linn sondek tt

I think cartridges as also way overpriced... there are so many cartridges costing well over $10K from Koetsu, Lyra, AirTight.... The cartridge is so small ... How much is the material cost ? 

daveyf you should be replying to cleeds not me. And cleeds, I don’t pay retail and get lots of stuff free especially cables. I paid 100.00 for the Linn Sondek many years ago.

I guess I was just disappointed  from what I heard when I heard the Linn.  It was a pretty expensive setup at around 18K for a turntable.  The rest of the Linn setup was well over 100K.  My VPI scout was an eyeopener when it came to the Linn.  At my local dealer they had a VPI Aries and McIntosh monoblocks powering Magico speakers and I felt it was just much better than the Linn setup.  Like Davey said, it could have been the all Linn setup contributing to the overall conclusion.  Its possible.  The Technics and other direct drives have a much different presentation than either.  IMHO, more honest and accurate.  Some may not want that honesty and some may like the lush sound of the Linn. Each to their own I guess.  I personally would like to have a little of both.  Maybe someday.

@tzh21y Listening to Magico speakers and comparing them to Linn speakers would lead to your conclusions. Unfortunately, you came to the incorrect conclusion about the table,but not about the rest of the Linn gear.

so Linn equipment is that bad?