Thanks for your replies. Theo, could you elaborate a little bit more on why ClearAudio performance is not for you? You mean sonically it is substantially inferior? In my life so far I've only heard three TTs: my current Linn Axis, LP12, and non-upgraded SL-1200 which is not even within consideration. Before I listened to LP-12, I didn't even know vinyl can sound so good. Now I am convinced of LP-12's capability, but what I keep wondering is how other companies are doing considering the advances in material sciences and all that in the past decades. Keep reading that LP-12 with all that upgrades e.g. Keels, Ekos,can easily be on par with or even outperform those multi grands tables, but that's not what I shoot for - and I don't intend to play that upgrade game. My question is really that, if Clearaudio Performance CMB, or VPI, around 1.5~2K range, can be sonically in the same league with pre-Cirkus LP-12 with Ittok. Too bad in my area there seems to be no place to listen them in person...or perhaps it's just I was born 30 years too late :)
pre-Cirkus LP12 or ClearAudio Performance CMB
Hi,
I am new to Vinyl and had been having great time with Linn Axis, but it's about time to move up. Have listened to my friend's pre-Cirkus, Vahalla, Ittok LVII -equipped LP12, so I know how it sounds like - easy Linn sound, which I like. It seems to me that, for the price of this configuration, perhaps a little bit more, I could get an used/demo Clearaudio Performance CMB, but I've not heard it. The major debate of LP-12 for me is hassles of constant calibration, and age of equipment (I am planing to keep either choice for the next 15+ yrs without major upgrade). Any suggestion is much appreciated.
I am new to Vinyl and had been having great time with Linn Axis, but it's about time to move up. Have listened to my friend's pre-Cirkus, Vahalla, Ittok LVII -equipped LP12, so I know how it sounds like - easy Linn sound, which I like. It seems to me that, for the price of this configuration, perhaps a little bit more, I could get an used/demo Clearaudio Performance CMB, but I've not heard it. The major debate of LP-12 for me is hassles of constant calibration, and age of equipment (I am planing to keep either choice for the next 15+ yrs without major upgrade). Any suggestion is much appreciated.