newton_john
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| Linn Bedrok LP12 Plinth Upgrade @elliottbnewcombjr Congratulations. That’s the weirdest post I’ve ever seen. | |
| Linn Bedrok LP12 Plinth Upgrade @elliottbnewcombjr It’s nonsense to say that Bedrok is insulting to anyone, least of all everyone alive and not yet born. Anybody who doesn’t want it can ignore it. In our free enterprise system, it’s open to anyone to market a similar produc... | |
| Linn Bedrok LP12 Plinth Upgrade @elliottbnewcombjr Prices can’t be insulting. Only people can do that. Manufacturers are entitled to set their prices as they see fit. If you consider a price too high, the remedy is in your own hands. Don’t buy the product. If sufficient peopl... | |
| Linn Bedrok LP12 Plinth Upgrade @lewm I am sorry about spelling your name wrong. Does that mean you don’t love me any more? My original point was that the SL-1000R and Klimax LP12 are in the same ball park price wise. You aggressively contradicted me by saying the Klimax is ... | |
| Linn Bedrok LP12 Plinth Upgrade @lewm Lewn, darling. Do the sums properly. I can see the price of the Technics SL-1000R as £18,999 at two UK dealers. The list price of £25,098 for the full Klimax LP12 less £6,050 for the Exstatik cartridge and £3,115 for the Urika phono stage ... | |
| Linn Bedrok LP12 Plinth Upgrade @daveyf That’s a question that each person can only answer for themselves, assuming they can afford it and have auditioned it. There’s no universal absolute value on sound quality. | |
| Linn Bedrok LP12 Plinth Upgrade @lewm You shouldn’t be shocked at the price of the standard Klimax LP12. If you take account of cartridges and phono stages, it’s about the same as the cost of a Technics SL-1000R. Second hand Klimax LP12s are cheaper, just like other turntable... | |
| Linn LP12 turntable Audiophilia is a complex system. Every listener is different with different musical tastes and different gear in different environments. Taking the LP12 alone, there are a very many different permutations of components. Like in politics, people d... | |
| Linn LP12 turntable On the forum for my home town football club, we also have two opposing factions. They call each other the Happy Clappers and the Bed Wetters. Those names kind of fit the Linn polarisation too :) | |
| Linn LP12 turntable Glad that we’re all friends again. Sorry, if my light hearted banter muddied a serious topic. Any misunderstandings here are trivial compared to the anger about Linn on other forums. You need a thick skin to post about the LP12 there. | |
| Linn LP12 turntable @mylogic :) You might very well think that; I couldn't possibly comment | |
| Linn LP12 turntable @mylogic My ex used to complain that I spent more a stylus than she would on an entire stereo. She'd be horrified to know I've now got a hifi system that's worth more than our cars were. That may well have been a contributory factor to our spli... | |
| Linn LP12 turntable @ghdprentice I agree with your comments. When you buy an LP12, it's wise to employ someone who knows how to set it up properly. Maybe, there are some audiophiles who know what they're doing, but I'd never attempt to tinker with one. That is ap... | |
| Linn LP12 turntable @mylogic Thank you for your kind comments. My dealer is very knowledgeable about Linn matters and has been selling their products for decades. He is on Facebook every day advising people on Linn stuff old and new. However, I am sure he’d never... | |
| Linn LP12 turntable @mylogic The Quadraspire was made out of a few spare bits left over from the main equipment racking. The wood clashed with the turntable plinth and some nearby shelving. I tried it with glass shelves, but they sounded terrible. Also, I didn’t li... |