Hi All. I'm a long-term Linn user but haven't paid much attention to the gear side of things for the last 10 years or so. I had to source a blown bass driver recently and that process has drawn me back in. By chance I also got to listen to a 6 year old Akurate/Exakt/Akubarik set up which was a real revelation for me vs my own system both in sound terms and how uncluttered it looked.
My starting point is MDS/M-I/M4100 (all Dynamik) fully Aktiv into Ninka's with the upgraded bases. It's a pure music system in a good-sized room (our AV stuff is in another room) and it sounds pretty decent.
My current thinking is to go from here to Akurate/Exakt/Akudorik with Katalyst which of course means navigating the used market. I'd like to get there in 2 or 3 steps rather than doing a wholesale upgrade in one go. I considered switching out the MDS for an ADS/3 i.e. with Katalyst/Exakt but then realised that the Katalyst would become redundant in the DS by the time I got to the Akudorik step. I'd welcome any thoughts on how to proceed or indeed whether the Akurate/Akudorik end objective could be bettered for that rough size of budget.
My starting point is MDS/M-I/M4100 (all Dynamik) fully Aktiv into Ninka's with the upgraded bases. It's a pure music system in a good-sized room (our AV stuff is in another room) and it sounds pretty decent.
My current thinking is to go from here to Akurate/Exakt/Akudorik with Katalyst which of course means navigating the used market. I'd like to get there in 2 or 3 steps rather than doing a wholesale upgrade in one go. I considered switching out the MDS for an ADS/3 i.e. with Katalyst/Exakt but then realised that the Katalyst would become redundant in the DS by the time I got to the Akudorik step. I'd welcome any thoughts on how to proceed or indeed whether the Akurate/Akudorik end objective could be bettered for that rough size of budget.