In my long and winding road to reach musical satisfaction and enjoyment, has me contemplating whether I might have taken a different journey for my choices in HiFi equipment and speakers.
Would you have followed a different path in hindsight?
My first high end stereo was using an Audio Research SP3A preamp and power amp with Magneplanar speakers and a Rega P3. I loved the sound quality of the mids and highs and the 3 dimensional sound stage that the Magneplanars provided. Stomach punching bass was not that important to me at the time, even though I had previously owned JBL speakers with 15 inch woofers
I could have stayed in the same journey with tube preamps and power amps, upgrade my turntables and cartridges over the years and probably been very happy with my stereo system. There probably would have been no cable upgrades, room acoustic treatment, music streaming or concerns about power supplies and other upgrades.
Somehow, my Linn journey took me on a completely different path that opened new doors and dimensions that I could never have contemplated in the past.
My Linn world opened up to Aktiv speakers, multiple channels of amplification for each individual speaker cabinet, Exakt technology, playing 5.1 surround music, music streaming, and Space optimisation. I discovered that there is a whole new world of experience with my quest for better sound quality, that explored ways to get higher levels of performance out of my Linn.
I would never have travelled to Europe to meet so many Linn owners or having visited Linn headquarters and met the owners and engineers responsible for building and designing my Linn system. I have had the opportunity to hear almost every kind of Linn system ever made and expanded my knowledge of HiFi and music. Most importantly, I met so many amazing Linn owners in person in my journey and the friendships I have made
My HiFi system has never sounded better than it does now, and what an incredible experience this has been.
This journey has been life changing for me, and for that I am truly grateful
Would you have followed a different path in hindsight?
My first high end stereo was using an Audio Research SP3A preamp and power amp with Magneplanar speakers and a Rega P3. I loved the sound quality of the mids and highs and the 3 dimensional sound stage that the Magneplanars provided. Stomach punching bass was not that important to me at the time, even though I had previously owned JBL speakers with 15 inch woofers
I could have stayed in the same journey with tube preamps and power amps, upgrade my turntables and cartridges over the years and probably been very happy with my stereo system. There probably would have been no cable upgrades, room acoustic treatment, music streaming or concerns about power supplies and other upgrades.
Somehow, my Linn journey took me on a completely different path that opened new doors and dimensions that I could never have contemplated in the past.
My Linn world opened up to Aktiv speakers, multiple channels of amplification for each individual speaker cabinet, Exakt technology, playing 5.1 surround music, music streaming, and Space optimisation. I discovered that there is a whole new world of experience with my quest for better sound quality, that explored ways to get higher levels of performance out of my Linn.
I would never have travelled to Europe to meet so many Linn owners or having visited Linn headquarters and met the owners and engineers responsible for building and designing my Linn system. I have had the opportunity to hear almost every kind of Linn system ever made and expanded my knowledge of HiFi and music. Most importantly, I met so many amazing Linn owners in person in my journey and the friendships I have made
My HiFi system has never sounded better than it does now, and what an incredible experience this has been.
This journey has been life changing for me, and for that I am truly grateful
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