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keysersoze311 · (This post was last modified: 2009-11-24 23:21 by keysersoze311.)

Hi guys,

This may be a fairly ridiculous post, but as someone who still has no direct experience with the Linn DS range, I was wondering if someone could shed some light on my latest dilemma.

I have been very carefully considering "going" with the Linn DS range, my funds would prohibit me from going above the Majik range, which I have been told is still an awesomely musical range of products.

I stumbled across a company called AVI while online, who make a set of active speakers called the AMD 9.1s, which retail for approximately £1200. Not only are they actively driven, they also have an internal DAC - a true all in one solution.

Does anyone here have direct experience with these speakers? Because online, ranging from professional reviewers to people on Hi Fi forums, all I have really been able to find is absolutely astonishing praise for these speakers...

People are routinely saying that they can destroy, or at least equal, most £5k systems, and that they are simply some of the best sounding speakers around...

It must be a conspiracy!

The guy who owns the company, Ashley James, is apparently very outspoken in his views on audio, claiming that the general world of "high end" audio is a total rip off and he has come up with "the" product... The guy certainly has a lot more experience with Hi Fi than me anyway, but so do Linn, so that's pretty besides the point!

There's definitely something to be said for active speakers, that much I know (and that much Linn says!), and I know you can go active with Linn too, but that would have to be a later option for me, again because of cost..

So I'm just wondering if anyone has any first hand experience with these beefy bookshelf speakers? And even better, does anyone have experience with both the ADM 9.1 speakers, AND the Linn DS range?

Unfortunately I think it will prove quite difficult for me to get a demo of these ADM speakers, but they have received genuinely high praise from many people with "high rep" on various internet forums - people who have spend tens of thousands on audio equipment over the years, and suddenly found "perfection" in the ADM 9.1s...lol

I would be very interested if anyone could tell me how they stack up against the Linn DS range, especially the Majik DS...

Ashley James, owner of AVI, has a whole host of very strong opinions about why his speakers are so good, including the use of 'paper' woofers etc but obviously that could be total marketing BS...

Still, if £1200 is gonna give the sound quality I crave, instead of a much pricier Linn DS setup from scratch, I would be a very happy bunny indeed...!

Also, whether I like it or not, I know I'll end up listening to some 'lossy' music whichever way I go, including internet radio and some odd mp3 downloads etc. where I don't want to buy the whole album on CD.. Still, majority will be lossless so not a big issue... Apparently these ADM speakers are very good with 'lossy' music (many people do claim that 320kbps MP3s are indistinguishable from lossless files anyway), and I'm not sure if the Linn DS might be too "truthful" for lossy music...

Any thoughts very much appreciated,

Keyser Wink

spannko · 2009-11-24, 19:48

"Any thoughts very much appreciated"

Reading your post reminds me of a time when Santa Klaus visited my school when I was only 5. He was well disguised, but there was something in the way he presented himself that made me feel we'd met before. Lol.

keysersoze311 · 2009-11-24, 20:06

(2009-11-24 19:48)spannko Wrote: "Any thoughts very much appreciated"

Reading your post reminds me of a time when Santa Klaus visited my school when I was only 5. He was well disguised, but there was something in the way he presented himself that made me feel we'd met before. Lol.

WTF

skott2772 · 2009-11-24, 20:24

I agree with Spannko. You can tell a lot about a person by the way he writes!

keysersoze311 · 2009-11-24, 20:33

Well if that's so, skotty boy, you're obviously highly unintuitive..

Does anyone have any actual insight to what I've asked here?

plug 65 · 2009-11-25, 00:13

(2009-11-24 19:48)spannko Wrote: "Any thoughts very much appreciated"

Reading your post reminds me of a time when Santa Klaus visited my school when I was only 5. He was well disguised, but there was something in the way he presented himself that made me feel we'd met before. Lol.

