Linn Komri ( £25000 monster ) Loudspeaker

Posted by: Tarquin Maynard - Portly on 26 February 2003

Muchachos

Dropped into Martin Kleiser to pick up a black SNAIC ( celebrating Man U 3 - Juve 0 ) and could not help noticing two new, and VAST, loudspeakers. Enthusiastic as ever, the manager Colin Macey gave me a quick demo, via the hard drive server ( heresy!! ), and mid - upper range Linn power amps. Played tracks by Bjork and Norah Jones.

In short, these speakers are stunning. Complete control over the music, effortless delivery, incredibly fast and transparent, and as someone once said, bass from where the Balrog lives. The bass is like nothing I have ever heard - or felt - before. Sitting in a big room with two of us on a large sofa, the furniture was resonating.

I heard the DBLs on saturday; an incredibly melodic presentation and very different music played so I cannot compare the two - but wow, the Komri has got to be some kind of benchmark. They make Isobariks sound anaemic.

But at £25000 Eek a pair, they should.

Mike

[This message was edited by mike lacey on WEDNESDAY 26 February 2003 at 21:31.]
Posted on: 26 February 2003 by J.N.
Workbench, maybe

The way they were sounding at the last London Hi-Fi show I went to; a pair of early Kans would have made more musical sense.

And that was on the end of about 42 Klobbers (or whatever they're called?)
Posted on: 27 February 2003 by Tarquin Maynard - Portly
JN

Suspect you heard a prototype version. Apparantly much improved since then. The ones I heard briefly where pretty darn stunning.

Mike
Posted on: 27 February 2003 by herm
clever response, Mike. Of course you got to hear the good ones.
Posted on: 27 February 2003 by Tarquin Maynard - Portly
Herm

Should'nt that be "Klevor"? Wink

Just quoting my dealer who is a Linn Guru.

Regards

Mike
Posted on: 27 February 2003 by Tarquin Maynard - Portly
I can't comment on previous hearings - has anyone that heard the previous dems heard the latest incarnation? This would be worthy of note.

My opinion about what I heard still stands. Not a diktat, just MHO.

Regards

Mike