You Want Affordable Hi-Fi, try this set-up.

russ69,

Danny from GR Research has a really interesting assessment of the Lintons on his youtube channel, and what he did to make them even better.

At about more than half the cost of the loudspeaker but he knows what he is doing.

Which tubes are you using in the Sphinx?

Stock for now but I have a pair of Gold Lyons on standby. I might have some NOS RCAs if I dig around a little....maybe a few others?

Now, throw in a nice pro-ject the classic sb, or a Music Hall mmf-5.3 or 7.3, plus a border patrol dac and an audiolab cdt6000 transport, and you got one heck of a set up for the money.

Good tips. I just run an OPPO CD player and an FM tuner. Works for me, I spend most of my time listening to FM. 

russ69,

Yes, I think that he said that it would be around $700 or so, but he showed the measured improvement and it looked impressive. I almost bought a pair of Lintons last year because I like the big box British monitors. (I just bought used Spendor SP100's) I just know that if they were mine I would yield to the temptation to upgrade them if I had the money of course.

I just know that if they were mine I would yield to the temptation to upgrade them if I had the money of course.

If it was my only pair of loudspeakers or they were in my main system I might, but I have better loudspeakers if I feel the urge.