-age wrote:Voices are more natural sounding, as are the high frequencies.
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That sounds about right Charlie, more musical sounding...than Hi-Fi sounding.Charlie1 wrote:Good news - glad you're pleased with it! A friend once said to me he thought it was more of a musical upgrade than hi-fi one, and I'd agree with that.
Hopefully an arm for life and maybe they will see us both out :O) Not too soon though I hope!
Yes, I really appreciated this aspect too.Tony Tune-age wrote:Voices are more natural sounding, as are the high frequencies.
Actually, the Linn Ekos II could have been a "life-time" tonearm for sure! So needless to say, the Ekos SE should really be the last tonearm for my deck. Of course I'm not ready to "check-out" anytime soon ! ! !
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Still taking a few pictures of the new Ekos SE tonearm, and completed deck. Also, I will be having the tweeters upgraded in my Linn Isobarik speakers after the holidays. So hopefully there will be pictures of this process as well.
Looking forward to hearing the differences between the original tweeters and the newer Linn designed tweeters.
Looking forward to hearing the differences between the original tweeters and the newer Linn designed tweeters.
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Although it's been awhile since having the Linn Ekos SE installed on my deck, I have finally taken a few pictures!Tony Tune-age wrote:Still taking a few pictures of the new Ekos SE tonearm, and completed deck. Also, I will be having the tweeters upgraded in my Linn Isobarik speakers after the holidays. So hopefully there will be pictures of this process as well.
Looking forward to hearing the differences between the original tweeters and the newer Linn designed tweeters.
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The longer poles were initially purchased when I had other brands of components, that were larger than my Linn gear. And I did consider modifying my Quadraspire rack, but decided to get a better audio rack eventually, then sell the Quadraspire.macrotech2 wrote:Certainly shorter poles would be cheaper than replacing the whole rack!
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How easy, or otherwise, do you find it to compare audio racks? It always takes me a while to move any components between shelves so I tend to find A-B comparisons quite difficult whether comparing different racks or trying components on different shelves within the same rack... Curious as to your thoughts, Tony, &/or from others here. Thanks.Tony Tune-age wrote:Also, during the visit, ThomasOK demonstrated the sonic virtures of a Mimer audio rack. And it was directly compared to my Quadraspire audio rack...
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The two audio racks (Mimer and Quadraspire) were positioned next to each other, during the comparison. ThomasOK used my Radikal to demonstrate the Miner, and to compare it with the Quadraspire.tokenbrit wrote:How easy, or otherwise, do you find it to compare audio racks? It always takes me a while to move any components between shelves so I tend to find A-B comparisons quite difficult whether comparing different racks or trying components on different shelves within the same rack... Curious as to your thoughts, Tony, &/or from others here. Thanks.Tony Tune-age wrote:Also, during the visit, ThomasOK demonstrated the sonic virtures of a Mimer audio rack. And it was directly compared to my Quadraspire audio rack...
We listened to the same song on each audio rack, using the top shelf of both. It was fairly easy to switch the Radikal from one rack to the other. First on the Quadraspire, then on the Mimer. Then we listened to each audio rack again.
Overall, there was a much better sonic performance on the Mimer audio rack. And it was easy to hear the difference of each rack by just using the Radikal. However, for the money, the Quadraspire is certainly a decent sounding audio rack also.
This was the same type of demonstration that ThomasOK conducted at Overture Audio, when I purchsed the Quadraspire audio rack. During that demonstration, Thomas used a compact disk player instead of a Radikal. And it was this particular experience that really got my attention (as it pertains to audio racks).
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Good point, tokenbrit.tokenbrit wrote:How easy, or otherwise, do you find it to compare audio racks? It always takes me a while to move any components between shelves so I tend to find A-B comparisons quite difficult whether comparing different racks or trying components on different shelves within the same rack... Curious as to your thoughts, Tony, &/or from others here. Thanks.
When I arrange rack comparisons, I often put equipment with their rear sides facing out. So, all cables will be hanging out at the front side of the rack. Then one can simply pull one unit out and put it in somewhere else, as long as the cables are long enough. This makes comparisons quick and easy.
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I wonder if you feel the new tweeters integrate nice with the sound of your speakers. I remember Lejonklou pointed out that the new more refined tweeter soundwize didn't make a perfect match with the more harsh sounding midrange woofer (talking about KANs). Do you feel you lost a sense of tonal balance or something else for that matter, Or was it just upgrade with no downsides?
