Linn Klimax DS/3 and DSM/3 (with Katalyst) wins streamer of the year at Hi-Fi Plus awards 2016

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Linn’s revolutionary streamer has won the award for “Best Streamer of the year” at the Hi-Fi plus awards for 2016. Linn’s DS range has continued to astound since it’s initial release, breaking the boundaries between analogue and digital audio reproduction and it’s latest model continues to do just that.

Taken directly from this months Hi-Fi Plus issue:

 Streamer of the Year                                               hi fi plsu awards

Linn Products’ goal of continous improvement coupled with a desire to never leave one of its customers stranded makes for some potential clashes of ethos. Fortunately in the third iteration of Linn’s top streamers – the standard Klimax DS and preampli er-equipped Klimax DSM – both sides of the equation are expertly resolved. Linn’s new Katalyst DAC architecture represents a major step change in sonic performance of the Klimax platform, while it is also designed to be wholly upgradable for existing Klimax DS and DSM owners, who can also get their old Klimax DS back in a ‘Renew’ case. Both Klimax variants are also ‘Exakt’ ready should you decide to go the full ‘source is in the speaker’ active line that Linn has been developing in recent years. In short, Everybody wins! Katalyst carefully optimises every pathway to the DAC chip itself, allowing unparalleled access to power requirements right down to a subsystem level. The easiest – and briefest – way of considering this is it is like Linn built a bespoke suit for the DAC and it wears it well in its hewn from solid billet aluminium chambered chassis. Normally, when listening to a change in digital architecture, the difference in sound quality is comparatively small. With the Linn Klimax DS/3, that wasn’t the case. In test, Alan Sircom commented “out came ‘Son of a Preacher Man’ from Dusty Spring eld’s justly famous Dusty In Memphis album [Phillips], which sounded extremely good on the DS/2. Two bars into the same track on the DS/3 and it sounded like she was singing with a band, where the DS/2 now sounded like she was singing to a backing track. It was as if a group of better and better-rehearsed musicians had turned up.” He concluded by saying, “even at the super-lofty end of high-end digital, the Klimax DS/3 stands with the best of them.”

Reviewed in Hi-Fi+ Issue 140

Book a dem now by calling Colin Macey at our showroom on 01494 681300 or email colin@wysah.com

This masterpiece of engineering cannot be missed.

 

Kind Regards,

Wysah team

Katalyst – Linn’s 4th Generation DAC Architecture

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katalyst dac architecture

 

Linn’s new Katalyst DAC Architecture performs digital-to-analogue conversion with greater precision than ever before.

Katalyst will now feature in both the Klimax DS and Klimax DSM. If you already own a Klimax DS or Klimax DSM, you’ll be able to take advantage of the biggest performance updgrade Linn have released, by adding Katalyst to your player.

For more information please don’t hesitate to call Colin at our showroom on 01494 681300, or you can contact us by email with any enquires: colin@wysah.com

 

Kind Regards,

Wysah team

Showroom Closed Saturday 24th September for Wedding Celebrations

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Hello,

We are very pleased to announce that our Managing Director Steve Martin is getting married this Saturday!

Our Showroom will be closed on Saturday 24th September because all staff members will be attending the wedding. Normal opening times will resume the following week.

If you have any enquires please do not hesitate to email either myself or Colin:

Nick – engineering@wysah.com

Colin – colin@wysah.com

We are all looking forward to enjoying this special day with Steve and we wish him all the best.

Kind Regards,

Wysah Team

 

WYSAH - Main Demonstration Room

 

Linn Prices rise 8.5% as of 1st October 2016

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Linn Price Rise 8.5%

As of the 1st of October 2016, a price rise of 8.5% will incur. This will affect all current products apart from:

  • Series 5
  • Krystal
  • Majik DS and Majik DSM
  • Majik Exaktbox-I
  • Sneaky DS and Sneaky DSM

If you were thinking of upgrading your old system or making the technological jump from CD to Digital Streaming, now is the time to do it before the price rise!

