Linn Bedrok LP12 Plinth Upgrade


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not my proudest moment, but you two should accept some blame for taking me or Bedrok seriously.

I have not heard a Bedrok plinth...as such, I cannot state whether or not the impact on the SQ is worth it to me. But I can state that I will not denigrate or venerate the upgrade until I have had some experience with it...

The price asked obviously makes it a target for folks who cannot budget it, but that in no way means it is not worthy.

 

I had assumed, (like the Denon, JVC and Sony Plinths) that it was solid with only cutouts as needed for more substance. Seems it’s mostly Hollow within.

Does it come with adjustable isolating feet? From 'footfall' comments, it seems all these years they should have been researching proper options

 

 

Elliot, The spring suspension isolates the chassis, motor, platter, bearing, etc, from the plinth, at least that is my understanding without having owned an LP12.  So I would think of the plinth as being outside the suspension system. One would have to be careful adding further isolation that affects the plinth, since any additional external suspension might spuriously interact with the springs, producing oscillation in the worst case scenario. 

Incidentally, I own a Denon DP80 that came to me with the DK300 plinth and a Victor TT101 that came to me with its OEM plinth. I ditched the DK300 in favor of slate, and I heavily modified the TT101 plinth by (1) replaced the armboard with a solid aluminum copy to which I added mass and further rigidity from below, and (2) added about 20 lbs of mass and constrained layer damping to the plinth by bolting to it some large pieces of solid aluminum, from below. The OEM TT101 armboard was a joke in the light of our current understanding of the need for rigidity, mass, and coupling to the bearing. I can't swear to it now, but I think the DK300 is made from MDF, which to my ear adds an obvious cardboardy coloration.

I just knew this thread would not disappoint! On another note, I'm feeling fortunate that my floor is a concrete slab, so I don't have to worry about dreaded "footfalls." After reading about this on Audiogon, I went over to my turntable while it was playing and jumped up and down; my eyes and ears did not detect any change in the music.