Linn Bedrok LP12 Plinth Upgrade

@jasonbourne71

The CD12 was great back in its heyday.

If anyone still wants one, Peter Tyson are selling one for about £4,000.

I heard it a few months ago against a Klimax DSM/3 Hub and a Klimax LP12. Sadly, the CD12 was outclassed by the newer sources.

Still, anyone one wanting to play CDs could probably do worse.

What exactly does 'diamond hardened' mean in this context?  I am looking for a metallurgical explanation, please!

@richardbrand 

You might find what you’re looking for here.

https://docs.linn.co.uk/wiki/index.php/Karousel

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond-like_carbon

Hope that helps.

@newton_john 

Thanks - exactly what I was looking for.  I will read "diamond hardened" to mean a "Diamond-Like Carbon Coating" which is likely to be plasma sputtered onto a substrate such as tool steel in a vacuum under tightly controlled conditions,

I admit I have trouble visualising the 'normal' crystal structure of diamond despite animations such as this:  Diamond cubic - Wikipedia

@richardbrand

No wonder it’s expensive.

Yes, I remember struggling at university with text book representations of three dimensional structures. It’s probably easier now with YouTube, etc.