Chewy said:
Thanks Cno, I was hoping you would chip in. Yes, after considering several options and reading such good things about the Linn streamers, I think that is the way I am going to go.
So, in terms of ranking them in terms of performance, presumably the KDS/1 is better than the KDS/0 and KDS Renew and the ADS/1 is better than the ADS/0 and ADS Renew, but is the ADS/1 better than the KDS/0 and KDS Renew?
- Gareth
I recently acquired a Akurate DS1 and I can't speak highly enough. It is a great quality streamer and it takes digital music to another level. It comes with a cost of course but I suggest you look for second hand/ex-demo products as you might all the time knock a nice 20/25% off the price of a brand new item.
I listened to all of them, the Majik for the price of an ex-demo product is unbeatable. I haven't heard better value for money so far (even from a cd player). Consider you can get a second hand Majik at less than 1500 euro.
Then comes the Akurate...in the right system the difference with Majik is substantial. I say in the right system as even at the dealer we had to plug the unit into a more revealing system to hear the full potential of it...otherwise the difference was much more subtle.
I also asked to try the Klimax in the end and this is something special, still better than the Akurate but the price spike between the Akurate and the Klimax is too wide to justify...unaffordable for me at this time.
My resume, the best VFM is for sure the Majik. You get in my opinion a good 70% of what the Akurate can do at less than half the price. If you can afford the extra cash it is absolutely worth to go for that extra 30% with the Akurate!
Hope this helps