Oh, the old chassis was spot welded - if it had been seam welded it would have been a lot more rigid but likely distorted to buggery .
Yes, that's why I have a pre-cirkus model.Pre cirkus ?
It was a joke.Oh dear, someone has mentioned about the voicing of turntables.
Someone should start a thread.
It will be a nice change from cable threads...
I’ve been pondering bearing and sub-chassis whilst spinning lots of vinyl with the Karousel, and I think if you have an old sub chassis and a cirkus bearing, a Kore would be a more suitable step. Given a bearing could become worn, you get an upgrade and a bit more use from a bearing before moving on to the Karousel. I wonder if the similar price reflects how Linn see it in SQ terms.
by the way I’m glad someone with common sense answered the comment about Pre Cirkus and Cirkus bearings fitting older sub chassis. I’ve used a pre Cirkus bearing with a Cirkus sub chassis, it fits, but runs a bit lower by 1-2mm. Not a problem unless you drop a 200g vinyl pressing from too high on to the platter, in which case it will probably hit the top plate.
still haven’t played any Yes yet, but the The Glove blue Sunshine was excellent!
The pre-Cirkus subchassis I had, circa 1987 had a brace and was glued to the subchassis. The Cirkus subchassis was I think single layered..
However, if Linn decide to get up to their old tricks then the Karousel won't stay at £750 for long.
It was a joke.
Mine was funnier.So was my post.
Mine was funnier.
The very first one had no brace. The next one was spot welded. The next was glued and the Cirkus one was seam welded.
I can't argue with your measurments, you have the things in front of me, but it was always my understanding that the Cirkus bearing would not fit in a pre-Cirkus sub-chassis. Apologies if I'm wrong on that.
That's interesting as I have the Cirkus bearing and the standard sub-chassis and I can't afford to do both. However, if Linn decide to get up to their old tricks (I'm thinking of the Keel pricing when it first came out) then the Karousel won't stay at £750 for long. Come Easter next year it'll be over £1K and it'll carry on upwards from there. I don't think that the Kore will do that, or at least hopefully not.
Don't know which would sound better/different. I can't get past the bearing being the most important/effectual part of a turntable.So which would sound better, a precirkus bearing in a keel, or a cirkus bearing in its steel sub chassis?