Linn – are they an irrelevance today?

[Neil McCauley]

Of course Linn is less relevant to audiophiles, but IMO audiophiles are less relevant to Linn too.

Regards

This is a most interesting (for me at least) inversion.

In retrospect. I would have been more sensible to have posed the original question as "Are Linn's historic customer base largely irrelevant to Linn?"

Thank you for catalysing an alternative and I believe superior approach. I'm currently rethinking the phraseology of my next question to the forum sometime next week. Sincerely, HP

[Marco]

Howard,

I agree, and think Chris has made an excellent point. We look forward to your next discussion topic with interest!

Meanwhile, have you seen the link to your website in our Links Box below?

http://www.theartofsound.net/forum/s...?p=123#post123

Marco.

[Neil McCauley]

Thank you for the link. Much appreciated, and not taken for granted. Not even a little bit. Sincerely, HP.

[DSJR]

I agree that Linn have found new markets as they've lost their old customers by and large, they've had to to survive and as long as the custom install and multi-room market doesn't dry up, they'll fulfil the "top end B&O" role admirably. And don't knock B&O either, as they've genuinely been a good influence over the decades, well away from "top end" influences and their top model active speakers (weird looking things) are truly innovative and very good if listened to with an open mind I understand.

[Marco]

Yep, I agree.

Is that a Marantz CDP of some description in your avatar?

Marco.

[DSJR]

Yep, I agree.

Is that a Marantz CDP of some description in your avatar?

Marco.

Once I can get on my office PC I'll shrink it down..

It's a Micro Seiki CDM-2 from ther late eighties, based on a Marantz chassis, but with a trick or two up its sleeve. Re-clocked and used from its balanced outputs (even into phono plugs), it still sounds really good to me and I reckon I'd have to spend a lot of dosh to replace it (don't tell me, a Cambridge 840 will annihilate it )

[Marco]

No chance. You're in good company here!

I bet you it is bloody brilliant, mate. I thought it looked a bit like a CD12. Classic CDPs rule! I use a modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 combo (yes the DAS-R1 DAC uses Philips TDA 1541 single crowns ) and I haven't heard a modern CDP yet at any price that outperforms it!

Marco.

[Filterlab]

...(don't tell me, a Cambridge 840 will annihilate it )

LOL! Errrr, no.

[Steve Toy]

Once I can get on my office PC I'll shrink it down..

There's really no need as yet for such things. Main images, as opposed to avatars are hosted by third parties so I don't think there will be a bandwidth problem. If such an issue does crop up at a later date I'll deal with it then.

We like big bold images at the Art of Sound as long as they fit within a normal sized screen without the need for scrolling vertically and/or horizontally.

[Marco]

I agree that Linn have found new markets as they've lost their old customers by and large, they've had to to survive and as long as the custom install and multi-room market doesn't dry up, they'll fulfil the "top end B&O" role admirably. And don't knock B&O either, as they've genuinely been a good influence over the decades, well away from "top end" influences and their top model active speakers (weird looking things) are truly innovative and very good if listened to with an open mind I understand.

I agree, particularly with your point about B&O. Everyone (people like us) slags them off but they actually make some incredibly high quality and good sounding equipment these days. They went through a dodgy patch in the 90s, but some of the gear they made in the 70s, for example, was innovative, especially in terms of design, and had top-notch sound quality, too. It was a truly high-end brand in those days and only the most affluent of people could afford their products.

I would say B&O were more genuinely 'high-end' in their golden era than Linn are now in the current marketplace.

Marco.