Nick - you're absolutely right, it was the 101/105 that I had. Looked good but utter crap when compared to the Naim equivalent (which were not quite the flavour of the month back then that they are now ). The 770s were a bad choice! Bright. Too dynamic. Unbalanced. fatiguing. Replaced with Saras (the opposite - slow, dull etc). The systemdek was actually rather good but, like you, I really hankered after a Linn and regretted wasted cash at a time when I couldve done with it - I shouldve gone for the LP12 straight away. Same for the Saras - I dont really think theyre all that bad (ie not 'bollux hi-fi') and theyre great for the price these days but the bollux bit was finding out that I prefered Kans at a fraction of the price!....ah, those were the days.
Steve
