SPEAKERS FOR LINN CLASSIK

bookshelf speakers

I've also heard a Classik through a pair of B&W Nautilus - excellent results but pricey!

David

A mate of mine recently got a Classik and a pair of Katans which sound fine. There's also the £50 Linn brackets available which work pretty well. May be a bit pricey, think the Katans are c.£600.

I wasn't that convinced by the Classik when Linn launched it but my mate convinced me otherwise. There's no way he (or more importantly wifey) would have blown close to £2k on a lots of boxes system, but she is chuffed that the new hi fi is so 'neat' and he's delighted that it sounds great. It's a very easy recommend to non HiFi chums too, and at least gets them into a real dealer rather than the local department store.

Phil

I must say I was impressed with the Classik when I heard it through decent speakers. Some friends just bought one secondhand - they only have a small flat and a separates system wouldn't really fit in. The Classik though is an ideal compromise for them and several orders of magnitude superior to their old Technics stack system. Quite a bargain (inc. tuner) for 550 notes.

David

I am not very keen on Kans and need something that can produce a bigger sound and something that resembles a sound stage. This is alot to ask from small boxes. the views on the Classik are consistent with mine. I dont have the space in my London flat for anything that resembles a Naim rig and the convenience of a single package cannot be beaten. Why didn't Naim come up with such a smart idea??

David

It is a shame Salisbury didn't think of it first, but I doubt they'll be eager to jump on the bandwagon now! - it would just be so 'me too!'.

David

I have a colleague who recently purchased a Classik/Katans system and he speaks very highly of it. That is understating it - he is absolutely delighted.

I have to admit however that I haven't yet heard his system.

Terry

I use Keildihs with my Classik, but feel that are a bit much for the room.

I went away from the one box solution, and hid a power amp under the sideboard to drive the speakers.

I have tried some smaller bookshelf Mission speakers which worked quite well, but would be interested in both solutions.

DS

ITC - BRMC - Whatever happened to my Rock'n'Roll

I ended up with AE1s. I am very impressed and would strongly recommend this arrangement. The speakers are very fast and can produce commendable bass for such small boxes.

Thanks again!!

David