Well depending on the cartridge, that would be the least expensive and easiest upgrade. But purchasing a new LP12 is your best bet if staying with the Linn simply because it's a fresh new product with the latest main bearing. You never know what you get in a used product and upgrades to a new LP12 is a snap, the dealer does it for you. I've owned an LP12 since the eighties and can suggest the best (that I think) choices in an upgrade path. One more thing, avoid basically all the second party upgrades out there. Sometimes an upgrade is just different sounding and not better, even some of Linn's own products in my opinion.
Do I upgrade my cartridge or my turntable
I just bought a new preamp a rouge rp7 and a pro ject tube box DS3B phono preamp. I also replaced the phono cable with a fully balanced set with xlr ends. My turn table is a 1989 linn basik with a akito 2 tone arm and a linn adikt cartridge. The old preamp was a linn pretec. The rest of my system is a Bryston 4 B power amp a pair of Dynaudio special forty speakers and a rel S510 sub woofer. My speeker wire is Naim audio solid copper coated with silver.all my interconnect cabels are solid braided silver. Now when I play vynal there is a vast improvement in sound now but I would like to get more seperation and be Abel to hear the different instruments better, when listening to classical and jazz.also get a bit deeper base my highs and mids are great. When I listen to other styles of music on vynal I am good with it. Now do I upgrade my cartridge at this point or do I need to upgrade to a linn lp12 at this point I like linn turntabels .Thank you Michael.