The Computer Audiophile Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 View full article Founder of Audiophile Style Announcing The Audiophile Style Podcast Link to post Share on other sites
Danny Kaey Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Another week, another great podcast! Love listening to these... 🤩 The Computer Audiophile 1 Link to post Share on other sites
John Yow Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 It would have been interesting to cover their history with Naim. Linn & Naim used to be a matched made in heaven before parting ways. Also, I do not agree that Linn was the pioneer in high end streamer. They may have been the first to charge high end price for a streamer. But as far as I am concerned, Slim Devices invented the network audio client/server genre with their squeezeboxes. Sean Adams was the genius who made a user friendly system for streaming audio over the ethernet viable. Many audiophiles saw the potential and hot rodded the squeezeboxes. And subsequently convinced Sean Adams to come up with a audiophile grade streamer called the Transporter. As I recall it was priced at $1,999, which was audiophile pricing but not quite Linn pricing. Linn's Klimax DS came a couple years after the Transporter. I remember bringing my Transporter to a Linn dealer to compare with the Klimax DS, my friend and I could not convince ourselves that the Klimax DS was 20X better, or if it was even better. Anyway, to me Linn's forte is still their venerable LP12, may be I am old school. For digital my go to marque is dCS. Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJazz Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 I am very glad I bought the venerable Sneaky DS more than 10 years ago. It still serves me well as a streamer, and once served me as a small streamer/amp integrated. It continues to be supported and upgraded by Linn. Not many companies display this kind of commitment to their legacy products. The Computer Audiophile 1 http://www.computeraudiophile.com/members/mikejazz/ funded this campain: http://igg.me/at/geekpulseaudio/x/5216671 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post ASRMichael Posted March 24 Popular Post Share Posted March 24 Certainly being Biased here but my favourite yet! Being Scottish myself that is! frederick184 and The Computer Audiophile 2 Link to post Share on other sites
ASRMichael Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 @The Computer AudiophileI would love for you to add the Scotland flag as an option. 👍🏴🏴🏴 Link to post Share on other sites
The Computer Audiophile Posted March 24 Author Share Posted March 24 Just now, ASRMichael said: @The Computer AudiophileI would love for you to add the Scotland flag as an option. 👍🏴🏴🏴 Understood. I'll see what I can do. ASRMichael 1 Founder of Audiophile Style Announcing The Audiophile Style Podcast Link to post Share on other sites
John H Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Great cast Chris. It was exciting and unexpected to hear my speakers mentioned. Looking forward to more! The Computer Audiophile 1 iMac > NAD C388 Integrated with BluOS module > Linn Keilidh Link to post Share on other sites
AudioDoctor Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Listening now... I worked at a very popular coffee shop when I was in undergrad. The big draw wasn't only the great coffee, but we had a fully manual espresso machine. Customers would request certain Baristas to make their drinks. No electron left behind... Link to post Share on other sites
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