Linn LP12 turntable

One thing that I think should be mentioned is this: the LP12 today is a far different and superior table to the one that was brought out in the 70's. 

Over the years, Linn has engineered a number of improvements to the table, that essentially render the prior versions less able. The further back in time one goes, the more obsolescence is heard. 

This probably won't sit well with folks who are sure their old Nirvana 70's model sounds exactly the same as a current LP12 Klimax, but IMO, the main similarity to the two is the basic shape and the name on the lid, and that is it!  Otherwise, when it comes to SQ, ( and frankly design as well), the two are miles apart. 

daveyf

So if l read your last post correctly you are saying, don’t waste your money on ever trying to upgrade every part of an old LP12? It is too obsolete? Much like a Russian T26 to draw on my anology!

daveyf, you sound like the ‘’voice of reason’’ (in general) on the subjects, money pits and diminishing returns.

Maybe buy what ever vintage LP12 that you like sound wise and be content with that time capsule in time.

That’s also my logic too.

A centre speaker, which is unused during playback of vinyl, is mentioned in this thread.

I am pretty sure it was Ivor Tiefenbrun, the founder of Linn, who insisted during demonstrations that all redundant loudspeakers should be removed from the room because they act as passive radiators!

Ivor is outspoken, irreverent, highly opinionated, a brilliant and original thinker, and one of the most fascinating conversationalists either of us has met.

— John Atkinson & Robert Harley^[8]

richardbrand

One pair of speakers only please!

l remember British monthly hi-fi magazines in the 70s and 80s had this ongoing debate. Long before multi channel entered the fray.

Many hi-fi enthusiasts (the audiophile label did not exist then) had several pairs of speakers in one room at a time. This was the golden age of experimentation, equipment comparisons and tweaking!

l don’t believe it was a Linn only ‘’eureka’’ moment…..all part of the ‘’hype’’ which is now called ‘’spin’’ l expect. The debate is relevant today even more so with home theatre invading the old stereo living room domain.

Just thinking……Lots of everyday furniture radiate…….Perhaps we should think about taking out our windows, they must be the biggest passive radiators ?

The music would become more transparent with more air around the instruments and performers….ha!

@tomic601 +1

One of the most genuinely kind, decent people I've ever met, in or out of the audio community.