Well Said.

plug 65

Imseti · 2009-11-25, 00:26

Keyser...have a proper demo and whichever sounds better to you is better. Then buy the best one. Smile

dlorde · 2009-11-25, 00:48

(2009-11-24 19:09)keysersoze311 Wrote: It must be a conspiracy!
...
Any thoughts very much appreciated

I agree with spannko, skott2772, and plug 65 Wink

Probably not an actual conspiracy, but if you take the opinions of professional reviewers and people on HiFi forums too seriously, you may find yourself far from reality... btw this is a hifi forum too Cool

If you're thinking of spending that kind of money, get an extended demo of both and listen carefully - preferably in your own home. The one you enjoy most is the one to get. Don't be taken in by convincing sales patter, reviews, or forum opinion alone. Different people have different preferences, and different listening experiences.

vicdiaz · 2009-11-25, 01:20

Ashley and the AVI fanboys used to write and rant a lot in a 'pink' forum but mods were always on the lookout for extreme viral marketing posts and locked them.

Get a demo, better if at home and decide by yourself. Whatever sounds better is symply better (in musical terms of course).

plug 65 · 2009-11-25, 02:12

(2009-11-24 19:09)keysersoze311 Wrote: Hi guys,

This may be a fairly ridiculous post, but as someone who still has no direct experience with the Linn DS range, I was wondering if someone could shed some light on my latest dilemma.

I have been very carefully considering "going" with the Linn DS range, my funds would prohibit me from going above the Majik range, which I have been told is still an awesomely musical range of products.

I stumbled across a company called AVI while online, who make a set of active speakers called the AMD 9.1s, which retail for approximately £1200. Not only are they actively driven, they also have an internal DAC - a true all in one solution.

Does anyone here have direct experience with these speakers? Because online, ranging from professional reviewers to people on Hi Fi forums, all I have really been able to find is absolutely astonishing praise for these speakers...

People are routinely saying that they can destroy, or at least equal, most £5k systems, and that they are simply some of the best sounding speakers around...

It must be a conspiracy!

The guy who owns the company, Ashley James, is apparently very outspoken in his views on audio, claiming that the general world of "high end" audio is a total rip off and he has come up with "the" product... The guy certainly has a lot more experience with Hi Fi than me anyway, but so do Linn, so that's pretty besides the point!

There's definitely something to be said for active speakers, that much I know (and that much Linn says!), and I know you can go active with Linn too, but that would have to be a later option for me, again because of cost..

So I'm just wondering if anyone has any first hand experience with these beefy bookshelf speakers? And even better, does anyone have experience with both the ADM 9.1 speakers, AND the Linn DS range?

Unfortunately I think it will prove quite difficult for me to get a demo of these ADM speakers, but they have received genuinely high praise from many people with "high rep" on various internet forums - people who have spend tens of thousands on audio equipment over the years, and suddenly found "perfection" in the ADM 9.1s...lol

I would be very interested if anyone could tell me how they stack up against the Linn DS range, especially the Majik DS...

Ashley James, owner of AVI, has a whole host of very strong opinions about why his speakers are so good, including the use of 'paper' woofers etc but obviously that could be total marketing BS...

Still, if £1200 is gonna give the sound quality I crave, instead of a much pricier Linn DS setup from scratch, I would be a very happy bunny indeed...!

Also, whether I like it or not, I know I'll end up listening to some 'lossy' music whichever way I go, including internet radio and some odd mp3 downloads etc. where I don't want to buy the whole album on CD.. Still, majority will be lossless so not a big issue... Apparently these ADM speakers are very good with 'lossy' music (many people do claim that 320kbps MP3s are indistinguishable from lossless files anyway), and I'm not sure if the Linn DS might be too "truthful" for lossy music...

Any thoughts very much appreciated,

Keyser

Keysorsoze311,
I am guessing that the ADM9.1 speakers you mention are different to the linn active design in that the ADM9.1 have the amplification inside the speaker cabinet much like alot of sub woofers do, the linn speakers of course have seperate amplification, i have never heard an active speaker of the design type like that of the ADM9.1.

plug 65