Hi Neubilder, thanks for your sensible comments. Some posts/reviews gave me the impression that the Rega may be a bit unlively, almost too tamed, whereas the Mimik seems not to have have major flaws but may lack some of the "singing character" the Rega has. Unfortunately I can't compare the two myself. Nevertheless, based on your and other comments, I have decided to go for the Mimik, hoping to get some synergism from having a pure Linn chain (I like the "Linn" sound [know Karik/Numerik, Ikemi, Kairn, Klout, Majik, Katans], though I would go for Spectral if money would not matter). And having a "nice neat stack of Linn boxes" and only one remote control is also advantageous. In addition, I have learnt from other posts that the Mimik is doing well with relatively cheap Linn interconnects whereas the Rega is considered more picky in terms of cables.
Thanks, Bruno
Thanks, Bruno