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as a fellow linnie, I know most of that will fly over everyone’s heads! I really wish they had the organik available for my katalyst Akurate DSM. They do have the PS upgrade available but it’s so expensive. Thinking about a selekt 5.1 for my tv system and that would give me another DS in the network (along with a kiko and sekrit dsi)

You never know - they tend to roll these upgrades through the model lines as time goes by, so it may get there eventually. It's not a cheap upgrade by any means, and even I questioned spending that much on it, but it was well worth the money.

Hard to believe I'm saying this, but Linn is going more and more "up market" with their pricing (as if they weren't already there!). The new Klimax monoblocks looks great, but the price tag is eye watering. I'll probably torture myself and give them a listen once the local audio pusher has them in to demo...but listen is all I'll do.
 
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Active speakers with DSP are fire (as my son would say). Once you realize you do not need a separate amp or preamp the higher cost of the active speakers does not seem so bad.
 
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I switched out my Aktiv Katans for Harbeth and I really like not having to run extra cables and amps and such. With Linn you can run DSP (space optimization) with passive or aktiv. It is nice that they have activated the speakers, especially since they are 5-7 way now.

here is the current set up and the very early LP12 I have in the bench
 
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As in Micro-Seiki? They are back?! I should have guessed by the spaceship platter, tonearm pod and outboard electronics. The DDX’s with double or triple arms were always my lust rig back in the day.
 
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As in Micro-Seiki? They are back?! I should have guessed by the spaceship platter, tonearm pod and outboard electronics. The DDX’s with double or triple arms were always my lust rig back in the day.
I think it is an old (but good) DQX500.
 
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Goodby old paint. My venerable Rotel 1562 gave up the ghost. I decided to split stereo and AV duties. Acquired a Denon AVR-X2800H to drive the surround and View attachment 1790618 View attachment 1790619 View attachment 1790620 View attachment 1790621 View attachment 1790622 AV. and a Rotel RC1590MKii to run with my Rotel RB1582 MKii amp and CM10’s. Two long days of work but everything sounds and looks great. The DAC, Headphone Amp and Phono stage on the Pre Amp are so good I’ve boxed my Lehmann Headphone amp, my Project Tube Box S2 and my DAC Magic 200. My Sony HD TV is 18 years old and still going strong. Guess my infrastructure will be ready when it dies. I hate my lovely Sanus racks as they are a PITA to work with but Mrs S, already annoyed at this expense would have shot me.
 
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Your last pic is the point where I stop and look around and go…awww fυck, why am I doing this again?!!

I need a nap just looking at those pictures.
 
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Your last pic is the point where I stop and look around and go…awww fυck, why am I doing this again?!!

I need a nap just looking at those pictures.
Needed to get this done before sailing got going. Going out on a big boat tomorrow.
 
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Got this NAD 758 receiver and Vienna Acoustics Hyden Grand speakers for $40 at an estate sale last weekend.....sounds fantastic.

 
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Got this NAD 758 receiver and Vienna Acoustics Hyden Grand speakers for $40 at an estate sale last weekend.....sounds fantastic.

Sounds like you don’t have anything left in your wallet, do you::rimshot::
 
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Got this NAD 758 receiver and Vienna Acoustics Hyden Grand speakers for $40 at an estate sale last weekend.....sounds fantastic.

That’s one hell of a deal. Lazy person obviously didn’t look up these speakers.
 
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Got this NAD 758 receiver and Vienna Acoustics Hyden Grand speakers for $40 at an estate sale last weekend.....sounds fantastic.

40 ::psy:: nowadays you could find most relevant information in under a minute. I guess googling Hyden, was tiresome very well done sir. but did you haggle on the price. 😝
 
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A few acquisitions, sx-1250, another arxa almost perfect sent the original cart to be mod, lastly a Sony ta-1120 amp. The competition to McIntosh from the 1960s, the ES series. Basically every component was manufactured in house. Bought mine with some issues, directly from the motherland. Just found a bad transistor on the breaker board.