Like a certain power supply, 50 quid of parts, 30 year old design. Yours for 1300 of you British pounds I believe.
£17,250
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Like a certain power supply, 50 quid of parts, 30 year old design. Yours for 1300 of you British pounds I believe.
BLACKMASS
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Cheers. I was being a tad flippant with my post. To put it into context I bought a secondhand LP12 around 13 years ago for £750 and upgraded over the years to what is now a top spec LP12. The only original part is the inner platter.
TPA
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SME 20/3 with a series 5 arm is nearly £11k with out cartridge or phono stage, or lid. I'm sure people in that market are capable of deciding which they prefer. Linn's advantage is the wide variety of options you can choose to suit your budget. I would imagine that the vast majority of SE decks out there have been built up to that spec over many years, thats probably part of it's enduring success, and value to it's customers.
Martyn Miles
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Thank you.
An interesting read.
I have, actually, got two XAs.
The other is a non-working two motor model.
It requires a replacement motor.
I was going to restore it, but in the end have decided to
sell it.
A nice project for someone...
suzywong
Wot, no electrons?
Jez, the LP12 does not anywhere near to the "world's most expensive" TTs..........
http://www.higherfi.com/spkrlist/speakerlist.php?category=turntables
suzywong
Wot, no electrons?
no Cirkus bearing then? coz the perceived wisdom is that you should keep the inner platter and the bearing as a "matched pair"
So has it cost more than £17,250? I hope not.
BLACKMASS
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BLACKMASS
pfm Member
No. Most of my upgrades have been ex-demo (and part ex-ing the replaced parts) from my dealer. It really pays to have a good relationship with your dealer.
Said dealer is Clive at Sound Cinergy, top bloke.
Wolfmancatsup
Empire State Human
I've already got one, thanks.
As have I (although I'm still getting my money's worth out of my Akiva).
Mick
varyat
pfm Member
Exactly my point, 17K minus a phono stage and cartridge puts you right at this price point. I don't read threads complaining about the high cost of the SME very often, but the LP12 just keeps getting bashed.
If you don't like the sound of the LP12- okay no problem. But is it "worth" the asking price? Well, is the SME "worth" the asking price?
ATB,
Mark
TPA
Trade: Tiger Paw
^ It's a bit like going to a car forum and moaning about the price of a 911. I don't fully understand it.
A few months ago I went to look for watches with my son, I was surprised by some of the prices of the Omegas so he brought something else instead. Like everything the value is in the eye or ear of the beholder, it's not a difficult concept.
A few months ago I went to look for watches with my son, I was surprised by some of the prices of the Omegas so he brought something else instead. Like everything the value is in the eye or ear of the beholder, it's not a difficult concept.
JezmondTutu
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bob atherton
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I had one of the very first LP12's and I think it was £68, certainly less than £80. It was less than the Grace 707 that went on it.
dave thomas
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I totally agree with this having owned a Linn (lingo 1 era) and comparing it side by side with an Orbe, the Orbe was better.
http://zstereo.co.uk/2014/10/08/michell-orbe-se/......
"What I really love about the Orbe is that its so great at the price. I regularly encounter £10,000 turntables that arent really that much better than the Orbe, if at all. Its easily on a par with every £5,000 deck Ive heard, yet costs far less. Its the same point you could make about the Gyro; one has to wonder why Michell has barely put its prices up in the past couple of decades?Overall then, this is a brilliant affordable high end turntable; hook it up to a half-decent arm and cartridge and youll struggle to hear vinyl done better"
http://zstereo.co.uk/2014/10/08/michell-orbe-se/......
"What I really love about the Orbe is that its so great at the price. I regularly encounter £10,000 turntables that arent really that much better than the Orbe, if at all. Its easily on a par with every £5,000 deck Ive heard, yet costs far less. Its the same point you could make about the Gyro; one has to wonder why Michell has barely put its prices up in the past couple of decades?Overall then, this is a brilliant affordable high end turntable; hook it up to a half-decent arm and cartridge and youll struggle to hear vinyl done better"
JezmondTutu
pfm Member
At least the sub-chassis of the LP12 should not rust
lol - if only that weren't true!
allthingsanalog
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I've just heard a ACE Spacedeck with NIMA arm and Delos. The simplicity of the deck and more importantly SQ blew me away!
Central Audio
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I believe you can spend even more by adding a second supply so that one powers the Urika and one the Radikal.