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| Older Linn Sondek LP12 info and interest The LP 12 is the longest continuous running audio product on the market at 50 years and still going. I don't own one but I have a whole bunch of Linn kit. My advice is go slow, do some research and kick some tires. The LP 12 is a mod/tinkerer/pr... | |
| Spendor D7.2 Pairing - First Watt F8 I have a system with Spendor D9 speaker and a Pass Labs XA30.8 amp and love the combo... | |
| Pass Labs Speaker Choices I have two systems. My “second system” has evolved to becoming my favorite. Linn Akurate DS w/ Katalyst (DAC plus Streamer) feeding into a Pass Labs two box XP-20 preamp into a Pass Labs XA-30.8 Class A amp into Spendor D9 speakers. Love, love th... | |
| Thoughts on the Linn LP12 turntable Mijostyn himself highlights that history is littered with turntables of no significance. That is true. Many models have emerged, had a moment in the sun and faded away. This has been ongoing for decades. And yet the LP12 endures. For fifty years! ... | |
| Turntable advice $5K is real money so hopefully you can listen to options rather just following suggestions from us Internet forum slobs! Most HiFi is priced at different cost vs performance points. At the lower end doubling the investment will reveal real improv... | |
| Turntable advice I reread your question. Tell us about your speakers. If you need an amp and phono stage then this mission will need more time, research and a working budget overall. Do you also listen to digital? Do you own records? If you don’t have a record... | |
| Turntable advice There is endless chatter on forums about the Rega philosophy and mass, etc. But Rega is a successful company, started in the 70s with lots of dealership support. If you stay with Rega cartridges then there really is very little fiddling needed. R... | |
| Best turntable for the buck While not always considered the sexiest component the phono preamp might have the biggest ask in high end audio… | |
| Thoughts on the Linn LP12 turntable If you want to see LP12 samples in the wild then this thread on the Naim forum is worth a look. There is a long established friendly (mostly) rivalry between Linn and Naim fans, especially in the UK. But this shows the level of support this table ... | |
| Thoughts on the Linn LP12 turntable I don’t own a LP12. But these threads on various forums always seem to be filled with posts that state “I had one in 1978” or “I have not heard one since 1982” but that 40 year gap does not mean that naysayers are not experienced “experts” in the ... | |
| Spendor D9.2 Run In Glad things are evolving nicely for you! Love my Spendors… | |
| Warm Tube Amp(s) to Tame Hyper-Accurate Speakers? After lots of auditioning… Linn Akurate DS Katalyst> Pass Labs XP20 > Pass Labs XA30.8 > Spendor D9s. Very happy camper… | |
| Clearaudio Turntables Should be noted that the OP question was posted back in 2019… | |
| Clearaudio Turntables Any views on comparing say a CA Performance DC Wood vs a Freickert Woodpecker? | |
| Feickert Blackbird vs Clearaudio Ovation vs Origin Live Sovreign Have you heard the Feickert? Generally speaking how much more money does one need to spend to fully realize a real improvement over a P8 w/ decent cartridge? |