Wolfie
10-12-2011, 21:20
'evening folks - my name's Mick, I'm from sarf London, and I have a taste for Linn gear (sorry!).
It's been a long journey - I started out in the early 'seventies with a Garrard SP25 (mk IV?) and an integrated amp by a company called "RT+VC" as I recall. I've been through loads of stuff since then:- turntable went to Transcriptor Saturn, Thorens TD160 then an LP12 in 1980. Amplifier(s) went through a Luxman, Meridian and Electrocompaniet to Linn, and 'speakers to Celestion Ditton 33, Bolivar 64, Linn Sara and Linn Kaber.
Digital sources have been a Philips CD player I can't clearly recall, Linn Karik & Numerik, Linn Ikemi, then most of the original DS boxes; Sneaky, Majik, Akurate and now Renew, which is superb.
Currently my setup is all Linn, which I know will be boring to some, and horrifying to others, but I like it so I'm happy.
Two sources - a Renew DS, and an almost maxed out LP12, with everything apart from an Ekos SE; I currently use a mk II Ekos.
Klimax Kontrol is the pre, three 2250 power amps with internal active cards, and a pair of Espeks make up the rest.
As for music; well, most stuff really, but with a real taste for the blues (acoustic and electric) and rocksteady/ska from the 'sixties. I also love electronica, and as a result think that Underworld being involved in next year's Olympics will be the only reason I'll watch any of it!
Cheers
Mick
It's been a long journey - I started out in the early 'seventies with a Garrard SP25 (mk IV?) and an integrated amp by a company called "RT+VC" as I recall. I've been through loads of stuff since then:- turntable went to Transcriptor Saturn, Thorens TD160 then an LP12 in 1980. Amplifier(s) went through a Luxman, Meridian and Electrocompaniet to Linn, and 'speakers to Celestion Ditton 33, Bolivar 64, Linn Sara and Linn Kaber.
Digital sources have been a Philips CD player I can't clearly recall, Linn Karik & Numerik, Linn Ikemi, then most of the original DS boxes; Sneaky, Majik, Akurate and now Renew, which is superb.
Currently my setup is all Linn, which I know will be boring to some, and horrifying to others, but I like it so I'm happy.
Two sources - a Renew DS, and an almost maxed out LP12, with everything apart from an Ekos SE; I currently use a mk II Ekos.
Klimax Kontrol is the pre, three 2250 power amps with internal active cards, and a pair of Espeks make up the rest.
As for music; well, most stuff really, but with a real taste for the blues (acoustic and electric) and rocksteady/ska from the 'sixties. I also love electronica, and as a result think that Underworld being involved in next year's Olympics will be the only reason I'll watch any of it!
Cheers
Mick