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While the Quadraspire project does sound very interesting, it might be worthwhile to wait for the newer turntable stand designs. Although I may not want to spend "thousands of dollars" on a turntable stand...ThomasOK wrote:With the resurgence in vinyl and turntables there appear to be a number of companies working on turntable stand designs and some may prove to be good. There is an interesting one being made in Japan but it is very expensive (thousands of $).
ThomasOK wrote:Now that I have the hang of the photo posting thing I thought it was about time I posted some photos of my system. As my digital camera is an older model there is some grain in a photo or two - especially the whole system photo. But it gives you a good idea of my system and setup. Of course, the LP12 now has the plinth shown in the photo above.
I think the Klimax Kontrol looks much better in black as well 8) . UltimateIy, I decided to wait until it was available in black, before pulling the trigger. And hopefully by that time, the Klimax Kontrol will be finished with it's series of significant (but costly) upgrades.Lefreak wrote:OH MY GOD !!! The Klimax Series is SO BEAUTIFUl in black. I thought of getting a KK and a KDS (not so soon) second hand, as I can't imagine getting them new, but now that I've seen the KK in black, it will be hard to spend several thousands of € on a silver one :( Are the black units really a limited edition?
There was an initial, small, batch of KK and KDS that came with Ivor T's signature on the front - that was a limited edition run. As far as I'm aware now, the Klimax electronics range is available in black.Lefreak wrote:Are the black units really a limited edition?
I wish this were the case but I'm afraid it is not. 'troll is correct that there was initially a very limited, 10th anniversary edition of black Klimax products that were sold at a price premium over the stock silver units. This was a series limited to 30 numbered sets that were also signed by Ivor and, I believe, also had his initials in the lower front right corner. The deal was that you had to buy both the KK and KDS (which would both have the same number like "17 out of 30"). Having bought those two you were also entitled to order matching Klimax Solos or Twins with the same number. I don't know if you could also get matching Klimax Aktiv crossovers.Moomintroll wrote:There was an initial, small, batch of KK and KDS that came with Ivor T's signature on the front - that was a limited edition run. As far as I'm aware now, the Klimax electronics range is available in black.Lefreak wrote:Are the black units really a limited edition?
Thomas O'K will be able to confirm.
'troll
It's interesting that Linn would keep the silver Klimax components over the black, considering many other Linn products are available in black. And it seems like most customers want black components instead of the silver.ThomasOK wrote:I wish this were the case but I'm afraid it is not. 'troll is correct that there was initially a very limited, 10th anniversary edition of black Klimax products that were sold at a price premium over the stock silver units. This was a series limited to 30 numbered sets that were also signed by Ivor and, I believe, also had his initials in the lower front right corner. The deal was that you had to buy both the KK and KDS (which would both have the same number like "17 out of 30"). Having bought those two you were also entitled to order matching Klimax Solos or Twins with the same number.
My hope, and I'm sure that of other dealers and customers, was that they would sell well enough that Linn would decide to make black a standard finish for the Klimax range. Considering the state of the economy at the time I'm not sure the timing didn't hurt the potential sales of black Klimax products - only Linn know for sure. Maybe if enough potential customers bug them about it they will reconsider making it a standard finish but as it stands now when they're gone, they're gone.
It appears that doing a high-quality black anodizing on aluminum is substantially more difficult than a clear anodizing showing the natural aluminum color. There are a couple of indications this is true. First, Linn originally announced a black Klimax option in the early days of the Klimax series. It was actually on the price list for a while and we tried to order a black KK many years ago based on that. We received word back that the order for the black KK would not be filled as Linn were not actually going to make black Klimax gear. They claimed that they had tried several times to get a quality black anodized finish and were unable to get acceptable results. Shortly thereafter the black Klimax option was removed from the price list. This cost us a sale as the customer was not willing to go for silver!Tony Tune-age wrote:
It's interesting that Linn would keep the silver Klimax components over the black, considering many other Linn products are available in black. And it seems like most customers want black components instead of the silver.