Description

A Linn Klimax separates system based on vintage Komri loudspeakers driven by even older Solo 500 power amplifiers, with LP12 turntable, DSM/3 System Hub and Organik Exaktboxes. Digital from phono stage to active crossovers minimising distortion and noise. Together, potent servo sub-bass with room correction; plenty of power for dynamics; precise spatial imaging; and FPGA digital to analogue conversion go a long way towards rendering music with believability.

Note. I have recently transitioned from Roon back to UPnP because trials have shown I get better sound quality that way. There's some tidying up left to sort out, but I am operational with a temporary Windows NUC, dBpoweramp Asset and the Linn App in place. Roon's features like digital processing, multi-room, surround sound and integration of Qobuz are no longer relevant in my system. So it's thank you and goodbye to Roon after several years of good use. 

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Room Details

Dimensions: 19’ × 16’  Medium
Ceiling: 8’


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    • Linn Klimax LP12 - Vinyl Record Player
    LP12 turntable including Karousel bearing, Keel sub chassis and Machined Radikal 2 Dynamik power supply
    Fitted with Ekos SE/0 tonearm, Kandid MC cartridge and Urika II digital phono stage
    Supported by Mana Acoustics Reference Table and Power Supply Table
    Connected to DSM/3 System Hub by Linn Exakt-link (15m long regular cat6 cable)
    • BT Full Fibre 900 - Modem
    Powered by Mascot Linear Power Supply
    Connected to TP-Link ER605 Router by Melco C1AE cable
    • TP-Link Omada ER605 - Network Router
    Router with no internal wifi (separate Netgear wireless access points)
    Powered by ATL HiFi L100 Linear Power Supply
    Connected to Melco S100 by Chord C- Stream cable, patch panel, cat7 cable, wall socket and Melco C1AE cable
    • Intel/dBpoweramp Asset NUC - Network Music Server

    Windows NUC with dBpoweramp Asset UPnP 

    NUC8i5 mini PC and 4TB SSD storage for music files (local library) in Akasa fanless case

    Supported by IsoAcoustic Iso-Puck Minis x3

    Powered by ATL HiFi L100 Power Supply also supported by IsoAcoustic Iso-Puck Minis x3

    With Synergistic Research Tranquility Pod on top

    Connected to TP-Link MC220L by Melco C100 cable

    • TP-Link MC220L - Media Converter
    Ethernet to fibre optic converter
    Powered by Mascot 9881 Linear Power Supply
    Connected to Melco S100  by 1.5m fibre optic sfp cable with Finisar FTLF1318P3BTL transceivers
    • Melco S100 - Ethernet Switch
    Network data ethernet switch for audio data stream
    With Synergistic Research Tranquility Pod on top
    Supported by IsoAcoustic Iso-Puck Minis x3 and Mana Acoustic Power Supply Table
    Powered by BOTW P&P ECO MKIi power supply also supported by  IsoAcoustic Iso-Puck Minis x3
    Connected to DSM/3 System Hub by 15m fibre optic sfp cable with Finisar FTLF1318P3BTL transceivers
    • Apple iPad - Handheld Device
    Hand held control point with Linn App for operation of DSM/3 and selection of music
    • Linn Klimax DSM/3 System Hub - Network Streamer and Pre-Amplifier
    Streamer and digital pre-amp with Utopik power supply
    Plays Qobuz and ripped CDs, SACDs, DVDAs, downloads, etc. from local library
    Also processes the digital data stream from the LP12 turntable system
    And accepts digital optical spdif signal Sky Q satellite TV box 
    Signal ground Puritan Ground Master City via Synergistic Research Tranquility Pods
    Connected to Exaktboxes by Linn Exakt-links (regular cat6 patch cables)
    • Linn Klimax Exaktbox - Active Digital Crossover and DAC
    Six-way digital active crossover with Organik FPGA DACs and Dynamik power supply x2
    Supported by IsoAcoustic Orea Indigos
    With a Synergistic Research Tranquility Pod underneath each Exaktbox
    Tranquility Pods powered by Mascot 2083 Power Supply and with Puritan Ground Master City
    Connected to power amps and sub-bass of Komris by Linn Silver Balanced XLR Interconnects
    • Linn Klimax Solo 500 (Original) - Power Amp
    Mono power amplifier (500 watt into four ohms) x8
    Twenty five plus year old original model, not the later upgraded Dynamik version
    Connected to Komris by Linn K400 Speaker Cable
    • Quadraspire Qube Cabinet and Q4 - Equipment Support
    Qube cabinet supporting DSM/3 System Hub and containing Sky TV box and its switch
    Five shelf Q4 hifi rack x2 for Exaktboxes and Solos
    • Linn Komri - Loudspeakers
    Pair of five-way full-range revealing loudspeakers - nearly quarter of a century old
    Including active servo sub-bass and super tweeters 
    The 4K Array of drivers is a perfect point source
    Phase distortion by timing differences between drivers reduced by Exakt digital crossovers
    Room correction digital signal processing of low frequencies by Linn Space Optimisation
    Supported by IsoAcoustic Gaia I and Carpet Spikes

Comments 3

Beautiful system! Enjoy all those Klimax's :)

mclinnguy

Owner
@mjcmt Thank you.

newton_john

Wow, been a long time since I've seen a Linn system. Congrats!

mjcmt

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