I am a fanatic music lover and have been a Linne for 25 years. We're very happy with our primary two channel system and do not upgrade very often. We generally buy good stuff, really take care of it and enjoy it for many years. No desire to chase the holy grail of audio and spend gobs of money doing so.
We listen to jazz (lots of trio music but other formats as well), classic rock, new age, classical, electronic, some new folk / rock, the crooners, soundtracks and a little opera on occasion.
I believe in only keeping music that you will listen to in the future. There's too much great music available to waste time listening to material that doesn't move you in some way.
My wife designed the custom cabinet to feature the equipment and hide as many cables as possible. We also wanted the system to fit in with our home decor and avoid the stereo shop look.
No upgrades planned at this time. We'll wait for the winner of Blu-Ray vs. HD DVD to shake out before jumping into the category.
All questions / comments are welcomed.
Music is what it's all about. A great system further enhances the emotional experience.
I've never owned any of the Linn electronics but a couple of years ago I had the Linn Helix LS150's and they were completely awesome. Unfortunately, the built in stands were of a very idiosyncratic nature and I thought made them sound worse than a simple 12" stand. In the end, one of the rods that threaded into the bottom of the speaker to act as a pillar and part of the speaker stand became stripped and you could not remove it from the stand. So I ended up selling them because I thought the speaker was so much better without the stands...
Hey Linnie, Great looking room and cabinet! Kudos to your wife for designing such a great looking cabinet. Was very close to buying a Linn Axis many years ago but got a Rega instead. I did own a Quad FM4 a few years back and enjoyed it very much....part of my shoe-box-sized-gear- experiment with Onix OA-21s int amp and AA DDS3 cd player. My nak cassette is still running strong after the usual BX belt repair after 12 yrs. Actually looking to pick up an entertainment center so I can house everything in the same place as you have done and hope to curb my addictive tv habits. Like your comments on only keeping the music that you'll actually listen to as I have been the recipient of lots of lps over the years and many I'm sure I'll never listen to...if I ever get into having a higher powered amp, would definitely consider a used pr of Thiel CS-2's on my short list of possibilities. Wonder how they compare to Vandersteen 1B's and how much power do they need?
