Price is a marketing tool. There is more demand. Competitors are asking ridiculous prices, so why not send some money to Scotalnd!.
Any experience with the new Linn Sondek upgrades?
The new arm seems monstrously priced since I just managed to do my upgrade three years ago. It was worth it but another five grand seems nuts. Perhaps the base upgrade at half that provides more benefit per kilo-buck, and it more in line with their theory that the platter comes first. Its gonna take me another three years before I can squirrel away that much if the new arm is that big an improvement.