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January 2012

Linn Winter DSM offer. Until Friday 17th Febuary 2012, customers buying a full Akurate or Klimax DS or DSM System (DS/DSM player/amp/speakers) will get one free room with an Akurate System and two free rooms with a Klimax System. A free room comprises Sneaky DS player (black / silver) and Unik loudspeakers (black / white).

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL MY CUSTOMERS, OLD AND NEW

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOURS - I AM CLOSED FROM THE 24th DECEMBER UNTIL THE 4th JAN 2012 INCLUSIVE, REOPENING ON THE 5th JANUARY @ 10 AM

December 2011

Linn Akurate DSM open day; Saturday 3rd December 11 - 4pm. Now on demonstration is the exciting new Akurate DSM from Linn. The DSM combines the functions of a DS and stereo pre-amp in one unit. With analogue, digital (Coax and Toslink) and HDMI inputs, the DSM is a very flexible, great sounding product. Just add a power amp and speakers !!

Nordost on demonstration. Along with the new Leif series interconnects, I also have the Frey (£900 1m RCA-RCA) and the amazing Tyr (£1650 1m RCA-RCA)

New Tonearms from Origin Live. I now have both the Origin Live Alliance (£250) and Onyx (£450) on demonstration. Super sounding arms that work brilliantly on the LP12. At last, a real budget alternative to scouring ebay for a Linn Akito / Ittok.
 

October 2011

New amps in store - the successor to the award winning Marantz PM6003 - the PM6004 - is now on demonstration. The matching CD6004 will be with me very soon too. £310 each. The long awaited power amp for the Roksan M2 series is also now on dem. £1250. Use it to bi-amp your system with the M2 integrated or parner with the soon to be released M2 pre-amp.
 

September 2011

New products and a price increase from Exposure - Exposure have announced the introduction of the new 1010 Series CD player and integrated amplifier at £395 and £425 respectively. Demonstration units have been ordered and will hopefully be with me sometime in September. From the 1st September existing Exposure products will be subject to their first price increase for 3 years. Please contact me for details.

New products from Marantz - the Award Winning PM6003 and CD6003 have been discontinued and will be replaced by the (wait for it........) PM6004 and CD6004 @ £310 each. As with the Exposure 1010 series, hopefully the demonstration units should be with me in September.

Price reduction from Marantz - The brilliant NA7004 Media Streamer/DAB/FM/DAC has been reduced to just £600 from £720.

News from Linn; The Klimax 320a Speakers have ceased production with immediate effect. Also, from the end of September 2011, the Klimax DS Renew will no longer be available. the Klimax DS Upgrade will continue however. Please contact me for further clarification if required.

July 2011

LINN SUMMER +2 PROMOTION ANNOUNCED. Until the 16th September 2011, when you buy a Majik or Akurate power amp, you have the option of either a free set of Aktiv cards OR two free channels of amplification (eg a Majik 6100 for the cost of a Majik 4100 or an Akurate 4200 for the price of an Akurate 2200 - a saving of £1500 !). The choice is yours.

Linn Majik Isobarik speakers now on demonstration. First impressions are very good. Can be used fully passive, fully Aktiv or part Aktiv on the bass only. Linn are offering free bass Aktiv cards with a combined purchase of the speakers and either a Majik 2100 or 4100 power amp. The Isobariks are £3500 a pair. It's early days with them for me at present but it seems they will work better closer to a rear wall than the Majik 140s. At last, a speaker that can be regarded as a successor to the Kaber.

May 2011

New Klimax from Linn coming this month! Linn have upgraded the Klimax DS, Klimax Twin and Solo power amps. The DS has a new board and the amps have Dynamik fitted. The upgrades are retro-fittable – KDS board change is £2750. K Solo Dynamik is £2250 per amp and the K Twin is £1400, plus carriage to Linn, as it has to be done in factory. Prices of the amps remain the same whilst the KDS sees an increase to £12950. I will be having the KDS and K Twin on demonstration with the K Kontrol.

Marantz SR7005 now on dem. Marantz' top AV Receiver is a powerful and flexible addition the the range. £1430. Serious AV.

Lower down the AV scale the Onkyo TX-NR609 @ £500 sets new standards at the price.

April 2011

Price increase from Michell Engineering. They managed to put it off longer than most but now Michell have announced modest price increases across the range. Effective from 1st April. Please contact me for new pricing.

MORE NEW CABLES !! – I now have the new van den Hul 3T series interconnects on demonstration. This new range from vdh contains new conductor technology promising very short burn in times and no degrading over time. More to the point, listening to them indicates a superb sound – above that even of the benchmark First Ultimate. On dem are; The Valley @ £240, The Rock @ £400 and the Hill @ £650.

Coming soon is the £820 UD7006 from Marantz. This BluRay player will feature 3D and DLNA audio streaming through you home network.