Anyone have Warfedale Linton 85th anniversary?

Many ads of the larger model DENTONs and smaller model LINTONs in near-new condition listings for pre-owned on CAM, after a comparatively short holding period., 

is that any harbinger for consideration? I dunno, BUT I would not buy them based on reviews alone AND ESPECIALLY without a comprehensive personal hands-on length audition FIRST.

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I've heard the Lintons.

They certainly had that nostalgic charm to them. The sound was pleasant and laid-back, maybe a bit too laid-back. Not the most versatile. More exciting music like flamenco guitar sounded too polite. I can certainly understand their appeal and I do think they hold up well to their competitions at their price point. 

But for almost same price you can get Amphion Argon 1 which is much more fun sounding and if you can top up a few hundred dollars more you can get the class leading Triangle Comete 40th. 

GR Research as usual, reveals the facts.

As always, there's graphs and what your ears like.

Well, I like my Lintons but you have to run them with good gear. They are a perfectly good $1500 speaker. Add a good sub (I’m using a Velodyne DD-12) and they can really rock. They would not be my choice for a super critical type of system, but no $1500 speaker is. I have them on all day and they play my best recordings very well and everything else I play sounds great. I think they are a very good value for their sound quality.

At AXPONA, one of the rooms had speakers, similar to the Lintons, in a "stacked" configuration (one on top of the other, four speakers total). This was popular in the old days with Advent speakers. It sounded pretty good.