wjm@whuxl.UUCP (MITCHELL) (08/24/84)
<gulp>
I thoroughly agree with Dick Dunn and Dick Grantges.
Linn's ads have gone a bit too far - their anti-digital stuff was amusing
and everyone has a right to their opinions (even though the opinions may be
off the wall) but their new ads are downright misleading.
As Dick D. said, the general advice is to spend 1/3 of your budget on speakers
(probably closer to 1/2 in budget ($500 and under) systems), which makes
sense given the difficult task the speaker has in translating electrical
signals into acoustic pressure waves (and doing it well).
I have and continue to support this rule of thumb.
I also agree with Dick D.'s opinion of Linn & Naim KAN speakers ("they KAN'T -
D.D.") and I haven't been too impressed with any Linn product other than their
turntable and arm (no, I don't think too highly of their cartridges, either).
Regards,
Bill Mitchell (whuxl!wjm)
Disclaimer - these are only my personal opinions, although there are many
people around the net who agree with them.