Post by Moz on Nov 28, 2007 6:27:32 GMT 7
Anybody here have the Linn Kan?
The Kan sometimes comes up in LS3/5A discussions. It first appeared in 1980 and was supposedly based on the same veneered birch-ply enclosure used by the LS3/5A design. Story has it that Linn the excess LS3/5a baffles left over from a cabinet supplier to Chartwell after Chartwell went bust. Later models used MDF rather than the original birch ply.
Here's a summary of the Kan's developments from Neil McBride:
Pre 1982 Old Scanspeak tweeter. Also original unmodified Kef B110
bass drivers. Cabinet essentially made of chipboard. The
speaker used 4mm binding posts.
1982 Changed to Medite cabinet and began doping the B110 with
some sticky black mastic for damping purposes.
May 1984 Change to Hiquphone tweeters, which gave a flatter response.
These are identified by having the Linn logo printed on the
front plate, along with "LINN PRODUCTS" written there also.
The plate also has 2 concentric circles printed on it.
This change was from serial number 24077 onwards.
Feb 1985 Changed from binding posts to the new style 4mm sockets.
May 1985 Change to new long throw low freq driver Kef B110B.
Jan 1989 Kan II introduced - this involved a change to a biwirable
crossover (with 4 sockets) and a move in the tweeter
positioning (mounted 7mm more forward than before on an
substantially improved front baffle).
Sep 1991 Cabinet is damped with KuStone and drive units are mounted
with discrete gaskets instead of mastic. This was the final
incarnation of the Kan and went from serial number 48489
onwards.
The Kan sometimes comes up in LS3/5A discussions. It first appeared in 1980 and was supposedly based on the same veneered birch-ply enclosure used by the LS3/5A design. Story has it that Linn the excess LS3/5a baffles left over from a cabinet supplier to Chartwell after Chartwell went bust. Later models used MDF rather than the original birch ply.
Here's a summary of the Kan's developments from Neil McBride:
Pre 1982 Old Scanspeak tweeter. Also original unmodified Kef B110
bass drivers. Cabinet essentially made of chipboard. The
speaker used 4mm binding posts.
1982 Changed to Medite cabinet and began doping the B110 with
some sticky black mastic for damping purposes.
May 1984 Change to Hiquphone tweeters, which gave a flatter response.
These are identified by having the Linn logo printed on the
front plate, along with "LINN PRODUCTS" written there also.
The plate also has 2 concentric circles printed on it.
This change was from serial number 24077 onwards.
Feb 1985 Changed from binding posts to the new style 4mm sockets.
May 1985 Change to new long throw low freq driver Kef B110B.
Jan 1989 Kan II introduced - this involved a change to a biwirable
crossover (with 4 sockets) and a move in the tweeter
positioning (mounted 7mm more forward than before on an
substantially improved front baffle).
Sep 1991 Cabinet is damped with KuStone and drive units are mounted
with discrete gaskets instead of mastic. This was the final
incarnation of the Kan and went from serial number 48489
onwards.
