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Linn Sondek question

What is it about a Linn Sondek LP12 that requires it to be tuned up?  I was at a Linn specialist recently and was amazed at the amount of Linn Sondeks he had just in waiting for "tune ups" or whatever they needed.  There must have been at least twenty.  So, how often does this have to be done?  Is it the springs, weather conditions etc.  I never see other tables requiring this kind of attention for what seems to be required on a regular basis.  Can it be done by the owner?  Seems like a lot of fiddling.  The setup that was there sounded great.  There is a specialist on youtube that posts many Linns and the sound quality is fantastic, but at what cost?  Like I said, I have never seen that many tables requiring attention in my life.  So what his the thing with these tables?
tzh21y
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daveyf
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nandric, you have not heard a well set up Klimax level LP12. Twenty plus years ago, is a lifetime when it comes to this table. Suffice it to say, your expanding of total ’BS’ still continues....leaking bearing...please do elaborate. ( I guess it might well leak, if that is you turned the table upside down to look at the underside...without draining the bearing first, YIKES).
AFAIAC you have no experience with an LP12. Plain and simple.
I’m an novice, ok, I guess that again depends on who ( hmmm, could I have used the word 'whom'...go back to your English teacher and ask them, LMAO!)  your English teacher is and how he teaches the meaning of the word...novice, LOL.
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varyat
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"leaking bearing"..Not quite sure how this is possible? The bearing is a machined ,metal tube- one piece. Unless it was removed, wacked with a hammer and then reinstalled I do not see how it could possibly "leak"  ????
missioncoonery
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Over hyped with history,much better tables in its price range that dont need whatever they are  selling,IMO
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daveyf
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Missioncoonery, says he who has never owned an LP12...or most likely ever heard one either.

Varyat, so much misinformation now on the forums about the table, it’s just pathetic! As we both know, a leaking bearing is not possible.


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nandric
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daveyf, ''nandric , you have not heard a well set up Klimax level LP

12. Twenty + years ago, etc''. Ergo the LP 12 from 20 years ago

is not an LP 12? Those are however still ''going strong'' with

the same platter which is the ''heart'' of their construction. Those

are recommended to the students because of their price. There are

many owners who still use the first version. A good designed TT

(should) not need so many ''improvements'' with ridiculous prices.

Thorens made many versions but never upgrades. Those, more

in particular 160, are also still going strong. In some sense LP 12

is ''upgraded '' 160. The novice in this thread should check how

bearings are made (grin). With some brown substance around

the plate at the bottom of the bearing tube.

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