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Linn amps with Keilidhs- will 2 x 140's make a dif

Hi there, after settling with an LK85 and an LK140 to run my passive Keilidhs i have a good opportunity to buy a second LK140 to replace the 85. I wonder if anyone out there knows whether this second 140 will be noticed, or am i getting all i can get from these speakers with the 85/140 combo? Without going active that is! Also, can i go active with 140's?
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tobias
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Probably you have already noticed the difference between the two amps. The LK140 has more energy and drive. Two of them would be very nice with Keilidhs, and you can certainly go active with them if you can find the crossovers.
markphd
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Replacing the LK 85 with an LK 140 will make a difference. However, if you have a limited budget and have the choice of buying activ cards or buying a second LK 140, it's a no-brainer to choose the activ cards.

Keep in mind that when you go activ, you bypass the speaker's crossover where you lose over half of your signal. You can use a much smaller amp in activ mode because you're not losing any signal in the passive crossover. So going active has the side effect of making your amp seem more powerful. LK 85's with activ cards will be miles ahead of an LK 140 that only uses a passive crossover in the speaker.

LK 85's and LK 140's use the same activ cards by the way. So the amps and cards are interchangeable.
soundwaves OP
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Thanks for the two responses guys! With regards to what Markphd is saying:
I wonder if 2 LK140's with activ cards would be much further ahead than an LK85 and 140 with cards. The cards seem a little challenging to find second hand, and in the meantime while i am looking i wonder if the extra 140 will make enough difference to be worth the few hundred extra dollars, or if i should just wait "patiently" for the cards to come along?
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