I wonder if you feel the new tweeters integrate nice with the sound of your speakers. I remember Lejonklou pointed out that the new more refined tweeter soundwize didn't make a perfect match with the more harsh sounding midrange woofer (talking about KANs). Do you feel you lost a sense of tonal balance or something else for that matter, Or was it just upgrade with no downsides?
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Sorry for the late response Efraim, but I haven't checked the website for awhile. But to answer your question, I have not noticed a loss of tonal balance...so far anyway. In fact, the new tweeters had an overall improvement with the Isobarik speakers. And these speakers just continue to sound better with each and every front end improvement.Efraim roots wrote:Hello Tony
I wonder if you feel the new tweeters integrate nice with the sound of your speakers. I remember Lejonklou pointed out that the new more refined tweeter soundwize didn't make a perfect match with the more harsh sounding midrange woofer (talking about KANs). Do you feel you lost a sense of tonal balance or something else for that matter, Or was it just upgrade with no downsides?
The next scheduled upgrades will be the newest Linn cartridge, and having the connectors on my Linn silver interconnects replaced with the newer WBT next generation RCA connectors.
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No, but the suggestion was provided by people that have made the change. And in their opinion was worth the effort...especially if buying the Sarum Tuned Aray interconnects (or any other high cost interconnects) was out of the question.lejonklou wrote:The first I fully understand, but not the second. Have you evaluated them?Tony Tune-age wrote:The next scheduled upgrades will be the newest Linn cartridge, and having the connectors on my Linn silver interconnects replaced with the newer WBT next generation RCA connectors.
It could be worth the experiment, and I have learned not all people have the same sound preferences as it pertains to upgrades.
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Are they evaluating with the Tune Method? There is no other area in the world of HiFi where people get so confused as with cables. If the evaluation is not made with the Tune Method, nearly everyone tries to compensate for faults in their systems. Which doesn't work.Tony Tune-age wrote:No, but the suggestion was provided by people that have made the change. And in their opinion was worth the effort...especially if buying the Sarum Tuned Aray interconnects (or any other high cost interconnects) was out of the question.
It could be worth the experiment, and I have learned not all people have the same sound preferences as it pertains to upgrades.
I have tried some nextgen parts and they were performing much worse than the cheaper WBT connectors. Which in turn are a downgrade on a pair of Silvers. So my advice is that if your Silvers are originals, don't ruin them.
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Apparently, there was no sonic faults with their system. They were just getting more performance from their Akiva cartridge before ordering the Kandid. I'm thinking they used the tune method for the change, since they use the tune method for everything else.lejonklou wrote:Are they evaluating with the Tune Method? There is no other area in the world of HiFi where people get so confused as with cables. If the evaluation is not made with the Tune Method, nearly everyone tries to compensate for faults in their systems. Which doesn't work.Tony Tune-age wrote:No, but the suggestion was provided by people that have made the change. And in their opinion was worth the effort...especially if buying the Sarum Tuned Aray interconnects (or any other high cost interconnects) was out of the question.
It could be worth the experiment, and I have learned not all people have the same sound preferences as it pertains to upgrades.
I have tried some nextgen parts and they were performing much worse than the cheaper WBT connectors. Which in turn are a downgrade on a pair of Silvers. So my advice is that if your Silvers are originals, don't ruin them.
My silvers are not the original version, but the newer version. And I still have plenty of time before making a change. Really appreciate your thoughts as well Lejonklou, thanks.
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In the US it is quite a bit shorter - indeed we actually have one in stock!
Apparently the US Linn distributor convinced Linn they needed to increase the US allocation if they wanted to sell cartridges here. I think it was lost on Linn that while the US accounts for a small percentage of their worldwide sales the LP12 and associated components account for a very large percentage of US sales. Reevaluating things resulted in a substantially higher allocation of Kandids. From 11 month waits to in stock is quite a change and involved us receiving 9 Kandids within two months (all from back orders).
So I expect future delivery to be more consistent.
Apparently the US Linn distributor convinced Linn they needed to increase the US allocation if they wanted to sell cartridges here. I think it was lost on Linn that while the US accounts for a small percentage of their worldwide sales the LP12 and associated components account for a very large percentage of US sales. Reevaluating things resulted in a substantially higher allocation of Kandids. From 11 month waits to in stock is quite a change and involved us receiving 9 Kandids within two months (all from back orders).
So I expect future delivery to be more consistent.