"a bunch of Linn knock offs like Ariston"
Well, the Ariston was no Linn knockoff- 1- it predates the LP 12, and 2- infact, the actual manufacturing of the Ariston was at Castle engineering which was owned by a certain Mr. Tiefebrun whose son latter founded Linn.
At one point there was a press release indicating that the turntable previously known as the ariston rd-11 will now be known as the Linn LP12.
Well, the Ariston was no Linn knockoff- 1- it predates the LP 12, and 2- infact, the actual manufacturing of the Ariston was at Castle engineering which was owned by a certain Mr. Tiefebrun whose son latter founded Linn.
At one point there was a press release indicating that the turntable previously known as the ariston rd-11 will now be known as the Linn LP12.