What is the Silliest Accessory You Have Ever Seen.

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All Linn LP12 "upgrades"



Err yes.

After almost half a century’s worth of upgrades, it must be getting difficult to think of what next.

We’ve seen numerous sub chassis reinforcements, various arm boards, different (mainly rubbish) motors, and many speed improvements.

The most ridiculous one was the new arm board in the late 80s. A real piece of overpriced crap. So whatever next?

Could I perhaps suggest a direct drive motor?

Don’t thank me Linn, and don’t worry about all the things you’ve said about them previously.

It’s a different market now and most people won’t remember anyway.
Yes, you could introduce it with great fanfare as the final 50th anniversary solution.

Until the next one.

I missed the $2000 fuse. 
@cd318 1+++ You better hope none of the fan boys see this:-)
@jperry  there are plenty of things you don't have to hear, they are that STUPID, more likely to make things worse not better, and there are plenty of people watching this thread that feel exactly the same way they are just more polite than I am. Fine, I'll be that voice.
I'm sorry daveyf but I am under the opinion that your wife had better lock up your credit card. Next you'll be buying a camel to use as a live bass diffuser. 

Seems the OP is not the innovative type or intentionally curious. Perhaps not very opened minded also? Not sure about that one yet.  

He can have his opinion and those of us who have a different one should just be secure in ours and let others rattle on and on ....

Enjoy your music Agoners! 

Lets keep it simple, has any one placed 2 or more plants in the corners of their audio room and encountered a change in sound?  The pots could be clay or ceramic or brass or metal or plastic.
That describes 5 different materials with 5 different shear velocities and whose varied shapes are surrounded by the air that touches these vessels. Now how about the soil level and its density.. packed and dense or loosely filled with stones on top. All materials change the shear velocity and reflective angles. Oh and then there is the height and density of the plant.. tall and open with leaves hanging from the top. Could it be a small tree with branches and then a coarse trunk and bark or a dense hanging fern? Do you hang each from a chain screwed to the ceiling. Is the chain brass or aluminum? Do you hang them near the ceiling or somewhere in between..or do you place them directly on the floor or set on a stand. Is that stand closed on all sides or is it on a opened leg wire stand. Every material shape reacts to compression and shear they all speak back to us in our music..Tom

Great remarks.... It is called the acoustical properties of the varied content of a room....

For me there is 3:

Acoustical properties of the material content walls included.

Geometry (form of the room and proportion)

Topology (numbers of windows and number of doors and their location)

These 3 factors DECIDED what the sound of an untreated room will be like.... More than the branded name of your chosen amplifier and on par if not more so than your specific speakers...


Add to the impact of the acoustical embeddings of an audio system, the impact of an untreated electrical grid, and the impact of unimpeded vibrations and other mechanical factor like resonance...