Linn Bedrok LP12 Plinth Upgrade

@newton_john  You make some good points, but to the typical consumer, like Dover above, the idea of a high priced table that may or may not compete with the competition, and one that needs a specific set up, is an issue.

i’m more in the middle of these two positions, personally, I like the table enough to consider it a keeper, but as the price for the upgrades sky rockets,I’m more open to looking at the competition. Plus, I think weiserb correctly pointed out, there are alternatives at certain price points that might be superior. 
Your point about the Exact users and others who need the Urika phono stages is valid, luckily that does not apply to me, and I would suspect the majority of folks.

@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 upgrade is not going to cause those who don’t upgrade to suddenly do an about turn and sell their turntables so they can buy Regas instead.

I am not at all sure why you think the typical consumer like Dover’s opinions on the LP12 have any bearing on this.

It’s not a matter of luck that you’re not an Exakt user. It was the result of choices that you’ve made.

It's the value of materials over the obvious extortion that bugs me. I've been quoted $800 to have a one-off block of Panzerholz, a CAD and a CNC waterjet plinth built for a Garrard 401.

@noromance while I agree with you, the price of the new Bedrok plinth seems excessive, I also know that unless a very high price is asked for high end anything, potential buyers assume it is less worthy.

Looking at the latest issue of The Absolute Sound, we see numerous pieces of gear that are priced at or above the price of a brand new car! The complexity of just about any new vehicle, never mind the number of parts and engineering prowess that has come into play, makes all high end audio gear look ludicrous on its face.

@newton_john No question, you are correct that Linn’s target market for the new Bedrok plinth are existing Klimax owners. I know of one such owner who has ordered the new plinth.
My point is that as the price asked increases to the sky, personally I would be becoming more discerning and make sure that the table I am considering will perform at the highest level. I would not, and will not, just keep jumping on the Linn upgrade band wagon without at least educating myself as to what the competition offers at similar price points.It does surprise me that the person whom I know who has ordered the Bedrok has not done this, but he falls into the category of high end consumer that shops by price, assuming the higher, the better.