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Does anyone manufacture an alternative Linn Sondek belt pulley ?

I am so tired of adjusting that terrible pulley that my Linn Sondek has at present.  I cannot stop the belt from slipping, regardless of how many belts I have changed and however many adjustments I have made.  Maybe on my TT, the axis of the motor mount wrt the chassis is bent..... Regardless, I do not want to spend any more money on TTs except maybe just for a new fool proof pulley.  Besides, its sound to me, is still great, when the belt does not slip.

If anyone manufactures a Linn GROOVED pulley for a standard 2 or 3 mm diameter ROUND belt, it would be perfect.  It would be so much more capable of dealing with slight imperfections and age and mechanics of older TTs, which I am prepared to live with.

Anyone know any third parties doing this ?

Thanks

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zavato
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@dover 

I've owned my LP12 for 24 years. I have found it to be completely reliable, and certainly not for masochists. Seems you may have had a bad experience with LP12's that did not old their adjustments, but that's 30 years or so in the past. 

 

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@lewm 

My LP12 is 24 years old and has proven to be bullet proof

 

dover
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Linn derives more income from upgrades to old Linn's than they do selling actual turntables. That should tell you everything.

How many times the bearing has been redesigned ?

How many times the subclasses has been redesigned ?

How many time have they redesigned the power supply ?

You could have spent $40k on a fully fruited Linn only a few years ago and its still out of date.

Its a con job.

By contrast you could buy a SOTA of the same vintage as a Linn, and update it to latest specs for a fraction of the price of upgrading a Linn.

 

 

 

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@dover  And you still wouldn't have the capability of competing with a full spec LP12 Klimax...that should tell you something.

jc4659
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I am confused by the OP stating that he has a ROUND belt. Mine is flat! Did Linn change the cross sectional shape of their belts?
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