Linn majik good or not?

Since you already have the computer, you can rip your CD's to the hard drive uncompressed and use it as a high quality Juke Box. On another thread, you were asking about sound cards. I would check out the Apogee Mini-DAC. It is expensive, but since you will save money with this set-up, you can afford the high-end sound card. If you haven't already upgraded to the Panther Operating System, you might want to do that. This *may* be why your computer is crashing with the sound card you're using now. Now, all you need is amplification and speakers. I would make the same recommendation to you that I made in another thread. I would buy a set pair of Mackie HR824 "active" Studio Monitors. These are bi-amped and sound great. They are used in many recording studios. This way, you don't have to run your signal through any more boxes before it gets to your speakers. With your G4 Mac, Apogee DAC and Mackie HR824's, you will have a great sounding system.

That was actually my initial idea... G4-DAC-Mackies.
I actually listened to the Mackies. Nice sounding! A tad ugly for a living room :-)
Anyway, I also listened to some B&W 705's with a B&W sub and liked their sound better. Because of that and since I wanted a seperate amp so i could switch to other sources (phono, DVD player for movies etc.). I was considering the Linn as a nice unassuming amp since I dont need multichannel sound. I compared it to a NAD in the same price range (<$1000) and actually both sounded pretty good.
Any experience with the Linn?

Some people here don't care for Linn, except maybe the LP12. I am not one of those, I like Linn gear. Used it is a great value for the money. You can't go wrong with a new Majik for $850 (go for it). Majik is very flexible, can be used as integerated, pre-amp, power amp, or even add a tuner module to make it a receiver.
Majik has a very agreeable sound, not too much or too little of anything, except maybe power. I have done a fair share of listening to a Majik at the Linn dealer. I have owned Linn separates, and currently own a Linn Classik, which has a similar amp to the Majik. I also own a NAD receiver used as a pre/tuner with NAD power amp. They are good, but if the choice was Linn Majik or NAD integrated, I would choose Linn.

I have owned the Majik, and I think 850.00 used sounds a bit high. I have seen them more than a few times for 600.00. It's a good sounding integrated and has some beef to it so you feel like you've got something for your money. I don't think it's much better in sound than the Creek 4330 and it's less powerful. If your not to hooked on the Linn look then you can do as good or better for less money I think, leaving you extra money to put elswhere.