Linn LP12 Valhalla 45 rpm

That's kind of you, Richard. Wendell, the OL option is intriguing. Let me ask you: did you find it difficult to install? Did your Linn need to be tuned again when you installed the OL? (I don't tune my own Linn and hate having to take it soemwhere to be worked on.) And, my Linn sits on a Nuance shelf that's just the right size for the TT. I would need to place the OL outboard box on a different shelf on my rack. How long is the "reach", do you know?

The other option, which I have been thinking about for some time, is to scrap the Linn altogether and get a Nott or something like that. But for the money, the OL sounds promsing, since it will not only give me 45rpm at the flick of a switch but will, according to all the reviews, provide a major upgrade to the performance of the Linn. Hmmm...

I ordered the OL DC motor kit. Way too expensive just to get 45rpm, but I'm expecting a substantial boost in the performance of my Linn, so that's a good thing. Thanks for your help, everybody.

There are so few LP12 dealers anymore and I think it's because Linn forces them to carry the whole line. Seems like it would be good for the brand to allow a little more selectivity, so some dealers could carry just the source components if they wanted to.