Linn Bedrok LP12 Plinth Upgrade


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I had assumed, (like the Denon, JVC and Sony Plinths) that it was solid with only cutouts as needed for more substance. Seems it’s mostly Hollow within.

Does it come with adjustable isolating feet? From 'footfall' comments, it seems all these years they should have been researching proper options

 

 

Elliot, The spring suspension isolates the chassis, motor, platter, bearing, etc, from the plinth, at least that is my understanding without having owned an LP12.  So I would think of the plinth as being outside the suspension system. One would have to be careful adding further isolation that affects the plinth, since any additional external suspension might spuriously interact with the springs, producing oscillation in the worst case scenario. 

Incidentally, I own a Denon DP80 that came to me with the DK300 plinth and a Victor TT101 that came to me with its OEM plinth. I ditched the DK300 in favor of slate, and I heavily modified the TT101 plinth by (1) replaced the armboard with a solid aluminum copy to which I added mass and further rigidity from below, and (2) added about 20 lbs of mass and constrained layer damping to the plinth by bolting to it some large pieces of solid aluminum, from below. The OEM TT101 armboard was a joke in the light of our current understanding of the need for rigidity, mass, and coupling to the bearing. I can't swear to it now, but I think the DK300 is made from MDF, which to my ear adds an obvious cardboardy coloration.

I just knew this thread would not disappoint! On another note, I'm feeling fortunate that my floor is a concrete slab, so I don't have to worry about dreaded "footfalls." After reading about this on Audiogon, I went over to my turntable while it was playing and jumped up and down; my eyes and ears did not detect any change in the music.

The only issue with that plinth is that it doesn’t look good. Spending good money on such an upgrade should reward the eye and not only the ear. Especially if you want to resonate with Linn clients. 

@ricco275   +1. I was thinking the same thing, but also thought that maybe that was just my dislike of the aesthetics.