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Subject: Re: Linn Kalidh Speakers
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From: [e-mail] (Ashley Gorakhpurwalla)
Date: 26 Jan 93 15:57:07 GMT
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In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Steve Katz) writes:
...
>But (there's always a but), one of the dealers I have been auditioning
>at got in a new series of speakers - the Linn Kalidh's (~1300).  Wow!
>I am impressed.  Has anyone else listened to these speakers?  What was
>your reaction?
>

I auditioned these particular speakers recently at a local hifi shop and
was less than impressed.  During that visit I also listened to some Maggies
and Dalqhist models.  All were driven by Linn equipment with both LP and
CD sources.  ( BTW the Linn Delta/Sigma CD system is worth auditioning
if you like a laid-back, "lush" CD sound ) The dealer even insisted in
having only one pair of speakers in the room at a time.  Poor Linn dealers
have to work so hard. :)  The Kalidh's sounded much smaller than they are
and had a compressed boxy sound.  Note that this "thinness" ( dealer's words )
was somewhat rectified by bi-amping the speakers.

As a data point as to where my preferences lie, my speaker search has me
choosing between a used pair of B&W 802 s.II and a particular ( and at
the moment forgotten ) model in the Genesis line.

Oh well, to each his own.

-ash
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