LP12 Setup: Dead & Lifeless: Where's the air?

The Linn is known for sounding somewhat "warm & plump", not for extremely airy, open or delicate highs. Obviously, the parts that you choose to go with it and how they are set-up will drastically effect the performance of the whole system though.

Have you attempted to play with cartridge loading in your preamp / phono stage at all ? This can make or break a phono system. Other than that, all i can suggest is that you verify that all of the arm / cartridge adjustments are as "dead on" as you can get them. The cartridge needs to be squarely mounted and not twisted or rocked in the headshell. Overhang is also very important. Playing with VTA will also change tonal balance and transient response somewhat, so don't miminize the importance of this variable. Tracking force will also affect the transient response and dynamics of the cartridge. Sean
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Breeno: Glad you were able to get it worked out to your liking and it was something simple. If i were you though, i would contact Lugnut ASAP and take advantage of his very kind offer. Once you do that, i would go over the Linn set-up procedure and take NOTHING for granted. There is probably more performance to be had in that thar beast, so you might as well get everything out of it that you paid for : ) Sean
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