@elliottbnewcombjr Very good point… food for thought.
I have never actually seen one in person. Perhaps I will be excited with its appearance. In pictures as I stated it looks like my old Dual, but I think the details and quality components will excite me. BTW, I had the V15 Tll improved on my Dual.
I also may buy the Linn piano black plinth to change the retro walnut look. Someone on this thread stated the new plinth actually improved his sound, so a potential win/win… for an additional $1,500 😒
Regardless, I will be excited if it sounds as good as most believe. Thanks!
Linn LP12 turntable
I was in my favorite audio store yesterday talking turntables… Rega P10, MoFi MasterDeck etc, when he stated he had a Linn LP12 he was selling for a customer at $2,400 & the customer had $14K (with upgrades) into it. Intriguing, but knew nothing about Linn. After my research, people seem to love it or hate it. But it is installed in many fine audiogon systems.
I would like your thoughts and recommendations.
I have asked the following questions of the dealer:
1. Date of production
2. Upgrades that have been added
3. Power supply / tone arm
4. Condition
5. Recently serviced
I have not yet seen it, but it is there now. What other questions should I ask?
My current analog system:
Pro-ject 1xpression carbon classic with Hana ML
Rega Aria
PS Audio BHK pre
Simaudio Moon 330A amp
KEF R11’s
Advise would be greatly appreciated.
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did you ever see/hear a Thorens TD124. Mine was a gift that I restored, new mushrooms, idler wheel, ... including new rubber for the arm’s counter-weight section isolation. IF your floors are solid, oh my, she’s a ’handsome woman’.
The physics of the SME arm are pure I miss them both, I just bought an AT160ml cartridge to get back to beryllium cantilever and light 1.25g tracking. Would need to solve a dust cover. I had mine on a high shelf inside a cabinet with a door I could leave open or simply lift off for a party .... , stylus at eye level is a treat, still broke the damn brittle beryllium shaft Sadly, my springy floors, no dancing, actually had to approach/retreat with caution |
Linn decided to make LPs to demonstrate what could be done properly I mailed in a coupon and received a free copy of Linn Records 1st issue, Blue Nile, Walk Across the Rooftops, heavy vinyl, dynamic, holy smokes, did you ever hear it? " The birth of Linn RecordsWe bought a record-cutting lathe in 1982 because the vinyl pressings we were using to test our LP12 turntable weren't up to the job. We needed a more reliable music source so we started pressing our own LPs. Within two years we had recorded and released The Blue Nile's classic debut 'A Walk Across the Rooftops' and Linn Records was born. We found our passion for music extended to discovering and working with talented artists. Soon we had a catalogue of recordings being sold to customers around the globe."
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@elliottbnewcombjr Beautiful tone arm! Now that deck is retro! @lewm Fun fact! |
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