J' ai acheté ce Linn Lk140 pour upgrader un Linn Lk100 et j'ai été désappointé . Cet ampli était pas capable d’alimenter les Magneplanar 1.5 . Le son était sec , pas de basse...Je l'ai remplacé avec succès contre le Linn AV 5105.

Bass extension, details and more details, different instruments are well separated

Soundstage could be better. Not forgiving and the sense that if the CD quality is good or better it will sound great. If the CD is bad it won't do anything to improve it.

I had been warned that the LK 140 would be too weak for my needs. However I kept my decision to go forward and I bought the amp. It's a decision I'll never regret. It's a great amp. The reason why I'm happy is that I have an efficient pair of speakers. They are made by Paradigm (Canadian make) and with this little Linn they sound and sing like I never thought they would. You do have to make the right choice in terms of cables. I drive it with Van dan Hul interconnects and Tara Labs cables for the speakers. The cables given to me by the dealer were not that good although he insisted they were the best. Don't listen to them. You have to experiment. I don't have a pre amp yet. For now my Genki does the job through it's own pre amp which does a pretty good job.

honest,robust,well made,plays tunes

too expensive,kind of top consumer good, but thats Linn today

For the first time I did not trade any piece of equipment for about 4 years. It says something! I use Ikemi,Sondek,Kolektor,2xLK140 biamp with Tukans. Icould improve the system changing the Kolektor or with Aktiv Kans. But who cares? It plays and plays and plays and... ... . As I needed a second system I went for a used Naim , but the Linn stays at its place.

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Has enough power to drive big speakers. Makes a lot of recordings sound better than I had ever expected.

Don't expect the LK140 to make every recording sound great - some of the more compressed disks can sound poor.

Looking for an upgrade to my Cyrus I tried over 20 amps in the 800-1500 price range, including Arcam, Cyrus, Creek, Electrocompaniet, Sugden, Musical Fidelity... and many more. The only amp that came close to the sound I wanted was LK140 and Kolektor Pre-amp. However, don't expect it to perform right out of the box. I thought I'd made the biggest mistake ever until it started to sing after about a week's serious music. There aren't any other Linn products in my setup either - so don't think it's just for Linn-o-philes! Anyone thinking of an Arcam/Cyrus or similar amp should listen to the LK140/Kolektor combo.

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You name it, I've probably auditioned it.

Build quality quiet enough current to drive most speakers

none.

Excellent amp for the money. Nice improvement over my LK100. Quiet, dynamic and trouble free. As part of an all LINN system, this little amp rocks.

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adcom, nakamichi,nad,naim, CJ

Good separation and detail.

Maybe more bass responce.

Have two 140's set up in active configuration. Sound is detailed, smooth, and toe tapping good. I can listen for hours, and do, no fatigue whatsoever. When buying LINN I had my doubts, many times, but all have faded. Have a complete LINN system to include Wokanda, Genki, and some Ninkas. Power conditioner is an AudioPrism and interconnects are all SilverAudio. I have no reason to upgrade for a long time...but probably will anyway...with more LINN. I think I'm hooked. Another note about LINN is customer service. Fried my amps power source when hooking up speakers (yes, very stupid move on my part). LINN was great and replaced the power source of the amp at no charge...should have been a couple hundred dollars. They are great to deal with. This is my first "real" system but I've been a musician my whole life. I know what music sounds like, and can say you won't go wrong with getting a 140 (or two)...or anything else that LINN makes.

more detail ...

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.....I use Majik as int-amp before ....together with Linn speaker , Keilidh . But since i think the power of Majik is not enough for bass sound . I choose LK140 for power amp and Majik as a pre-amp ... now ....I feel good , sound is very sweet , rich of bass and very lovely ! And price is very reasonable for it''s .......4 ohm with 140 W ///// very powerful ! Like it ! my system : CD/SACD : SONY SCD-1 pre- amp : Linn Majik power-amp : Linn LK140 speakers : Linn Keilidh

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Frequency range. Accurate

Not a Klout

Stunning. This Amp coupled with the efficiency of the Tannoy Saturn Dual Centric speakers is jaw dropping good.

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Ikemi; Kairn; Pekin

Design, bass extension and punch, tonal and pitch correctness, detailed.

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I have an all Linn setup with a Kollector pre and Mimik Cd augmenting the LK-140. It's a stylish, compact unit with terrific sound at a very fair price. The amp is remarkably powerful with clean and extended bass for an amp that's only rated at 90 watts into 8 ohms. Very detailed and natural sound. Everything has a correct and true tonal quality with great detail but no harshness. Highly recommended.

Balanced, involving sound. Sound build. Auto power-on

None major

Just stunning. The improvement of my sound in this set was immense, using the LK140 in a Bi-amped set up. The whole
sound was just so much more there than before, with the LK140 looking after the bottom end brilliantly. I thought I needed a new CD player but this was actually the upgrade that made the difference. Superb value for money.

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Partnered with Linn Majik / Keilidh speakers / Arcam Alpha Plus CD player