Linn Bedrok LP12 Plinth Upgrade

@daveyf

Humble apologies. I got that totally wrong. I should have realised it would have been out of character for you to say something like that. Sorry, I’ll read more carefully next time.

I look forward to a company such as Tangerine Audio bringing out a cheaper version of the Bedrok.

@newton_john No worries mate, it’s just a hobby. Now back to discussing the many attributes of the Linn LP12 table.

@daveyf - btw, that price I quoted includes 20 percent EU sales tax!

@yoyoyaya That aspect makes it even worse! I have to question how many folks will pony up for the Bedrok, vs. simply going in another direction with another table, at a price like you brought our attention to.
Interesting thing, and I’m not sure if this is totally correct, on a Linn forum, there is a well informed member who informed the group that Linn do not actually manufacture the Bedrok plinth themselves!  Instead it is farmed out to a secondary vendor, who specializes in woodwork. Apparently, Linn do no woodwork themselves. This might explain some of the price attributable to the Bedrok..maybe?

@daveyf Even if Linn have the cnc machinery, it probably isn't worth their while tying up a machine making those plinths given the volumes involved. More generally, very few audiophile hi fi manufacturers are vertically integrated - i.e make everything in house. But there's no easy rule about make / buy, decisions as they are called. SME is an example of a company with very high levels of vertical integration and it doesn't result in their turntables being particularly affordable.