If my Kinos dies then up to recently my Linn replacement option was a ASH with a surround chip plus an Akurate Ekaktbox 6 at a cost of nearly 11k GBP. Now these 2 boxes have been discontinued so it would be either a Klimax system for a LOT more money or a Selekt setup of some sort.
Both are a move away from an analogue system to a digitally processed one. I'm not sure I'm happy about this.
When source is the key was born we were instilled with a top down ideal. Then the primary was the LP12 following in importance by the pre-amp, then power amps and finally the speakers.
Now Linn want to take the LP12 analogue vinyl source and digitise it immediately, then send it through the Sound Optimisation software and then out to speakers with amps built in.
I always distrusted the concept of needing a graphic equaliser and to my mind Sound Optimisation is essentially such an equaliser.
Now does this new Linn kit sound bad, no of course it doesn't, it sounds very good but I'm just not happy about the manipulation of the source material.
I guess I'm missing that Linn no longer make analogue pre-amps and I might need to look elsewhere next time, or get another Kinos or Kisto.
Discuss.
Both are a move away from an analogue system to a digitally processed one. I'm not sure I'm happy about this.
When source is the key was born we were instilled with a top down ideal. Then the primary was the LP12 following in importance by the pre-amp, then power amps and finally the speakers.
Now Linn want to take the LP12 analogue vinyl source and digitise it immediately, then send it through the Sound Optimisation software and then out to speakers with amps built in.
I always distrusted the concept of needing a graphic equaliser and to my mind Sound Optimisation is essentially such an equaliser.
Now does this new Linn kit sound bad, no of course it doesn't, it sounds very good but I'm just not happy about the manipulation of the source material.
I guess I'm missing that Linn no longer make analogue pre-amps and I might need to look elsewhere next time, or get another Kinos or Kisto.
Discuss.