Any orders must be placed before 30th September 2016 to ensure you get the reduction in price.

To help people take advantage of this offer, as long as a reasonable deposit is put down, installation can then be carried out at a later date.

Call Colin at our Beaconsfield showroom now on 01494 681300 to enquire and make any bookings.

Kind Regards,

Wysah team

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Event | Linn Lounge Presents The Beatles

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What You See and Hear | Linn Presents The Beatles

Join us on the 26th of May for Linn Lounge presents The Beatles, where we’ll be listening to the best-selling band of all time on a Linn system in Studio Master – the highest quality available, anywhere. Hear the magic of each song exactly as it was recorded and discover how four young lads from Liverpool sent the world into a frenzy, revolutionising the world of pop.

Date:      26 May 2016
Time:      7:00 pm
Where:   3 Burkes Lodge, 20 London End, Beaconsfield, HP9 2JH

We hope to see you there!

Click to RSVP

WYSAH Grand Opening

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Over the weekend of 22nd and 23rd of April, we were delighted to welcome so many old friends, suppliers, local businesses and new customers for two days of food, drink and, of course, great music as we celebrated the grand opening of our new showroom.

It was both humbling and gratifying to see so many people over the two days; all of whom seemed to enjoy themselves and we received many compliments on the new premises.

Both demonstration rooms are already sounding really great with the larger room having Linn 350 Exakt and Klimax DSM in it, and the smaller room having Linn 530s with Akurate DSM.  The large TV (85 inch Samsung LED) wowed people as well, especially with 4K UHD content being displayed from our Kaleidescape Strato movie player.

Thank you to all who came, for your support and compliments.  We look forward to seeing you all again soon and, for those who were not able to attend, please do drop us a line and arrange to come over and see what we’ve created.

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You’re Invited | Opening Event

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What You See and Hear | Opening Event Invitation

Please join us as we celebrate the grand opening of our new showroom on the 22nd and 23rd of April. Drop into our new showroom any time over these two days for music, food, drinks and much more. A full programme of events is below.

We very much look forward to seeing you at this special opening event.

The What You See and Hear Team

Event registration

or email rsvp@wysah.com

Friday, 22 April 2016

10:00 – 18:00 | Open house

Drop in for a drink and experience sound and style tailored to your tastes.

Representatives from our iconic brands including Naim & Linn will be on hand for a chat and to answer any questions. 

18:00 – 22:00 | Exclusive Evening for our Clients

A special evening exclusively for our valued clients to thank you for making What You See and Hear a success. 

Saturday, 23 April 2016

10:00 – 14:00 | Your Style, Your Sound

Drop in any time for a drink and experience sound and style tailored to your tastes.

14:00 – 15:00 | Linn Lounge presents Fleetwood Mac

Discover the iconic music of Fleetwood Mac at its best – on a Linn music system in Studio Master. 

Click here to RSVP for Fleetwood Mac

16:00 – 17:00 | Linn Lounge presents David Bowie

Hear David Bowie’s incredible hits in the highest quality available  – on a Linn music system in Studio Master. 

Click here to RSVP for David Bowie

 

What You See and Hear is Moving! + Opening Event

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On 1st April 2016 What You See and Hear will be opening our new showroom in the heart of Old Beaconsfield. Located just a stone’s throw from our current premises the showroom will feature two state of the art demonstration rooms, and for the first time we will have dedicated customer parking.

New address: 3 Burkes Lodge, 20 London End, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2JH

Click here for more details.

Above is a small sneak peak of our new location, but expect a massive makeover in the coming weeks! Keep your eye on Facebook for updates.

You’re Invited!

Mark your diaries.

22nd & 23rd April 2016
10:00 am until late

You’re invited to help us celebrate the opening of our new showroom with a series of special events happening on the 22nd and 23rd April.

Music + Food + Drinks + Guest Speakers
To RSVP email rsvp@wysah.com. We will send you more information as soon as it is released.

