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Sorry, I should have elaborated. I've had a pair of these and a pair of MS 904 avants at the same time with my Quad 77 system. I found that the Linns although better speakers were not suited to the Quad 77 components. I don't know the bass was monster but there just was not the clarity. Partner the same speakers however, with say a Linn Majik and wow! The linn Majik was only 30w so I don't think it is that the Linns are mega demanding. Ooh and if you do buy a pair of linns then try and get them with the kustone stands. I did like the Linns very much but I expected them to make the Quads sound much better than they did with the MS 904s. They didn't although the bass was more powerful. I think to be honest they were just not a good partnership. I was astonished by the sound acheived by the Keilledh/Majik partnership tho.
Linn Majik tbh. Will cost you about £250-£300. They don't always have phono stages tho. Don't know if this is a problem?
I do think the MS speakers are good by the way but in hindsight I would have been better off investing my money in something good quality and second hand rather than falling for the brand new chinese made speakers option (the MS 904). It would be worth in my view having a look at some S/H B&W standmounters. I have always been very impressed with these partnered with most amps I have thrown at them.
The Keilidhs, (pronounce the same as ceilidh, a scottish party). Are fairly easy load, 4ohm, and quite sensitive, not needing huge power. The early ones with a mesh tweeter can ring and a bit and be a bit hard/harsh one note. As most early metal dome tweeters. The later 3 bar are much better. All can be updated with the soft dome type from the Ninka/Katan. for about £80.
Most can be had with the Kustone basses, a must. it tightens the bass no end.
The last ones had full veneered front faces, and not grey speckle finish.
For sure a good match is a Linn amp, but an amp with a well designed power supply should work well. Ie the amp that is rigged to give good current and not just a lot of volts to achieve higher power ratings !
Bit surprised by the Quad, guess it is just to warm and laid back amp to get them going.
Old Arcam amps is probably about as "warm" as you want to go. An old delta 290 would be fine. Use to dem that combo.
Another Linn bargain is the Intek. It is a full width, integrated amp. It was Linns answer to the Audiolab 8000a.. but was a hell of a lot more musical and enjoyable to listen to... These seem to fetch around £100.
They were then replaced by the original Majik amp. The power rating is about 50watts, but like all Linn amps they are designed to work down to 4 ohm loads with issue.
They can be driven active, the most common way was a pair of LK100's.
I've had some on the end of 7-8K worth of Linn electronics, they were singing then
!!
TBH, they are far from my favourite Linn speaker, but I know them well enough, to say they are easy to live with, and appeal to many people. Linn must have sold more of these than any other.
Most can be had with the Kustone basses, a must. it tightens the bass no end.
The last ones had full veneered front faces, and not grey speckle finish.
For sure a good match is a Linn amp, but an amp with a well designed power supply should work well. Ie the amp that is rigged to give good current and not just a lot of volts to achieve higher power ratings !
Bit surprised by the Quad, guess it is just to warm and laid back amp to get them going.
Old Arcam amps is probably about as "warm" as you want to go. An old delta 290 would be fine. Use to dem that combo.
Another Linn bargain is the Intek. It is a full width, integrated amp. It was Linns answer to the Audiolab 8000a.. but was a hell of a lot more musical and enjoyable to listen to... These seem to fetch around £100.
They were then replaced by the original Majik amp. The power rating is about 50watts, but like all Linn amps they are designed to work down to 4 ohm loads with issue.
They can be driven active, the most common way was a pair of LK100's.
I've had some on the end of 7-8K worth of Linn electronics, they were singing then
!!TBH, they are far from my favourite Linn speaker, but I know them well enough, to say they are easy to live with, and appeal to many people. Linn must have sold more of these than any other.