Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site whuxl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!houxm!whuxl!wjm From: wjm@whuxl.UUCP (MITCHELL) Newsgroups: net.audio Subject: Re: Big Lies Message-ID: <194@whuxl.UUCP> Date: Fri, 24-Aug-84 10:39:12 EDT Article-I.D.: whuxl.194 Posted: Fri Aug 24 10:39:12 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 25-Aug-84 06:49:52 EDT Organization: Bell Communications Research, Inc. Lines: 17 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.