TWOCHANNEL REFERENCE BUILD
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System
Linton Tube Streaming
Built September 2026 · Updated 1 hour ago · v1
Warm-MusicalStreaming-Primary$3k–$10k$3,138
Midrange System3 Components
Vocals, jazz, acoustic music, and classic rock get a relaxed, full presentation for a medium living room, with simple network streaming from the WiiM. The Wharfedale speakers keep voices inviting and instruments substantial. The tradeoff is upkeep: the tube amplifier may need replacement tubes over time, unlike a conventional solid-state amplifier.
STREAMER
WiiM Streamer$329
INTEGRATED AMP
Yaqin Audio MC-13S Tube$960
SPEAKERS
Wharfedale Linton 85th Anniversary$1,849
Traits and placement
Read from the component list, not from listening.
Price$3,138
$2,769$127,475
Bass extension40 Hz
47 Hz18 Hz
Lowest frequency response across the system’s components. Approximate — a component is excluded only when it declares an amplifier wattage without also declaring a sensitivity figure, so an amplifier that happens to report a sensitivity slips through and can pull the reading down.
Drive difficulty88.8 dB/W
99.0 dB/W85.0 dB/W
Speaker sensitivity normalised to 8 ohms. Approximate — we do not record whether a figure was quoted per watt or per 2.83 volts, so a non-8-ohm speaker can be out by up to 3 dB.
System Components
Signal Chain
Signal chain complete — source to speakers
Accessories
Sources
Processing
Control
Amplification
Outputs
Cartridge
Tonearm
Turntable
Tuner
Music Server
Streamer
S
CD PlayerTransport + DAC
Digital Audio PlayerPortable Source + DAC
Phono Preamp
DAC
S
Surround Processor
Preamp
Stereo ReceiverTuner + Amp
AV ReceiverProcessor + Amp
Power Amp
Multichannel Amp
Integrated AmpPreamp + Power Amp
M
Headphone Amp
Floorstanding
Bookshelf
L
Subwoofer
Center / Surround
Atmos
In-Wall / Ceiling
Powered SpeakerAmp + Speaker
Over-Ear
On-Ear
In-Ear
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Built September 2026 · Updated 1 hour ago · v1