GuyDebord;295240 Wrote: > Please dont! do the NAIM vs LINN.... In my view both brands are worth > 50% of their sound in the brand. > > I have never understood coorporate brand name loyals mcintosh, naim, > linn, b&w... I guess fierce marketing this days is still pounding > strong.
Guy, I didn't and wasn't going to. I've never done that. I happen to like the Linn active sound - but you will notice I am not using any Linn source! I am not fiercely brand loyal and If you examined my previous posts you will find that I do not promote Linn at all even though I have £20k of their gear. I also happen to like the aesthetics. I don't mind the Naim aesthetics. I don't care for the sound - I find it rather tiring after a while. YMMV. I just object to blanket statements along the lines of "only Naim has p.r.a.t." - this is simply not true. As for the insinuation that I am unduly influenced by marketing hype... 1) I have been using Linn gear since 1982 2) I have had the chief engineer and the head of Marketing in my house delivering and setting up my system, having driven 700 miles from Glasgow (1988). How many "corporate brands" would do that? (OK I concede that even Linn probably wouldn't do that now, but...) 3) The next system I buy may not be Linn (might be ATC or Meridian active or Acoustic Research+Quad+sub) 4) I understand why people don't like the Linn house sound. Regards Phil -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Kimber & Chord cables ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46767
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