LP12 owners: Anyone try the Tiger-Paw Khan yet?

I use the Sole sub chassis and arm board; costs significantly less than that. Together with the Mose Hercules power supply completely transformed my LP 12. The Keel is just too high; Linn could make more money if they had priced it within reason.

I rebuilt my Sondek 12 last march 1st. Without a jig, yes, it took 10 hours, but saved me a 4 hour job @ 95.00 per hr. I have a custom plinth, which is not supposed to be as good. The hell it isn't. I had a Lingo, PS and replaced it with a Herculese II. The Lingo had more torque during start up, but as for it sounding better...BS!!!! The Valhalla PS sounded no different either. You can flatten the steel top plate if you want, but the top left hand corner still needs to be tight, that's why the plates are bent a little. You may be better off saving the money for cart. replacements or try a different cart for better sound. I even built another one with an all new Vivid system.. again no difference, although I'd stick with Linn parts if I built another. Best of luck.

Have not tried the Khan, but EVERYTHING that I have read says it is an improvement. The people on the Linn forum love it. Is it worth $1200, only you can answer that question.

Never tried the tiger-paw. Another intriguing "after market" upgrade is the subchassis made by Green Street Audio. It is a Klone that for 875 will compete with the "Keel" and leaves one wondering why anyone would pay retail for the keel.