Linn Bedrok LP12 Plinth Upgrade

Hi fellow LP12 fans! Interesting reading posted by the group! I too am a dyed in the wool Linn LP12 fan! My table is “full spec” Klimax level that I’m pleased to say began at base Majic level and was brought up step by step together with my dealer over time to include every latest upgrade, including the spindle only with exception of the latest Ekos SE (with longer head shell area and the latest Bedrock Plinth. I can only reply about the Bedrock by saying Wowww! and that’s about the price only. I have no comment on value or performance.  I’m responding because I feel so fortunate to have spent a meager $2,500 US to get a Bamboo CNC’d BooPlinth installed a handful of years back (4+ years ago). It was such a profound boost in performance that I was dumbfounded by it (and remain so today)! To the point that I can’t believe it never gained more market footing and respect.   Other than the price, if the Bedrock brings half the audio performance increase achieved by the BooPlinth you may hear greatly improved stuff!  As far as value relates to money, Your Mileage may vary! I’m glad I invested in bringing my plinth up in performance! It was a serious dollars to performance value gain for me!

Olskool

There’s a scene in the TV series, Making Anna where a Russian oligarch pours a coke into a glass of ($3000/bottle) wine. His point was to shove his unflinching wealth into the face of the proletariat waiter. That is what that banana junk was–a spit in the eye of the waged. Same with the BadRock.

Remember, someone paid $1M for a banana attached to a wall with a piece of tape...everything is all relevant to your income.

@olskool   Nice to see you here again. Question, do you rank the Booplinth improvement in the same area as the bearing..ie. Cirkus to Karousel?  For me, that was one of the best upgrades regarding SQ, and also value wise. 

Personally, I have a feeling that a Booplinth gets one at least 90% of the way to the Bedrok plinth, but at a far lower price. The aspect of diminishing returns for money spent will be very evident with the various plinths, IMO.

@noromance  Agree. The banana junk was actually sold for $6.2M to a crypto genius. All of this could be considered as a spit in the eye to the waged, as you pointed out.

Hi daveyf, long time no talk!  Great to see you active here.  Since I’ve never heard the Bedrok I can’t speculate how much of a percentage the two play in comparison. As far as Cirkus to Karousel it was a surprisingly large improvement.  I will say however the BooPlinth was absolutely the largest single performance improvement to come through my LP12 and it would be quite a feat to outpace that by another plinth.  It seems Linn is confident in it based on list price.  Have we had a listening review of the actual table and plinth from someone who knows the sound with and without?

Olskool