linn sondek tt

Nobody seems to comment on the "looks" of the tt...  In my view, the classic looking tts (turntables just in case you were thinking of something else) look SOO much better, I can live with the slightly inferior sound.  After all, I think I see better than I hear :-)

I have a Goldring Lenco 99 carefully set up with VERY modest components that sounds VERY acceptable and much better to listen to than a multi thousand £ Clearaudio deck that I screamed at myself for being so stupid to buy before hearing, and made as quick a loss on it as I could. Unfortunately, as in another thread, buying turntables is a game that has to take place in your own system and with your own listening preferences, as loan turntables are not really possible. It is not really much fun either in the wasted time and money. Having said that I am taking a further blind risk in January by buying off my friendly dealer the new £10k Avid deck! But I do trust him greatly as he is well familiar with my ears, preferences and system and is strangely invariably of the same opinions as me over the years, and many expensive purchases. He has not failed me yet - I suppose there  may be a first time!

@tatyana69  The Avid is an excellent deck, Hard to fault. Which model are you getting? Having said that, I don't think the Acutus ref is any better than the top LP12 Radikal D Klimax, just different flavour. Cannot go wrong with either table. You won't be disappointed.

The limited edition just out now - only 100 being made or something like that. Thought I'd jump at it purely on dealer advice and favourable comments from other people that I consider to be believable consistently.

I'm sure many will disagree but the Linn is way overpriced. The parts are decent but it shouldn't cost but 700.00 to 800.00 dollars. I know they don't make that many anymore and it's a boutique item and should be taken into account. And all audiophile products are overpriced. But they've made their original engineering costs back in spades.
Face it Ivor had to get the original reviewer drunk to get him to like it.