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| Is a Linn Sondek LP12/Lingo/Ekos with a Cirkus update, the last turntable I’ll ever buy? Linn aren’t going to rebut anything!Ivor’s son Gilad who now runs Linn (though his dad came back as ’advisor’) has never shown any interest in the LP12 or even turntables in general.I wouldn’t be too surprised if he sends out the kill order someti... | |
| Is a Linn Sondek LP12/Lingo/Ekos with a Cirkus update, the last turntable I’ll ever buy? @daveyf ,’There really isn’t any question that the Linn LP12 today is a superior table from any version from the 80’s or even 6/7 years ago!’Linn have been spinning that guff for decades, and decades. Every few years it is claimed that some new im... | |
| Speaker shootout update; aggressive treble eliminating some (fairly?) @corelli,'Many years ago bought a pair of Def Tech BP-10's following an all to quick audition. They were bright. I had 6 CD's that sounded great. The rest not so much. Learned to hate them. They did not "break in" nor did my ears adjust. When you ... | |
| Why the truth is not in them ?? Times change and people have to adapt.Unfortunately criminals also adapt.20 years ago I regularly used to see broken glass as car theft was common and car stereos were easily interchangeable. Nowadays, not so much. Car security has improved and st... | |
| Cartridge Opinions - Sorry @rauliruegas,Yes, you’re right the Linn K9, like the Linn Basik was made by Audio Technica, rebadged with a subsequent price hike. I think Rega did something similarly naughty with one of their MM cartridges. The K9 was the one with the superglue... | |
| What has been your costliest mistake in this hobby? @glenr55,'..and for some reason decided I just couldn’t be bothered with the remaining 70 to 80 of my albums still there. So I asked the teenage kid next door if he wanted them and after he looked at me like WTF?, he, of course, says - Sure!'It's ... | |
| Cartridge Opinions - Sorry @chakster,Good points. Yes, overhang simply has to be right. It hurts to think of that diamond not finding the best way through that spiral groove.One thing that still puzzles me is the notion that the perceived sonic difference between moving mag... | |
| Cartridge Opinions - Sorry @chakster,'And I assume we know how to align and adjust a cartridge/tonearm.'I'm sure we all do but some are easier than others. The times I used to wish my decks had a detachable headshell like my first Rega 3 did. Of course they didn't because w... | |
| What has been your costliest mistake in this hobby? @elliottbnewcombjr,’Cannot sell them, plastic cases tossed, and I thought my sons would inherit this ’flawless’ collection. They don’t have a CD player in their house or car.’I wouldn’t be too surprised if they wouldn't have wanted them even if th... | |
| Cartridge Opinions - Sorry Isn’t any cartridge just a small slave motor entirely dependent upon a much bigger one, ie the turntable motor?Origin Live for one still seem to ascribe to old established notion of turntable hierarchy. Namely, turntable first, arm second and cart... | |
| Jazz vocalists which may not be as real as we think/imagine @mozartfan,This is a fascinating subject. No matter how far you go back into the earliest days of recording you invariably find the engineers looking for some way to enhance their recordings.Even those renowned Maria Callas recordings from the ear... | |
| Why high-end cable manufacturers don't post measurements? Yes, this is primed for cable naysayers. Why?Because there aren't any measurable differences between any reasonably designed cables.Nor any sonic differences that can be readily identified blind.Even the most expensive stuff from Cardas, Nordost, ... | |
| Isolation Devices Yes, felt wouldn’t defeat the function of any isolation device. It might, depending upon its thickness, initially alter the base resonant frequency of the supported device, but should soon enough be crushed flat enough to make no difference for mo... | |
| Is a Linn Sondek LP12/Lingo/Ekos with a Cirkus update, the last turntable I’ll ever buy? daveyf,'So, and i have said this many times before, if one is looking for a 'plug and play' type of turntable, then the Linn LP12 probably is not for you. The Technics definitely would be far better as a 'plug and play' solution.'I agree. Absolute... | |
| Why the truth is not in them ?? mapman,’Whatever happened to taking the high road?’Whilst the ancient Greeks were taking the high road, the Romans took the short cuts - and we know what happened.Still, it’s not entirely clear just who the eventual long term winners were.Audiophi... |