newton_john
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| Linn Bedrok LP12 Plinth Upgrade @daveyf That’s a question that each person can only answer for themselves, assuming they can afford it and have auditioned it. There’s no universal absolute value on sound quality. | |
| Linn Bedrok LP12 Plinth Upgrade @lewm You shouldn’t be shocked at the price of the standard Klimax LP12. If you take account of cartridges and phono stages, it’s about the same as the cost of a Technics SL-1000R. Second hand Klimax LP12s are cheaper, just like other turntable... | |
| Linn LP12 turntable Audiophilia is a complex system. Every listener is different with different musical tastes and different gear in different environments. Taking the LP12 alone, there are a very many different permutations of components. Like in politics, people d... | |
| Linn LP12 turntable On the forum for my home town football club, we also have two opposing factions. They call each other the Happy Clappers and the Bed Wetters. Those names kind of fit the Linn polarisation too :) | |
| Linn LP12 turntable Glad that we’re all friends again. Sorry, if my light hearted banter muddied a serious topic. Any misunderstandings here are trivial compared to the anger about Linn on other forums. You need a thick skin to post about the LP12 there. | |
| Linn LP12 turntable @mylogic :) You might very well think that; I couldn't possibly comment | |
| Linn LP12 turntable @mylogic My ex used to complain that I spent more a stylus than she would on an entire stereo. She'd be horrified to know I've now got a hifi system that's worth more than our cars were. That may well have been a contributory factor to our spli... | |
| Linn LP12 turntable @ghdprentice I agree with your comments. When you buy an LP12, it's wise to employ someone who knows how to set it up properly. Maybe, there are some audiophiles who know what they're doing, but I'd never attempt to tinker with one. That is ap... | |
| Linn LP12 turntable @mylogic Thank you for your kind comments. My dealer is very knowledgeable about Linn matters and has been selling their products for decades. He is on Facebook every day advising people on Linn stuff old and new. However, I am sure he’d never... | |
| Linn LP12 turntable @mylogic The Quadraspire was made out of a few spare bits left over from the main equipment racking. The wood clashed with the turntable plinth and some nearby shelving. I tried it with glass shelves, but they sounded terrible. Also, I didn’t li... | |
| Linn LP12 turntable @lewm It’s not just the plinth. There’s a new top plate attached. Presumably that contributes to the sound. I was wondering if, given the huge number of LP12s out there, a company like Tangerine might market one. It would be interesting to see ... | |
| Linn LP12 turntable @daveyf I don’t doubt that there are better phono stages than the Urika. In fact, it wouldn’t be at all surprising if Linn were to upgrade the analogue amplification part of their phono stages along with the Ekos SE as you suggest. I recently he... | |
| Linn LP12 turntable @daveyf I usually agree with your posts, but you're wrong about analogue to digital conversion being less than ideal. The Urika II in conjunction with a Klimax DSM sounds a lot better than the original Urika with a Klimax Kontrol. | |
| Linn LP12 turntable @mylogic That’s how I got my LP12 last year. Considerably less expensive than buying new for full retail price, but still unlikely to ever be profitable. | |
| Linn LP12 turntable @signaforce Here are the before and after photos. https://i.postimg.cc/Bn9jHG7v/IMG-0249.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/43Xn2Qgk/IMG-4074.jpg On the subject of plinths, Linn have just launched the Bedrok from their LP12-50 for all LP12s. It’s now a... |