sophie smith
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Greeting,
Was reading a thread here about the long-term reliability of many cheap and good performing Chinese products and it made me thinking...
Any other brands similar to Linn? I mean making great performing bullet-proof gear, lasting for ages, that can be upgraded to the latest technology even if 20+ years old. Modular design. Great build quality. Great engineering. Great support. I realize Linn is not anywhere close to Topping in pricing, but still..
I know Schiit has some ability to upgrade products, although not all can be done by the end-user. And their built quality may not be stellar, at least now. But the pricing is much lower than Linn. And they make gear in the US.
Any other companies you know that have similar design/business models as Linn? I am primarily interested in DACs, processors, streamers... where the technology changes quickly and 10 year old product may need an update/upgrade even if everything is working fine.
Thanks
Was reading a thread here about the long-term reliability of many cheap and good performing Chinese products and it made me thinking...
Any other brands similar to Linn? I mean making great performing bullet-proof gear, lasting for ages, that can be upgraded to the latest technology even if 20+ years old. Modular design. Great build quality. Great engineering. Great support. I realize Linn is not anywhere close to Topping in pricing, but still..
I know Schiit has some ability to upgrade products, although not all can be done by the end-user. And their built quality may not be stellar, at least now. But the pricing is much lower than Linn. And they make gear in the US.
Any other companies you know that have similar design/business models as Linn? I am primarily interested in DACs, processors, streamers... where the technology changes quickly and 10 year old product may need an update/upgrade even if everything is working fine.
Thanks