Linn Karik III CD Player Black Transport Tested Working UK Scotland

Linn Karik III CD player in good cosmetic condition and full working order. No remote control included.

The Karik III is a CD player from Linn's Scottish source components range, using the Linn MEKK 001 four-motor transport designed and built in-house with a triple beam laser pickup. It outputs via stereo RCA phono and a coaxial BNC digital connection, aimed at feeding a separate DAC or preamplifier.

Key specifications

• Transport Mechanism: Linn MEKK 001 (four-motor, designed and manufactured by Linn)
• Laser / Focus System: Triple Beam Laser Pickup
• Analogue Audio Outputs: 2 × stereo RCA Phono (for preamp and multi-room)
• Digital Connections: Coaxial (BNC)
• Analogue Output Level: 1.96 V rms (full-scale, 1 kHz)

Specifications

• Audio Inputs: 0
• CD Changer Capacity: 1
• Colour: Black
• Connectivity: Coaxial (BNC), Stereo RCA
• Playable Media Format: CD
• Country of Origin: Scotland, United Kingdom
• Item Weight: 5.3 kg
• Year Manufactured: 1990s
• Number of Channels: 2
• Transport Mechanism: Linn MEKK 001 (four-motor, designed and manufactured by Linn)
• Laser / Focus System: Triple Beam Laser Pickup
• Internal DAC Architecture: Delta-sigma conversion; dedicated low phase-noise master clock oscillator
• Analogue Output Level: 1.96 V rms (full-scale, 1 kHz)
• Analogue Output Impedance: Under 100 ohms
• Analogue Audio Outputs: 2 × stereo RCA Phono (for preamp and multi-room)
• Digital Output (Electrical): S/PDIF coaxial, 75-ohm BNC, 0.5 V pp
• Digital Connections: Coaxial (BNC)
• Dimensions (W × H × D): 320 mm × 80 mm × 325 mm
• Production Period (Karik III): December 1994 – May 1999