That was actually my initial idea... G4-DAC-Mackies.
I actually listened to the Mackies. Nice sounding! A tad ugly for a living room :-)
Anyway, I also listened to some B&W 705's with a B&W sub and liked their sound better. Because of that and since I wanted a seperate amp so i could switch to other sources (phono, DVD player for movies etc.). I was considering the Linn as a nice unassuming amp since I dont need multichannel sound. I compared it to a NAD in the same price range (<$1000) and actually both sounded pretty good.
Any experience with the Linn?
I actually listened to the Mackies. Nice sounding! A tad ugly for a living room :-)
Anyway, I also listened to some B&W 705's with a B&W sub and liked their sound better. Because of that and since I wanted a seperate amp so i could switch to other sources (phono, DVD player for movies etc.). I was considering the Linn as a nice unassuming amp since I dont need multichannel sound. I compared it to a NAD in the same price range (<$1000) and actually both sounded pretty good.
Any experience with the Linn?