Linn Majik 3100, audition OK, FREE primeVibe!

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Linn Majik 3100, audition OK, FREE primeVibe!
« on: 30 Jun 2011, 05:22 pm »
Posted in Trading Post only because it's my personal amp.                 

Seller offers home trial with full refund minus seller's 3% Paypal fee.  Everything must return in same condition as received including packing and all accessories.  Buyer must notify seller immediately of any defect upon arrival and immediately initiate damage claim with shipper.  Buyer must email working tracking number to seller within three business days after receiving the amp.  Buyer responsible for all round trip shipping and insurance.         

Seller offers new free $99 primeVibe seasoning device for guitar and all string instruments.  Buyer pays shipping.       

Note: this is Linn's latest and current "Dynamik" circuit technology (premiered 2009), not the outdated/replaced pre-Dynamik technology of most used/demo Linn amps listed for sale.  Pre-Dynamik amps have the exact same name as this new current model lacking only the "Dynamic" prefix.  Dynamik amp values are higher than older pre-Dynamik amps.  It is safe to presume all amps lacking the "Dynamik" prefix are older, lesser value circuit technology.  Time marches on...                 

Universal power supply application requires no internal modification, just plug it in: 230/110V 50/60Hz.   

More images available: face, carton, accessories.   

Linn Majik 3100 For Sale, “3100” = 3 channels x 100Wrms.   Priced well below stereo model 2100 ($2350 MSRP).  Perfect for normal stereo application, multi-channel audio, Trinaural, HT, or tri-amp.  Linn also offers internal active Xo upgrade + 8 gain settings. 

FYI: Electrolytic caps (power supply and high-voltage applications) can expire in as little as 10 years.  Estimate $300 to $1500 (and over) + round trip shipping/insurance for replacement.  If power supply caps of appropriate physical size are unavailable (sometimes the case) your old amp just became a boat anchor.         

MSRP $3080 USD, sell $1599 including Paypal, buyer pays all actual shipping + insurance fees.  Discount 3% for direct bank deposit only.  Absolutely no checks of any kind, period, sorry.  Guaranteed shipping and tracking number emailed same business day payment confirmed by 3PM MDT (possibly till 4PM).  Seller has USPS/Endicia shipping discount and encourages its use (small fraction of cost and preferred service vs. UPS/Fed Ex).           

28 June 2011   

Today the amp is 47 days old since it first left Linn’s Glasgow, Scotland factory on 11 May 2011 (see shipping label + date on OEM carton image).  FYI: From 2005-2009 Linn offered inferior model same name/model/cosmetics.  Absolutely mint AG scale 10 in every possible way, including every single OEM part such as carton, packing material, three Linn interconnects, owner manual, power cable, etc.  Seller will email his recipe for Stan Warren’s interconnects, speaker, and power cables, one of audio's best DIY recipes.       

Seller posts this amp for unforeseen personal reasons.   

Chakra technology premiered 1999 in Klimax mono-block: pure analog (absolutely no digital) monolithic chip with unique addition of bipolar transistors for current on demand (the chip is inherently more linear than discreet circuit but requires the bipolar transistors to pass high current).  Think of Chakra as Quad's model 909 “current dumping” technology (premiered in ’99 same as Klimax, not likely a coincidence) but with analog chip technology replacing Quad’s discreet circuitry.  Per Linn “unconditionally stable into all loads” (perfectly drove seller's speaker which drops to 2.7 Ohms @ 200 Hz).  Draws a measly 11W from the wall outlet @ idle/180W @ full power!  A 13.2 lb flyweight only 3” x 15” x 14” (H x W x D)

 Performance/sound wise this is the seller’s most preferred amp technology.  Its transparency and 3-dimensional stage and image qualities equal or exceed the best extant (Atma-Sphere OTL) but with none of the OTL's vexing current and load limitations.  Stage and image depth are as good as it gets.  Perfectly drove seller's speaker which drops to 2.7 Ohms @ 200 Hz.  Seamless and coherent from top to bottom.  No audible "thumbprint".  Absolutely no typical solid-state "etching".  Your Chakra amp will obliterate any vestige of tube fetish.     

Seller will delete the review excerpts below upon request in case readers are offended by the edit/copy: 

Available online, Aug. 07 TAS, Chris Martens, speakers unknown: http://www.avguide.com/review/linn-majik-system-cd-player-kontrol-preamp-2100-power-amp  "...richly detailed, lively transients, superb dynamics, tremendously musical…compelling, lifelike energy…delightfully clean, fast, energetic…rich, chiming, perfect piano floated delicately with delightful tone…extraordinary bass tone and articulation…revealed the bass transient’s sharp, low-frequency 'breathing effect'…delicate over-the-top bell chime with perfect, drop-dead-gorgeous 'ping' and sustain…superb value…magic…good, lively and lifelike..." 

Available online, Nov. 05 Stereophile, HT/stereo/multi-channel audition, Paradigm Studio/60 v.3 (8-Ohms nominal, 88 dB/W/m): http://www.stereophile.com/content/music-round-15-page-2 

"...sings…big, open sound… knockout dynamics…plenty of power even for HT…full and impressive at high-levels…among the most revealing and transparent…stable, transparent, seldom matched sound-staging…extraordinary, thrilling detail…pleasantly unravels the most complex music…accurate perspective at any reasonable level…near-perfect into 4-Ohms..."   

"...oboe inhalations clear, smooth, and with proper perspective…ensemble had dulcet sound with believable ambiance…natural, lively balance between ensemble and solo instrument…clean, tight, punchy electric/acoustic/piccolo bass (full-range no sub) with smooth, easy mid-treble..."   

"...superb balance of horn and double bass, even better was the clarity of tenor voice and the warmth and transients of the horn…"   End edited review excerpts.  OEM website
                                                              
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Re: Linn Majik 3100, audition OK, FREE primeVibe!
« Reply #1 on: 1 Oct 2011, 05:06 pm »
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