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Linn Klimax LP12 review | What Hi-Fi?

Post by Coyote Jim » Fri Apr 21, 2017 3:27 pm

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Linn Klimax LP12 review | What Hi-Fi?
https://www.whathifi.com/linn/klimax-lp12/review
Seems the appropriate place. :smt007
Pity it's not an SE/1 though. :smt018
Other Linn Reviews here.
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Re: Linn Klimax LP12 review | What Hi-Fi?

Post by varyat » Fri Apr 21, 2017 3:54 pm

It's about time !
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Re: Linn Klimax LP12 review | What Hi-Fi?

Post by Red Chris » Sat Apr 22, 2017 8:57 am

Quite a balanced review - probably more favourable than I was expecting. If they hadn't been pretty damning on the pricing I would suspect that Linn had increased their advertising budget.

Shame that they didn't cover subsequent upgrades like Harban plinths, Tiger-paw / Tangerine top plates or Chord cables. The Naim Aro is no longer produced and would involve a Keel change as well, so probably right not to mention that one :wink:
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Re: Linn Klimax LP12 review | What Hi-Fi?

Post by dan steel » Sat Apr 22, 2017 10:30 am

Red Chris wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 22, 2017 8:57 am
 Quite a balanced review - probably more favourable than I was expecting. If they hadn't been pretty damning on the pricing I would suspect that Linn had increased their advertising budget.

Shame that they didn't cover subsequent upgrades like Harban plinths, Tiger-paw / Tangerine top plates or Chord cables. The Naim Aro is no longer produced and would involve a Keel change as well, so probably right not to mention that one :wink:

Upgrades...... :smt017
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Re: Linn Klimax LP12 review | What Hi-Fi?

Post by evil_C » Sat Apr 22, 2017 8:03 pm

dan steel wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 22, 2017 10:30 am
Red Chris wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 22, 2017 8:57 am
 Quite a balanced review - probably more favourable than I was expecting. If they hadn't been pretty damning on the pricing I would suspect that Linn had increased their advertising budget.

Shame that they didn't cover subsequent upgrades like Harban plinths, Tiger-paw / Tangerine top plates or Chord cables. The Naim Aro is no longer produced and would involve a Keel change as well, so probably right not to mention that one :wink:

Upgrades...... :smt017

What do you mean by this post? I assumed you had already adopted these upgrades, although maybe not the Aro owing to its scarcity.
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Re: Linn Klimax LP12 review | What Hi-Fi?

Post by varyat » Sat Apr 22, 2017 11:40 pm

Agreed, the cherry plinth is not the highlight ...
Good to see a LP12 being reviewed though :smt023 Good to hear from you Paul :D
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Re: Linn Klimax LP12 review | What Hi-Fi?

Post by Mr Fixit » Fri Apr 28, 2017 4:38 pm

varyat wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 22, 2017 11:40 pm
 Agreed, the cherry plinth is not the highlight ...
Good to see a LP12 being reviewed though :smt023 Good to hear from you Paul :D
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Hi Mark and yes!

Hope the system is still sounding fab and you are getting time to enjoy 8)

Anyway,

Here are a couple more current reviews .........: https://www.avforums.com/review/linn-ma ... view.13517
Same reviewer Ed Selley and he writes for several publications. We had a nice day when he visited me:
https://www.cymbiosis.com/wp-content/up ... l-2017.pdf

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