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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?

I do find it odd that people go to the trouble of getting so invested in debating the value/quality of products they don't own...

I find that frankly asinine.   Post about what you own.   Posts about what you heard once or heard somewhere else are worthless.  

it's pretty obvious some agendas are at play here.  I'll simply say Linn would not have been able to sell these for 40 years if they weren't good.  There is so much choice that the market will kill overpriced underperforming products.  That hasn't happened with the LP12.

As for $800 number, that's equally asinine.  Even on a standard Majik, the 9cc arm alone retailed for close to that, and the cartridge the Adikt is based on is a well-reviewed Goldring which itself retails for over $500.  Linn of course is starting to roll out a new Majik arm, but I've not seen that reviewed yet.

I do own an LP12, I'm happy with it.  That's all that matters to me.

Coming back into this thread, I am horrified to read that people can promote an argument that the Linn is defective because you can upgrade it over many years. Surely a hi fi item that allows itself to be upgraded as time passes by, is quite an exceptional plus, and very rare indeed. Not sure how you upgrade a Technics 1200G.
Ah yes, I do know ... sell it and go back to your Linn!