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Upgrading my Linn set up HELP advice please

basically i aint rich but need to upgrade.
my system now is-----arcam 7 cd---linn pretek--linn powertek---linn tukans--lk400 bi wire cable and linn interconects.
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i want to upgrade would a LINN classic be an upgrade to what i have??.....could i still biwire w/ the cable i have(w/ the classic)....reason i ask is the classic comes w/ speaker wire for some reason.
i could also add pwr amps later on.
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OR!!! is there something i could add to my current system that would be better than going to a classic?
thankyou
julian
joolz
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muzikat
929 posts
 
Hi Joolz,
I don't think a Mimik would be much better than your Arcam.
joolz OP
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so its all money from here on realy with the linn thing....and its quite a bit.....
well i love it so i'm gonna have spend aint i...
is a genki about $800 used?? and that will be a serious upgrade on behalf of the whole system?? as a first upgrade.
joolz OP
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what about the linn majic intergrated amp,would that be better than the preteks as its ''newer'' techno wise?....excuse my iggnorance in hifi,i'm learning
lugnut
1,190 posts
 
Joolz,

My Linn Aktiv system (Keilidh's, 2-LK100's) cost less than $1500 used. I had a Genki for about a year but didn't use it much since I've been vinyl based for close to 40 years. It was a nice analog sounding player. I recently inserted a tube preamp into this modest system and I'll share the secret with you. It's killer. It will destroy systems costing multiples of it's price point. No kidding.

The vast majority of audiophiles don't like Linn gear so that works to your advantage on the used market. Linn dealers by and large are insufferable snobs.
joolz OP
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luggnet
what tube preamp did u put into the system if u dont mind me asking
cheers
j
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