upgrade advice from a Linn LP12

Linn upgrades may be one way to go but they are quite expensive. To my ears, the Townshend Audio Rock 7/RB202/Lyra Delos sounded MUCH better than the stock Linn Majik LP12 for about the same price. You will need to double the cost to get it to Linn Akurate LP12 standards which is past the $8,000.00 mark.

Ha ha I certainly haven't paid much attention to TT in the past, oh I'd say 20 years LOL!! I would appreciate a TT that is easy to switch from 33 to 45 RPM :) Have mixed vinyl that makes it a pain. Like I said mine is nearly original and I am guessing it would take thousands of dollars to get some (not all) upgrades.

You should be able to get decent money for your vintage LP12 provided its in pristine conditions. Having the original box/papers/etc really helps kick the price up a notch.

Before you do anything, visit your local dealer and try other TTs. Who knows, you may end up keeping your LP12.

If you are looking for simplicity, the $2,395.00 Wow XL is one solid piece of precision German engineering with easy switching from 33 to 45 RPM that sounds too good to be true.

Not much found so far when I checked VinylEngine to see what members there have gone onto.

Here are some links I've found regarding the Linn LP12. If you have already seen these links my apologies for the duplicate info.

http://www.vinylengine.com/linn-lp12-history-and-upgrade-path.shtml

http://www.high-endaudio.com/RC-Linn.html

http://www.pearlaudiovideo.com/blog/expertise/turntables/upgrades-and-options-for-linn-sondek-lp12/

http://www.analogueinnovation.com/

Best of luck with the search.

I made the move from my LP-12 Ekos, cirkus to Avid Volvere / SME a number of years ago and never looked back (since then added Sequel upgrade). I feel the Avid has all the postive LP-12 qualities plus much better frequency extension, clarity and pitch stability. Addtionally set-up is a breeze and no longer need to depend on somone else especially with the SME. 4-5 K range used depending on arm