Linn speaker development

[Tendaberry]

I heard a new 150 3-way speaker will be announced end of September, replacing the Majik 140.

And the 150's are mighty good too, I heard them on Saturday. They (powered by Klimax 800 Monos) were almost more fun than the Exakt 360's.
Price will be around € 6.400,- Real wood veneeers will be available too and the "bookshelf" version 119 is coming too.

[timster]

Sounds pricey, around 5k sterling
Probably a good alternative to the Super20s though.

[Tendaberry]

Sounds pricey, around 5k sterling
Probably a good alternative to the Super20s though.

Could be that they are more like in the Kudos 606 category

[timster]

Sounds pricey, around 5k sterling
Probably a good alternative to the Super20s though.

Could be that they are more like in the Kudos 606 category

The Titans are Isobarik, so not really. Nor price.

I'd imagine they would be comparable to the Super20s, the 119s the super10s.

[Tendaberry]

I'd imagine they would be comparable to the Super20s, the 119s the super10s.

Imagine all you want, if I had 242's today I wouldn't hesitate a second to trade them for 150's...

[timster]

I'd imagine they would be comparable to the Super20s, the 119s the super10s.

Imagine all you want, if I had 242's today I wouldn't hesitate a second to trade them for 150's...

Sure. I was getting at the placement of 150s in the current scheme of things. I was disappointed to hear the Super20s had been discontinued because at the time it left little choice for speakers in that price bracket, especially for active or Exakt systems.
These 150s fit the bill. Although 6 channels is still 2 to many for me.

[Ian_km]

I heard a new 150 3-way speaker will be announced end of September, replacing the Majik 140.

And the 150's are mighty good too, I heard them on Saturday. They (powered by Klimax 800 Monos) were almost more fun than the Exakt 360's.
Price will be around € 6.400,- Real wood veneeers will be available too and the "bookshelf" version 119 is coming too.

At last, good to see a new alternative to Kudos, three way would mean an extra DAC though for me, more ££, interesting though.

[akamatsu]

Sounds pricey, around 5k sterling
Probably a good alternative to the Super20s though.

Linn have a policy of not releasing a product unless it outperforms what's already on the market. At the price point, I would expect the Linn 150s to outperform everything else.

[Nestor Turton]

I heard a new 150 3-way speaker will be announced end of September, replacing the Majik 140.

And the 150's are mighty good too, I heard them on Saturday. They (powered by Klimax 800 Monos) were almost more fun than the Exakt 360's.
Price will be around € 6.400,- Real wood veneeers will be available too and the "bookshelf" version 119 is coming too.

Excellent

I doubt I’ll change from Spendor and Harbeth, but it is good to know if anything untoward happened to my current speakers then there is another option. Will they be available with integral DACs and power amps?

[akamatsu]

I heard a new 150 3-way speaker will be announced end of September, replacing the Majik 140.

And the 150's are mighty good too, I heard them on Saturday. They (powered by Klimax 800 Monos) were almost more fun than the Exakt 360's.
Price will be around € 6.400,- Real wood veneeers will be available too and the "bookshelf" version 119 is coming too.

Excellent

I doubt I’ll change from Spendor and Harbeth, but it is good to know if anything untoward happened to my current speakers then there is another option. Will they be available with integral DACs and power amps?

You don't need new speakers. I just cleaned the belt of the LP12 and re-leveled. It's like getting a speaker upgrade.

[Bianconero]

I heard a new 150 3-way speaker will be announced end of September, replacing the Majik 140.

And the 150's are mighty good too, I heard them on Saturday. They (powered by Klimax 800 Monos) were almost more fun than the Exakt 360's.
Price will be around € 6.400,- Real wood veneeers will be available too and the "bookshelf" version 119 is coming too.

Are the 150's almost more fun than the 360's exactly? Fantastic!! I will buy the Linn 150 and do a trade with one of you who has the 360 ​​exakt. I pay the shipping costs!!

[GeraldS]

I heard a new 150 3-way speaker will be announced end of September, replacing the Majik 140.

