Linn LP12 turntable

@daveyf

At present, I am enjoying vinyl so much that I can’t imagine needing any more upgrades.

Certainly not the two options that Linn are offering me, Exstatik and Bedrok. Those two would cost considerably more than I spent on acquiring and upgrading the turntable last year.

From here on in, it feels like the cost is out of all proportion to the benefits. Maybe, a replacement for the Ekos SE would change my mind, but at present I can’t see it because it would probably cost close to the Bedrok price.

Ironically, the Utopik upgrade that I might consider is not expected any time soon.

@robob 

+1

I share your opinion on the Rega... I owned one for a couple years. And agree  the Linn will holds its own... on any tables remotely in the same price category. Of course, that is a very big range given the options. 

@newton_john  Another very good point. One that I’m not sure Linn has fully considered. The cost to benefit ratio. This ratio seems to be going further into the negative aspect in all of high end…IOW, the cost is far too great for the benefit, albeit I know this is a individual decision..and to some there is no benefit that is not worth the cost. I’m not sure how many folks on this forum will come to that conclusion, but there are certainly others that do.

@daveyf

At the end of the day, it comes down to a tension between how much we value the benefit to sound quality and how deep our pockets are. I have long since come to the conclusion that there’s no need to be at the cutting edge all the time. That’s just as well because I can’t afford to keep up with Linn anyway.

For just a few weeks, I was fortunate to have Linn’s top LP12, bar the cartridge that is. I am not going to lose any sleep over Bedrok knocking me off the top of the heap. I knew it was coming before I bought my turntable. Maybe, I’ll be able to pick up a second hand Bedrok in a couple of years time, when the cost benefit analysis is more favourable. I can wait.