Pre-owned and Ex-demonstration equipment
As part of the upcoming move What You See and Hear is having a massive stock room clear out.
Keep an eye on our website and ebay for up-to-date listings of our reduced offerings.Website
Ebay

Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2016

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ISE 2016 - What You See and Hear

The annual Integrated Systems Exhibition (ISE) in Amsterdam has grown ever larger and more important in the What You See and Hear calendar.  Steve spent two days at ISE 2016, meeting with our suppliers and looking at the latest innovations within our industry.

The key technologies that we were excited by were primarily in video presentation.

OLED screens are, finally, becoming more affordable and the performance is just staggering.  LG have led the way until now and continue to do so, however Panasonic are now snapping at their heels and their screens are quite astonishing with black levels that really do have to be (not!) seen to be believed.

Today it seems that nearly every display device is 4K and more and more now support HDR which, in our opinion, is a
hugely exciting development.  There’s still confusion and some obfuscation from the industry on what 4K truly is, and the content is still lacking. Beyond Sony Pictures, most film productions are still not shot in 4K and even fewer are using HDR.  But when they get it right, it is quite mesmerising.  There are many challenges to overcome in our installations with 4K, but with the help of Crestron DigitalMedia distribution we are confident that we are creating systems that are ready to adapt to the changing needs of the coming years.

File 29-02-2016, 09 36 54Talking of Sony, once again, the Sony VPL-VW5000ES laser projector stole the show with one of the best demonstrations Steve has ever seen. 

ISE 2016 was also an opportune time for Steve to spend time with many of our friends and suppliers within the industry to discuss our new showroom and some of the technology we will have on demonstration.  We were very keen to have Stealth Acoustic Invisible speakers in the showroom as they’ve been a revelation for us over the past couple of years.  We have a number of projects under our belts with them now, including one with over 60 units in the main house alone, and we’ve been amazed by the performance they have consistently delivered and the company have helped and supported us in any way possible.  We’re really pleased to have been able to incorporate their highest performance invisible speaker into the showroom and look forward to amazing you all with them.  We will have more news over the coming weeks on other technologies we’ve incorporated into the new showroom.

We were delighted to see that our main lighting control supplier, Lutron, have started to ship the long-awaited Palladiom keypads.  We have seen prototypes and development models over the past year or so and we’re really excited to see the finished product.  They look and feel amazing in use and we’re very much looking forward to using them on some future projects. 

Overall, ISE 2016 was a huge success. It’s attendance was up once again, officially positioning it as the world’s largest AV and systems integration trade show.  It reconfirmed that our industry is in great shape and ready to take on the challenges that ever increasing demands place on it, particularly in the video sector. 

It’s always great to take a couple of days out of the day-to-day work and get truly excited and inspired by the technologies and the passion of those who create them for us.  Here’s to another great ISE show in 2017!

Naim Mu-so Qb

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Naim Mu-So Qb - a truly versatile wireless music system.

NAIM MU-SO QB

The Naim Mu-so Qb is a new compact wireless music system from the engineers behind the award-winning Mu-so. Controlled by a powerful audio brain, the Naim Mu-so Qb is alive with custom-made features all designed in our audio laboratories in Salisbury. It’s a true feat of sound engineering. From the contours of the glass-filled polymer casing to the bass radiators that help create huge low frequencies – every millimetre of space has been used to great effect. Simple to control and easy to connect, The Naim Mu-so Qb delivers a staggering 300 watts that unmasks your music with a sound that defies size.

Its advanced yet simple to use connectivity includes Airplay, Bluetooth®/aptX®, Spotify Connect®, TIDAL, UPnP™ (access your stored music), Internet Radio, USB, analogue and digital inputs, Apple iOS and Android Apps for complete control.

You can also combine the Naim Mu-so Qb, Mu-so and other Naim streaming products for the ultimate multi-room experience. Simply sync the units to play the same song beat-for-beat in up to five rooms.

It is a truly versatile product that delivers quality performance.

Book a demonstration in the What You See and Hear showroom today.