And the 150's are mighty good too, I heard them on Saturday. They (powered by Klimax 800 Monos) were almost more fun than the Exakt 360's.
Price will be around € 6.400,- Real wood veneeers will be available too and the "bookshelf" version 119 is coming too.

Are the 150's almost more fun than the 360's exactly? Fantastic!! I will buy the Linn 150 and do a trade with one of you who has the 360 ​​exakt. I pay the shipping costs!!

Don´t forget to add a pair of Klimax 800s!

[Mouldy Old Dough]

Are the 150's almost more fun than the 360's exactly? Fantastic!! I will buy the Linn 150 and do a trade with one of you who has the 360 ​​exakt. I pay the shipping costs!!

[Nestor Turton]

I heard a new 150 3-way speaker will be announced end of September, replacing the Majik 140.

And the 150's are mighty good too, I heard them on Saturday. They (powered by Klimax 800 Monos) were almost more fun than the Exakt 360's.
Price will be around € 6.400,- Real wood veneeers will be available too and the "bookshelf" version 119 is coming too.

Excellent

I doubt I’ll change from Spendor and Harbeth, but it is good to know if anything untoward happened to my current speakers then there is another option. Will they be available with integral DACs and power amps?

You don't need new speakers. I just cleaned the belt of the LP12 and re-leveled. It's like getting a speaker upgrade.

[Bianconero]

just a hipothesis. It seems for me that Linn wanted to make a speaker made especially for the Selekt standard. Three-way speaker and later two-way with a price aligned with the standard Selekt with internal class D amplifiers. My fear is that there will be no development of new external amplifiers. Let's just hope for Utopik for Akurate and Klimax Twin. In two words: 150 and 119 for standard Selekt, 360 for edition or Klimax DS

[Tendaberry]

In two words: 150 and 119 for standard Selekt, 360 for edition or Klimax DS

I'm thinking there will also be one or two 2-series speaker(s)...

[Tendaberry]

I doubt I’ll change from Spendor and Harbeth, but it is good to know if anything untoward happened to my current speakers then there is another option. Will they be available with integral DACs and power amps?

Gilad didn't mention that possibility, he just said they could easily be made Exakt with a Selekt DSM with 3 DAC/amp cartridges. So I doubt it.

[timster]

In two words: 150 and 119 for standard Selekt, 360 for edition or Klimax DS

I'm thinking there will also be one or two 2-series speaker(s)...

If that's the case then the 1 series will remain Majik and the 2 Selekt - which may have integrated versions like the old akus

[Bianconero]

In two words: 150 and 119 for standard Selekt, 360 for edition or Klimax DS

I'm thinking there will also be one or two 2-series speaker(s)...

I think you're right. there is too much gap between the 150 and 119 series (even if I don't know the price in detail) and the 360. a bit like Focal that the series that gives them the most satisfaction is the Sopra which is between the Kanta and the super expensive Utopia.

[arm]

I would have thought the 150's would be on the web site by now considering there is a pair in the wild.

[Zee9]

Interesting

[akamatsu]

I would have thought the 150's would be on the web site by now considering there is a pair in the wild.

I'm afraid the Linn website is so out of date it should be ignored. At least during this period of transition to new speakers. The Majik 140s are still on the site.

[timster]

I would have thought the 150's would be on the web site by now considering there is a pair in the wild.

That seems to be a prerelease demonstration pair. An escapee
September price list will be out soon...

[Bianconero]

I would have thought the 150's would be on the web site by now considering there is a pair in the wild.

I'm afraid the Linn website is so out of date it should be ignored. At least during this period of transition to new speakers. The Majik 140s are still on the site.

I now look at website Linn three times a year. What you ( all person here) write here on Kabin is much more interesting. The only interesting website is Linn records.

[Bianconero]

I would have thought the 150's would be on the web site by now considering there is a pair in the wild.

That seems to be a prerelease demonstration pair. An escapee
September price list will be out soon...

I Hope for Linn because them are horrible . The question Is: Is it possibile to build a more ugly speaker?