You are very lucky! We bought a Linn Kairn and LK85 over a year ago. They will stay in our collection as our British sound reference. Looking forward to your review. We prefer a cappuccino with ours.
I have a GENKI CD Player, MAJIK Amp and NINKA Speakers. I bought them 21 years ago and they are still going strong, not a single problem in all that time.
Real Nice. Like you, I am a vintage Linn fan. I have two 140’s, one 85, four Kolektors and a Genki in mint shape as well. I use them all the time in 3 different systems in different rooms. Still looking for a fourth Linn amp to pair with a spare Kolektor. Hard to find these days in great condition. Many hang on to them for life. Enjoy
Love it!!!! I have 2 Linn LK140's, 1 LK 85, 4 Kolektor's, and 1 Genki...all in mint condition and use them every day. Love their small chasis and sound quality. Linn For Life!! Great score!!! Enjoy!!!!
Wow, a real LINN fanboy 😉 I can understand now 👍 - I have a question for you. I have the Classic. It can take 2 pairs of loudspeakers. I also have the LK85. That can also take 2 pairs. I was wondering if the loudspeaker output on the classic (when used as a preamp) still puts out a loudspeaker signal. Can you set up the classic + the LK85 and connect 4 pairs of loudspeakers? Might be an interesting video 😉
Yep, that’s me…a real Linn fan boy! 😃 I can use my Genki CD player as a preamp so I believe you can do the Classic (preamp) + 85 (amp) combo but 4 pairs of speakers?? Why? Could sound pretty anemic. Not a fan of the idea but hey, if it floats your boat, go for it. It’s certainly a testable proposition. If you like it, keep it. If not, disassemble it. Pretty simple stuff.
@@theaudiophilebarista2424 The LK85 is designed to daisy chain to another LK85. You can drive four speakers. I do this to biamp some Magnepans. Used LK85s are not expensive.
Very nice gear you’re picking up, Ivar. Glad to see it came back to life. The remote looks like it can also do calculus equations. I kind of lucked out on one of the Sony 300 cd carousels I have that I picked on eBay a few years back. It would make a loud squealing noise when it tried to grab a cd from the carousel, if and when it even did that. A Google search, a $10 rubber belt to replace the 20 yr old original one, a UA-cam fix it video and a little patience taking things apart under the hood to get at the mechanism got it working like new. By the way, Does Ocellia know you’re cheating on her with Linn?!😉
Thanks my friend. Happy that the carousel came back to life. They are an important part of your setup. - Yes, Ocellia is still in the same room. We have an open relationship 😁 By the way, check out “Real World Audio” on UA-cam. He did a video on my Ocellia’s. Nice stuff.
@@theaudiophilebarista2424 lol. I checked out his video on your video of your speakers. It’s delves more into technical aspects which is his background. I’m sure he’s got nothing on you when it comes to coffee😊
You now have a very nice system! With the LK140 you can hook up the mid/bass drivers of your Ninkas and the LK85 to the tweeters. That will involve more interconnects and speaker cable and I would suggest you get all Linn wiring. I also suggest replacing the stock power cables with what ever high end cables are available to you. (Wireworld Aurora power cables work very well in my Linn system.) You will get very nice sound with that configuration.
Hi Chris, thanks for the compliment. - I was thinking about biamping but the NINKA is just single wire. I believe you can reverse the backplate and make it possible to use two wires or two amps but I can’t find any info on that. Are you familiar with this? - My cables are all taken care off. Thanks for the suggestion 👍
Hoi ivar. Mooie set heb je daar en wat een geluk dat de lk 85 gewoon werkt. Ik ben benieuwd wat je er van vind als je de set gebruikt met jou linn luidsprekers. Gr André de vries.
I own both and think they sound very similar. The key difference is in the power, if you need it, pending the speakers you are driving. Wonderful, great sounding, small chassis amplifiers IMO.
@@theaudiophilebarista2424 😆It's the name given to (primarily) Linn and Naim fans going back as far as the 70's and 80's. It became an audio subculture that for a while even had it's own magazine (titled "The Flat Response.")
@@terrywho22 Ah, I knew there was something I missed. Very interesting. Thanks 👍🔊☕️ - I visited some wonderful LINN listening sessions throughout the years, but as I always ended up buying tube equipment I never got to own any LINN stuff myself. Time to change that 😁
You are very lucky! We bought a Linn Kairn and LK85 over a year ago. They will stay in our collection as our British sound reference. Looking forward to your review. We prefer a cappuccino with ours.
I have a GENKI CD Player, MAJIK Amp and NINKA Speakers. I bought them 21 years ago and they are still going strong, not a single problem in all that time.
Happy user of the same two pieces for 15+ years. Nice purchase!
Thanks. These two still play very very good also. Good stuff. What kind of speakers do you pair them with if I may ask?
@@theaudiophilebarista2424 I use a pair of Linn Katans.
Great score my friend. MY son is a big fan of Linngear. Very well thought of brand great sound as well.Well done my friend .Best wishes Terry uk 🇬🇧 ❤.
