Digitally active streaming system with added vinyl

by newton_john on LinnExaktKomriActiveLinn LP12DSM/3ROONROCK NUCMelcoIsoAcousticsSynergistic ResearchMana AcousticsQuadraspireSolo 500
A digitally active vinyl/streaming system of Linn Klimax separates
Sources: LP12 Turntable and Roon ROCK NUC with 4TB SSD

Description

A Linn Klimax separates system based on vintage Komri loudspeakers driven by even older Solo 500 power amplifiers, with LP12 turntable, Roon, DSM/3 System Hub and Organik Exaktboxes. Digital from phono stage to active crossovers minimising distortion and noise. Together, potent servo sub-bass with room correction; plenty of power for dynamics; precise spatial imaging; and FPGA digital to analogue conversion go a long way towards rendering music with believability.

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Room Details

Dimensions: 19’ × 16’  Medium
Ceiling: 8’

Components Toggle details

    • Linn Klimax LP12 - Vinyl Record Player
    LP12 turntable including Karousel bearing, Keel sub chassis and Machined Radikal 2 Dynamik power supply
    Fitted with Ekos SE/0 tonearm, Kandid MC cartridge and Urika II digital phono stage
    Connected to DSM/3 System Hub by Linn Exakt-link (15m long regular cat6 cable)
    • Mana Acoustics Reference Table and Power Supply Table - Record Player Support
    Separate physical support for both the LP12 turntable and its Radikal power supply
    • Pro-Ject VC-S3 - Record Cleaning Machine
    Vacuum vinyl record cleaning machine
    • TP-Link Omada ER605 - Network Router
    Router with no internal wifi (separate Netgear wireless access points) 
    Connected to BT Full Fibre 900 Modem by Melco C1AE cat7 patch cable
    Connected to TP-Link MC220L by Chord C-Stream cable, patch panel/cat7/wall socket and Melco C1AE cable
    • TP-Link MC220L - Media Converter
    Ethernet to fibre optic converter to isolate audio part from rest of network
    Connected to Melco S100 by fibre optic sfp cable
    • Roon Labs/Intel ROCK NUC - Network Music Server (Roon Core)
    Roon Optimized Core Kit (Linux) music server
    NUC8i5 mini PC and 4TB SSD storage for music files (local library) in Akasa fanless case
    Connected to Melco S100 switch by Melco C100 cat7 ethernet cable
    • ATL Hifi L100 - Power Supply
    Linear power supply x2
    12V version for modem and router
    19V version for ROCK NUC
    • Melco S100 - Ethernet Switch
    Network data ethernet switch for audio data stream
    Connected to DSM/3 System Hub by 15m fibre optic sfp cable with Finisar FTLF1318P3BTL transcievers
    • Sbooster BOTW P&P ECO MKII - Power Supply
    12V linear power supply for Melco S100 network switch
    • Mana Acoustics Power Supply Table - Component Support
    Support for TP-Link MC,220L, ROCK NUC server, Tranquility Pod and Melco S100 Switch
    • Apple iPad - Handheld Device (Roon Control)
    Hand held control point for operation of Roon and selection of music
    Roon app integrates local local digital files and albums from Qobuz for each artist
    • Linn Klimax DSM/3 System Hub - Network Streamer and Pre-Amplifier (Roon Output)
    Streamer and digital pre-amp with Utopik power supply
    Roon Ready device - uses Roon Advanced Audio Transport (RAAT)
    Thus plays Qobuz and ripped CDs, SACDs, DVDAs, downloads, etc. from local library
    Also processes the digital data stream from the LP12 turntable system
    And acts as an HDMI stereo AV controller for LG TV, Sky Q box and Sony Blu-ray player
    Connected to Exaktboxes by Linn Exakt-links (regular cat6 patch cables)
    • Linn Klimax Exaktbox - Active Digital Crossover and DAC
    Six-way digital active crossover with Organik FPGA DACs and Dynamik power supply x2
    Connected to power amps and sub-bass of Komris by Linn Silver Balanced XLR Interconnects
    • Synergistic Research Tranquility Pod - Signal Conditioner
    Active signal conditioner x4
    Under DSM/3 System Hub, under Exaktboxes and sandwiched between Melco and NUC
    • Linn Klimax Solo 500 (Original) - Power Amp
    Mono power amplifier (500 watt into four ohms) x8
    Twenty five plus year old original model, not the later upgraded Dynamik version
    Connected to Komris by Linn K400 Speaker Cable
    • Quadraspire Qube Cabinet and Q4 - Equipment Support
    Qube cabinet supporting DSM/3 System Hub and containing Sony Blu-ray (SACD ripper) and Sky TV box
    Five shelf Q4 hifi rack x2 for Exaktboxes and Solos
    (ROCK NUC and Melco S100 are placed on a shelf at the back of the room)
    • Linn Komri - Loudspeakers
    Pair of five-way full-range revealing loudspeakers - nearly quarter of a century old
    Including active servo sub-bass and super tweeters 
    The 4K Array of drivers is a perfect point source
    Phase distortion by timing differences between drivers reduced by Exakt digital crossovers
    Room correction digital signal processing of low frequencies by Linn Space Optimisation
    • IsoAcoustics Gaia, Orea and Iso-Puck - Isolation Feet
    Vibration control isolation feet
    Gaia I isolators and Carpet Spikes for Komri Loudspeakers
    Orea Indigos for DSM/3 System Hub
    Iso-Puck Minis for Exaktboxes and Melco S100 Switch
    (Solos 500s are isolated by pads cut from Ikea Gunstig Pot Stands)

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@mjcmt Thank you.

newton_john

Wow, been a long time since I've seen a Linn system. Congrats!

mjcmt

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