@rwwear Why, because he should be accepting of the fact that most a’philes are ok with being fleeced...and that is part of the hobby! I’m not saying the Linn is way overpriced, but the majority of gear in the hobby seems to fall into that category, and like I stated above, Cable’s in particular. Although, I am listening to one exception to that rule right now. Unfortunately, it is the very rare exception in the cable industry. |
daveyf you should be replying to cleeds not me. And cleeds, I don’t pay retail and get lots of stuff free especially cables. I paid 100.00 for the Linn Sondek many years ago. |
I guess I was just disappointed from what I heard when I heard the Linn. It was a pretty expensive setup at around 18K for a turntable. The rest of the Linn setup was well over 100K. My VPI scout was an eyeopener when it came to the Linn. At my local dealer they had a VPI Aries and McIntosh monoblocks powering Magico speakers and I felt it was just much better than the Linn setup. Like Davey said, it could have been the all Linn setup contributing to the overall conclusion. Its possible. The Technics and other direct drives have a much different presentation than either. IMHO, more honest and accurate. Some may not want that honesty and some may like the lush sound of the Linn. Each to their own I guess. I personally would like to have a little of both. Maybe someday. |
