newton_john
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| Linn Bedrok LP12 Plinth Upgrade @daveyf “That is exactly what I am saying. If a hobbyist is willing to pull the trigger at a price of $40K or $60K then yes, I am pretty certain that this very same hobbyists can afford a $100K. Otherwise they probably shouldn’t be pulling the t... | |
| Linn Bedrok LP12 Plinth Upgrade @daveyf “@newton_john Again, your post is not really my point.” It is hard to pin down what your point is. “I’m sure you are correct that if a LP12 Klimax owner is currently happy with his table, he won’t be selling it, and certainly not at... | |
| Linn Bedrok LP12 Plinth Upgrade @daveyf There’s just one more thing in relation to what you say above. It’s not a straight choice between upgrading a Klimax LP12 to Bedrok or selling it to buy another brand of turntable. I would suggest that a far more likely option for most ... | |
| Linn Bedrok LP12 Plinth Upgrade Linn do machining of Klimax cases out of solid blocks of aluminium. So I guess the machining of the Bedrok is not beyond them, it must just suit them to outsource it. The Bedrok has been sculpted out to the extent necessary to accommodate the sub... | |
| How often do you upgrade turntable ? Since the early eighties, my turntable upgrades have come along at fifteen year intervals. At that rate, I’ll never do another one. | |
| Linn LP12 turntable @daveyf At the end of the day, it comes down to a tension between how much we value the benefit to sound quality and how deep our pockets are. I have long since come to the conclusion that there’s no need to be at the cutting edge all the time. ... | |
| Linn LP12 turntable @daveyf At present, I am enjoying vinyl so much that I can’t imagine needing any more upgrades. Certainly not the two options that Linn are offering me, Exstatik and Bedrok. Those two would cost considerably more than I spent on acquiring and u... | |
| Linn Bedrok LP12 Plinth Upgrade @daveyf Humble apologies. I got that totally wrong. I should have realised it would have been out of character for you to say something like that. Sorry, I’ll read more carefully next time. I look forward to a company such as Tangerine Audio br... | |
| Linn LP12 turntable @daveyf Arms appear to be your particular bugbear. Other people may attach importance to other factors. Clearly, the LP12 does compete in the marketplace. I took Robert's statement that it can hold its own to mean just that. | |
| Linn Bedrok LP12 Plinth Upgrade @daveyf In that case, we are in agreement. I have already said that the new Bedrock version of LP12 enters a new segment of the market, different from where the current Select and Klimax configurations are positioned. No one can know for sure h... | |
| Linn Bedrok LP12 Plinth Upgrade @daveyf Of course, you and other sophisticated consumers will make decisions about turntables as you see fit. That is as it should be, Where you are completely wrong is to claim that the game has changed because the price of the LP12 has increa... | |
| Linn Bedrok LP12 Plinth Upgrade @daveyf Your second paragraph is complete nonsense. The price of the LP12 relative to other turntables hasn’t changed at all. What has happened is that Linn, not for the first time, have launched a additional level of the turntable above the c... | |
| Linn Bedrok LP12 Plinth Upgrade @daveyf Linn’s target market for the Bedrok is existing owners of the Klimax LP12. Their choice is whether to stick with what they’ve got or upgrade to a Bedrok. No doubt, they will be some who go for the upgrade. The mere existence of the up... | |
| Linn Bedrok LP12 Plinth Upgrade @daveyf there’s potential reasons why Linn are confident of that: Better the devil you know - Linn have never let them down before Many customers have Exakt systems and want to keep their Urika IIs They like the LP12 sound Linn know that Be... | |
| Linn Bedrok LP12 Plinth Upgrade @olskool I am pleased to hear the BooPlinth was a success for you. I did see one at an audio show. Unfortunately, it wasn’t in use at the time so I can’t comment on its sound. My turntable is now back in action after a few weeks with a fault. ... |