wylton
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Linn just don't want you to do it..
And yet Linn make a Rega fit Kore subchassis; I know, because I have one!
Linn just don't want you to do it..
And yet Linn make a Rega fit Kore subchassis..
Totally agree with this. I’ve heard loads of Regas on loads of Linns, some good, some not. A number of the bad ones turned out not to have the arm cable dealt with properly, thus fouling the suspension. Linn certainly used to have a strong vested interest in putting Rega down when they made arms that competed price wise. The 90 degree plug on Linn arms does make them a lot easier, though.Commercial expediency? You can't deny that the Rega incompatibility is a commonly held opinion and it seems unlikely to have originated amongst end users? I don't know how many times I've heard it, a lot.
Well, in the early days, Linn were a small company and didn't supply an arm. But I assume that by the late 70s, Martin D and co had built up some knowledge of what did and didn't work (for their ears), and this helped steer their choice of arm design and any tweaks they were able to get implemented in Japan.Nah, bollocks.
Over the years a multitude of arms have been approved for nailing to the fruit box. In the beginning there was SME, Mayware and others. Linn's older arms are just Japanese arms with a Linn badge on. More recently they've sent out the Majik with Pro-Ject, another Jap arm and..who make the Krane again?
So only Rega make arms that cannot work on the LP12? Garbage. Linn just don't want you to do it because you might realise that the emperor is buck naked. They don't want you to discover that Rega's cheaper product sounds better than their expensive one.
The current LP12s are the best they’ve ever been.
The 90 degree plug on Linn arms does make them a lot easier, though.
I've heard an L4 deck but not compared to another PSU so can't help there. You have said you like the original LP12 PSU so David's suggestion of a Majik PSU makes sense, if you want something cheaper (that also meets modern safety regs).
My view is that the ethos changed in the early 90s when Linn moved away from 'foot tapping' emphasis to tune dem, but this didn't really change the sound of the deck much until the SE upgrades. I have no proof of this - it's just what my ears tell me plus some knowledge of who was working on what - you can here this shift simply in the minor changes between a Lingo 1 and Lingo 2. Having said that, in order to improve the tune playing abilities, the overall ethos doesn't seem to have shifted all that much and managing vibrations still seems important.Design ethos? Which design ethos is that then because Linn have run the full gamut of ‘energy transfer’ design choices on the LP12 often with large about turns from what went before. From lossy at the armboard screws and Linn tight everywhere else to eliminating armboard screws and Linn loose everywhere else. These isn’t a consistent design thinking, it’s just a platform that’s evolved. The current LP12s are the best they’ve ever been.
My view is that the ethos changed in the early 90s when Linn moved away from 'foot tapping' emphasis to tune dem, but this didn't really change the sound of the deck much until the SE upgrades.
I'd like to try and get better speed stability out of the thing without losing the warm, bouncy feel of the earlier decks.
That's a good ambition. Never heard one myself.I seem to remember Leigh Norton saying this when he brought out the Airpower- to match the Lingo without losing the Nirvana.
Yeah, I think you're probably right with the Lingo. Definitely the case for me with the Cirkus.I think it changed with the Lingo1 and Cirkus. Their speakers started to go in a different direction around the same time.
Yeah, I think you're probably right with the Lingo. Definitely the case for me with the Cirkus.
I have a couple of low wear white liner bearings. I'd be willing to part with one of them. I bought the last one from my dealer when it cropped up.
Hi, if your looking at alternatives, I have personal experience of both Mober (Edmund Chan) and Stack Audio (Theo Stack). Both are real gents, exemplary customer service and top notch products. Theo has a website, Edmund used to post regularly on here and has a FB group I believe.So, meanwhile, back at the ranch...
Anyone got an opinion on the aftermarket subchassis relative to the stock steel item?
Hi, if your looking at alternatives, I have personal experience of both Mober (Edmund Chan) and Stack Audio (Theo Stack). Both are real gents, exemplary customer service and top notch products. Theo has a website, Edmund used to post regularly on here and has a FB group I believe.
If your looking for plinths, then solid sounds are excellent. Again, a real gent to deal with.