folsom_lives
pretty_lil_dirt_boi
She was actually the one that signed for them.
Wharfedale Linton 85th Anniversary Review
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AnthonyI
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She's a keeper
folsom_lives
pretty_lil_dirt_boi
Bruh. Our power went out from these damn rolling blackouts.
Cruel cruel cruel.
Cruel cruel cruel.
folsom_lives
pretty_lil_dirt_boi
Powers back on! And we are LIVE!!!!
MikeH
Well-Known Member
Well?!
Also keep in mind there’s some burn in time on these bad boys. Mine sound even better now than they did when I got them
folsom_lives
pretty_lil_dirt_boi
I streamed a few tracks and am thrilled so far. Kaleidoscope by BBNG was the highlight. I felt like I could hear the physical space between the toms on the drum solo. I also streamed a few tracks from Fleet Foxes A Very Lonely Solstice and I can tell these speakers are going to be something special.
Still missing a bit on the low end but that might just be the burn in taking some time. I remember the ELACs kind of being the same way. Just took time for the big driver to loosen up.
folsom_lives
pretty_lil_dirt_boi
Update. There are THREE PAIRS of white gloves. One with each speaker and one for the pair of stands.
MikeH
Well-Known Member
They do handle lots of different genres really well. I think you’ll continue to be impressed the more you listen to them! Play with the toe in and distance from the wall as well just to see if any other adjustments sound better in your space. Mine opened up a bit over time so I think the low end might get better as they burn in.
folsom_lives
pretty_lil_dirt_boi
Right now I have them about a foot off the wall and toed in so that when I’m in the chair I can’t really see any sides of the speakers. Not much more room to move them forward or I won’t be able to get into the room easily. But really I don’t think I can improve position. The music just snapped right into place from the first go.
BjorgenFjorgen
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Congrats, enjoy them!
AnthonyI
Well-Known Member
Your distance from the wall should be ok. While every room is a little different, I would also try adjusting the toe in a little, so that the direction is just past your head and not straight at it, if that makes sense. That's the sweet spot with mine. Give them a little time and that bass will come around
Grats and Enjoy!!
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Hollywood
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Same. After roughly 100 hours, mine sound absolutely amazing now!
dansomeone
Well-Known Member
Those look great, congrats! And all those records on the floor? Now you can put them in the stands!
folsom_lives
pretty_lil_dirt_boi
I need to get them on some shelves... I'm thinking of some other ephemera to put on the stands. I kind of like having them more open since the ELACs looked like the monoliths from 2001 A Space Odyssey.
MikeH
Well-Known Member
I told my wife she could put something under one of the stands. But after a week of her not putting anything, I filled them with records and there's no going back!
LiamGallaghersBucketHat
Go on, geezer.
Put some plants in there. Spruce it up a bit.
folsom_lives
pretty_lil_dirt_boi
The little green man has taken over the left speaker stand. And there he shall remain.
folsom_lives
pretty_lil_dirt_boi
So anybody else notice that these things are doing some sorcery on less than stellar pressings?
Like they somehow have the ability to tamp down ticks and crackle but not affect the music? Like I could hear some fuzz in the dead space between tracks but as soon as the music started there was nothing... just the music...
The ELACs would have pushed that fuzz front and center.
Like they somehow have the ability to tamp down ticks and crackle but not affect the music? Like I could hear some fuzz in the dead space between tracks but as soon as the music started there was nothing... just the music...
The ELACs would have pushed that fuzz front and center.
I’ve discovered something about the Lintons- they easily scale if better gear is used with them. From the Prima Luna amp to the NAD separates was a big jump up. Getting the 1210G was massive. I can’t hear and don’t believe the Lintons are a bottleneck in my system at all.
When I was making arrangements to return the GR for the G, I was talking with my sales rep at MD. We got to discussing each other’s systems and he has a cartridge I lust after but will never buy- an upper level Dynavector (about $6k). His turntable is an SME 20/3 - about $25k. We have the same phono stage- Sutherland Duo- $4k and our amplification is similarly priced $3-4k so he’s got a $39k system. Actually more with power conditioning and cables. And it’s all running a pair of Lintons. Crazy.
When I was making arrangements to return the GR for the G, I was talking with my sales rep at MD. We got to discussing each other’s systems and he has a cartridge I lust after but will never buy- an upper level Dynavector (about $6k). His turntable is an SME 20/3 - about $25k. We have the same phono stage- Sutherland Duo- $4k and our amplification is similarly priced $3-4k so he’s got a $39k system. Actually more with power conditioning and cables. And it’s all running a pair of Lintons. Crazy.
