I’m Just Ken
The Man Behind The Tan
Guess what guys!?!??
I didn’t buy these speakers
I didn’t buy these speakers
Wharfedale Linton 85th Anniversary Review
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MikeH
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nice speakers for someone looking for smaller bookshelf speakers though
JohnnyCashFan
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You did not care for them or just being silly ?
I’m Just Ken
The Man Behind The Tan
I’m being silly. They are probably fantastic speakers and the power of persuasion is strong ‘round these parts.
JohnnyCashFan
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I’m being silly. They are probably fantastic speakers and the power of persuasion is strong ‘round these parts.
I thought for sure there was going to be another pair of used Zu's for sale
I’m Just Ken
The Man Behind The Tan
Nope. I love those speakers! If I ever get another pair of speakers it would probably be the Soul Supremes. After I hit a couple of slot payouts of course.I thought for sure there was going to be another pair of used Zu's for sale
AnthonyI
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Ya, I don't know if I would have grabbed the Linton's if I had to give up the Zu's.
AnthonyI
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On a side note, the Linton's do love a little volume behind them
On a side note, the Linton's do love a little volume behind them
They do. I keep going back and forth between running the Opus3 in MC mode and lower gain on the preamp and in MM mode and almost line level on the preamp. First has a satisfying thump the second is more composed. I love both but I’m not sure which I prefer...
I’m Just Ken
The Man Behind The Tan
Fortunately you didn’t have to make that choice.
AnthonyI
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Was shuffling around a couple carts today so we gave the PLX a little loving this afternoon. Spinning with a Grado Goldv3 into the ZU's and at first the sound was like, hmm, sounds off, but by the time I got through side one and the rest of Aja and then Damn the Torpedoes, it sounded fantastic, which got me thinking about the Linton discussion. I know I've said it's not a "better then" discussion and I'm sticking to that, once my ears got used to the Zu's "sound" again, they're wonderful.
I think an analogy that will work well is this, you LOVE ice cream and your two favorite flavors are Chocolate and Rocky Road, you love them equally, but the Rocky Road just gives you that little something extra
These are both fun speakers.
I think an analogy that will work well is this, you LOVE ice cream and your two favorite flavors are Chocolate and Rocky Road, you love them equally, but the Rocky Road just gives you that little something extra
These are both fun speakers.
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So which are your Rocky Road???Was shuffling around a couple carts today so we gave the PLX a little loving this afternoon. Spinning with a Grado Goldv3 into the ZU's and at first the sound was like, hmm, sounds off, but buy the time I got through side one and the rest of Aja and then Damn the Torpedoes, it sounded fantastic, which got me thinking about the Linton discussion. I know I've said it's not a "better then" discussion and I'm sticking to that, once my ears got used to the Zu's "sound" again, they're wonderful.
I think an analogy that will work well is this, you LOVE ice cream and your two favorite flavors are Chocolate and Rocky Road, you love them equally, but the Rocky Road just gives you that little something extra
These are both fun speakers.
AnthonyI
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So which are your Rocky Road???
I’m a chocolate guy. Linton’s are my chocolate! Now if we start talking moose tracks *adds preamp* then that’s a different story...
AnthonyI
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For the sake of full disclosure, the Linton's are my Rocky Road.................but now I have a taste for Moose Tracks, haven't had that in ages, lol
JohnnyCashFan
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Well guess what you bastards......
Linton's/stands eta Friday
Linton's/stands eta Friday
Yes! Yes I do! No complaints. I also had floorstanders before them though and it’s a relatively modern apartment so concrete floors and block walls between me and the neighbours, only stud partitions between the internal rooms.
Fantastic, that’s been my greatest reservation with getting these. With my R-51PMs it really feels like I need to crank them to get the desired amount of detail from them. Seems like these reveal much more at a lower listening level.