Verdier and Amazon

Own the PLatine for some years now, together with the Wilson Benesch arm and a Grasshopper 3 groovin'.
This table is to understand with time, it has no character whatsoever, and to me it's short of magic.

As monsieur Verdier has said; you don't BUY my table, you get married with one.

I live happily ever after.

LINN LP 12? don't bother to compare, it's like riding a honda 350 four, and been overtaking by a Yamaha R-1...

Keep spinning the vinyl

Well if you happen to like buying tons of upgrades, to get the thing going finally, be my guest.
It is no coincidence that the owner of Linn- (Ivor Tiefenbrunn) drives a Jaguar XJR tuned by Wilkinshaw !
This man does a very healthy business selling so many boxes.
I wouldn't want to buy a design which was so severely flawed in the first place.
Ofcourse the LP-12 is a very long time around turntable.
you can upgrade an old 68 Mustang for sure. does it make it a better car ? yep. so does the LP 12 no doubt about that.
The Verdier table was unaltered from the very first prototype for more than 20 years. it doesn't need upgrades.
Could you name one product which is basicly the same except for a little cosmetics ? that is very rare in our 'product of the month' society nowadays.

A big heavy table surpresses the music ?

Hmm some people come up with the strangest statements.

anyway, if youre happy with a 'bouncy bouncy' LP12 fine.
Keep it groovin'.

If you would fully understand the PLatine's magnetic bearing, there would be no guess about grounding and tolerances.
The Platine does have a ball bearing on top of the spindle, this is not to support the platter, but to eliminate the possible acoustic interference and so axial movement.
Because of this support, there actually is electrical ground path.
The tolerance of the bearing is to a very high standard, and is lubricated by means of oil, which can be filled into the spindle galley thru the platter.
The way to really understand the Platine is only done by close examination on the concept.
Saying things like 'i don't really personally like the Verdier bearing' is not based on facts indeed.

But then again, everybody has the right to think whatever.