Tangram wrote: ↑2024-06-13 18:24 and for my tastes, the Slipsik betters Luxman's very sophisticated reference phono preamp in every way. Consider that high praise.

Wow, that IS high praise. Very interesting to hear about the combination with the Allnic SUT!

But I changed about everything, so don’t see any opportunity to A/B Going back to how it was originally, I need to replace power distribution block, 5 stock power cords, 2 sets RCA, speaker cables and remove all feet 😊 Just make two clips comparing a Linn Black/Silver with your new RCA cable betwee...

For Annobon and Memphis I prefer the B's

Some good Swedish music: First Aid Kit - Palomino (2022)

Very interesting, thanks :-)

Great live album!

Grateful Dead - Grateful Dead (US 1st 1971)

Really? I thought that should be done by the Utopik for Radikal which is not on the market yet? Radikal 2 is powered by the old PSU when ordered as an upgrade! This is a quotation from Linn's homepage (in German), translated by DeepL: "The improved circuit board design at the heart of the new Radik...

Yep, this guy is great, I love flamenco! If you do too, I can recommend Estrella Morente's album "Mi Cante Y Un Poema"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr2MYBZkXnA

Bob Darin - Commitment: Bob's masterpiece from 1969 with some very funky basslines.

Or even better: a Klimax Kontrol

I prefer "Before" too, there's something off about "after".

Another vote for the Radikal 2, as it not only improves your LP12, but also the Urika 2. From there on it gets trickier, you'll probably have to swap a lot of components...

Let's hope that this year's setup at the High End in Munich improves things. Alas, first indications are, that it may not be so :-(

I'm enjoying my Kandid so much these days, quite a bit better than Akiva...

Shirley Brown - Shirley Brown (US 1977): Great soul singer

The minimum impedance is the one to worry about, especially in the bass. The Aperturas are very easy to drive and have a hight sensitivity btw.

springwood64 wrote: ↑2024-04-06 10:28 In a month or so, the valiant Axis will be robbed of its Akito arm, boxed up, and replaced by an LP12 (with Lingo 1 and Karousel), built by Peter Swain of Cymbiosis. I'm also looking forward to the return of an LP12 to my home after an absence of 15 years.

That sounds like a very nice upgrade :-)

It seems that many here do...

K248 seems like a good, logical name for them, I don't have a problem with the looks.

I just listened to the Herbie Mann track and prefer "B", it has more "spring in its step".

Seu Jorge & Almaz (2010): My favourite album by Seu Jorge

https://youtu.be/OVzWAsYOBFI

We don't know for sure yet, if Utopik will be available for the Exaktbox-I, as this would need a much more powerful power supply for 8 amp channels and DACs.

A very good friend has the Kudos 505's and is very happy with them. Currently driven by a Klimax Organik Exaktbox and 2 Klimax Twins. But he has also tried them passive with just one Twin and he also found that very good. So I would definititely not discard them, even if they aren't floorstanders. T...

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