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What Linn Kairn to get

Hello,

What Linn Kairn is considered the best? I believe that there were a few significant changes made over the years such as the power supply, etc.. I would be matching to a Linn Klout and Proac speakers. Is the Kairn M/M & M/C phono very good?

Other thoughts....would matching Klout to a tube preamp such as VTL 2.5 or ARC LS15 be recommended?

Thanks,
sympaticonorm
timrhu
2,779 posts
 
If you don't get adequate advice here you might try the Linn Forum. They are pretty responsive there. Knowledgeable too.
rcrerar
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I used to own a Linn Kairn pre-amp ,with phono, and a Klout power amp. The phono section in the Kairn is top notch, and sounds very nearly as good as Linn's stand alone phono pre. Also when I first owned my Kairn it had a standard non-switching power supply. I then had it upgraded to the Brilliant switching power supply and the improvement in sound quality was significant. So if looking for a used Linn, look for one with the Brilliant power supply which luckily will be most of them.
sympaticonorm OP
103 posts
 
Thanks guys....I appreciate the information..
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