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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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I read it as he wants a new pulley that accommodates a round belt and he wants to use a round belt. Linn does not use a round belt. 

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I read it as he wants a new pulley that accommodates a round belt and he wants to use a round belt. Linn does not use a round belt. 

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@dover 

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 ?

To answer these 3 - fewer times than most other companies have introduced new models. No upgrades are forced. If a new model were introduced every 8 years would that be a con job?

You could have spent $40k on a fully fruited Linn only a few years ago and its still out of date.

A maxed out LP12, a few years ago, wasn't $40,000; and it wasn't $30,000 either. It was in the $20's

You don't like the LP12- that's fine, but plenty folks like it and appreciate that their older tables are not made obsolete every few years. 

jc4659
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Use a proper Linn belt. It will fall when the platter stops and should ride back up the pulley when the platter starts to spin if it is adjusted properly. If the OP does go to a Linn dealer do not transport the table with the heavy platter in place!
jc4659
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Funny, I just realized the original post was from 1.5 years ago. I hope the OP figured it out or got some help!
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