Replacing an old friend (Linn Saras)

[Treeboy]

Any reccomendations as to replacing my Linn Saras? They are still working fine but in order to put them where I would like (ie in the front room) I am having to compremise due thier size, so I'm looking for somthing smaller with a decent bass, but still warm and musical, I am using an all naim system, a little old but again still sounding great.

Any advice gratefully recieved

 

[the record spot]

Hi Treeboy & welcome to the forum - what kind of thing are you after? I'm not familiar with the Linns...what kind of sound do you want or prefer to hear, what's the room like - presumably quite compact if they can't accommodate the Saras?

Would you get away with a compact floorstander, or is a standmount preferred?

 

[Frank Harvey]

The Linn Saras were lovely sounding speakers, and as far as I'm concerned, quite compact! The problem in moving to a smaller speaker is that they will use a smaller drive unit, which will usually be a 6" driver or even less. I think the Sara used an 8" bass driver if I recall correctly, which will shift a lot more air than current standmounts. I'd have said the current equivalent standmounts would be something like the ATC SCM19's, but these are much bigger!

What amplifier are you using?

 

[chebby]

FrankHarveyHiFi:I think the Sara used an 8" bass driver if I recall correctly, which will shift a lot more air than current standmounts.

Two modified KEF B200 drivers (in each speaker) in an Isobarik arrangement.

 

[chebby]

Following on from that, you might like to try and hear the Neat Momentum 3i. These are compact Isobaric stand-mount designs but much smaller than your Linn Saras.

Neat are reputed to work very well with Naim.

 

[Frank Harvey]

chebby: FrankHarveyHiFi:I think the Sara used an 8" bass driver if I recall correctly, which will shift a lot more air than current standmounts.Two modified KEF B200 drivers (in each speaker) in an Isobarik arrangement.

I know

I forgot to mention the Isobarik aspect of the speaker - I had to come back to the message a few times this morning as it's been ultra busy, and missed it out. But even if it was a single 8" bass driver, there's still not a lot of speakers that would compare.