Thanks, I was very happy with it 😉 It’s my first time having LINN equipment in my home system and I think I can understand your son 😁
Real Nice. Like you, I am a vintage Linn fan. I have two 140’s, one 85, four Kolektors and a Genki in mint shape as well. I use them all the time in 3 different systems in different rooms. Still looking for a fourth Linn amp to pair with a spare Kolektor. Hard to find these days in great condition. Many hang on to them for life. Enjoy
I guess I wrote to you before in the comments. Lol!!! It tells you how excited I get about Linn vintage gear. 😀
Love it!!!! I have 2 Linn LK140's, 1 LK 85, 4 Kolektor's, and 1 Genki...all in mint condition and use them every day. Love their small chasis and sound quality. Linn For Life!! Great score!!! Enjoy!!!!
Wow, a real LINN fanboy 😉 I can understand now 👍
- I have a question for you. I have the Classic. It can take 2 pairs of loudspeakers. I also have the LK85. That can also take 2 pairs. I was wondering if the loudspeaker output on the classic (when used as a preamp) still puts out a loudspeaker signal. Can you set up the classic + the LK85 and connect 4 pairs of loudspeakers? Might be an interesting video 😉
Yep, that’s me…a real Linn fan boy! 😃
I can use my Genki CD player as a preamp so I believe you can do the Classic (preamp) + 85 (amp) combo but 4 pairs of speakers?? Why? Could sound pretty anemic. Not a fan of the idea but hey, if it floats your boat, go for it. It’s certainly a testable proposition. If you like it, keep it. If not, disassemble it. Pretty simple stuff.
@@theaudiophilebarista2424 The LK85 is designed to daisy chain to another LK85. You can drive four speakers. I do this to biamp some Magnepans. Used LK85s are not expensive.
I’d love to find another LK85 in mint shape…but not easy in US….but we never know…
Splendid, thank you for sharing.
Very nice gear you’re picking up, Ivar. Glad to see it came back to life. The remote looks like it can also do calculus equations. I kind of lucked out on one of the Sony 300 cd carousels I have that I picked on eBay a few years back. It would make a loud squealing noise when it tried to grab a cd from the carousel, if and when it even did that. A Google search, a $10 rubber belt to replace the 20 yr old original one, a UA-cam fix it video and a little patience taking things apart under the hood to get at the mechanism got it working like new.
By the way, Does Ocellia know you’re cheating on her with Linn?!😉
Thanks my friend. Happy that the carousel came back to life. They are an important part of your setup.
- Yes, Ocellia is still in the same room. We have an open relationship 😁 By the way, check out “Real World Audio” on UA-cam. He did a video on my Ocellia’s. Nice stuff.
@@theaudiophilebarista2424 lol.
I checked out his video on your video of your speakers. It’s delves more into technical aspects which is his background. I’m sure he’s got nothing on you when it comes to coffee😊
You now have a very nice system! With the LK140 you can hook up the mid/bass drivers of your Ninkas and the LK85 to the tweeters. That will involve more interconnects and speaker cable and I would suggest you get all Linn wiring. I also suggest replacing the stock power cables with what ever high end cables are available to you. (Wireworld Aurora power cables work very well in my Linn system.) You will get very nice sound with that configuration.
Hi Chris, thanks for the compliment.
- I was thinking about biamping but the NINKA is just single wire. I believe you can reverse the backplate and make it possible to use two wires or two amps but I can’t find any info on that. Are you familiar with this?
- My cables are all taken care off. Thanks for the suggestion 👍
Hoi ivar.
Mooie set heb je daar en wat een geluk dat de lk 85 gewoon werkt.
Ik ben benieuwd wat je er van vind als je de set gebruikt met jou linn luidsprekers.
Gr André de vries.
Mooie score Ivar! Veel luister en experimenteer genot! Groetjes Frederik
Dank 😁 Gaat zeker lukken 👍☕️🔊
How does the digital out (toslink) function on the rear of the receiver?
Hi, I have a Linn Classik displaying “ErrA” or “ErrR” on the screen. Do you have any idea what’s wrong with it?
Mine does sometimes when I first turn it on. I just turn it off and back on and it works fine.
How does the LK140 compare to the LK85 at normal room volume? Does it just have more power for bigger speakers or does it sound different?
I own both and think they sound very similar. The key difference is in the power, if you need it, pending the speakers you are driving. Wonderful, great sounding, small chassis amplifiers IMO.
Sweet
The remote should work with new batteries. I have several. All are problem free.
Hi, I did have to clean one of the contacts a bit but it is working again 👍
Hey
Yo, sup?
Bofkont
😁 Soms zitten dingen mee. Heb jij zo een LINN wel eens op de werkbank gehad?
Nice. Wow, you've become quite the flat earther over there!
Wait...the earth isn't flat? 😳
@@theaudiophilebarista2424 😆It's the name given to (primarily) Linn and Naim fans going back as far as the 70's and 80's. It became an audio subculture that for a while even had it's own magazine (titled "The Flat Response.")
@@terrywho22 Ah, I knew there was something I missed. Very interesting. Thanks 👍🔊☕️
- I visited some wonderful LINN listening sessions throughout the years, but as I always ended up buying tube equipment I never got to own any LINN stuff myself. Time to change that 😁
yeah, but they are not very great