Rockmeister
pfm Member
Well...how many of those expensive Linn products appear in anyones 'top ten of all time lists'?
High price for the best performance is fine. The LP 12 was one of the best...once.
Hard times for Linn
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High price for the best performance is fine. The LP 12 was one of the best...once.
Robert
Tapehead
I don't agree and really hope you are wrong.
Nothing wrong with having a handful of very high end super expensive flagship products. it shows what a company can do without cost constraints and showcases the results of a particular design ethos.
However this must trickle down into real world affordable products in a clear way.
Rega adopt this model, Linn do not.
The klimax stuff was right up there as was the LP12. SME products are more expensive. Current top of the line LP12 has been very well reviewed, up there with the very best. Not many companies, especially small ones make the the top 10 of all time. If they go under there will be plaintive squeals.
will join Audiolab and Quad in IAG?
wylton
Naim and Mana member
It would be a pity, but there are countless thousands of LP12's out there, so in the same way that there is still a big market for Garrard 301/401's, there will continue to be a big interest in Linn.
Allaboutmusic
pfm Member
I agree I don't see any comparison between linn and rega. Rega are well made, relatively affordable and great value for money... As long as they keep it that way I'm sure they will be fine.
To note I do like linn too particularly their active systems, it's just that they are unaffordable for most and as has been said they don't have many entry level products when you compare to the likes of Naim or rega
paul darwin
pfm Member
Thanks Chartz, care to explain why it will happen to us ?
paul darwin
pfm Member
We have absolutely no intention of and never will which is kinda why I thought your initial post was somewhat unfair and needed clarification.
JoeJoe
pfm Member
Rubbish. Rega operate at all price points of the market and have an offer at every budget.
Fixed that for you. There really are some 'loudmouths' on this forum who speak with little backing for what they say.
As to Linn, it's impossible to judge the loss without context. The R&D could open up new markets for them hence why they are spending big now... alternatively they could be in a massive irreversible decline... the truth is without a lot more in depth information surrounding the financials we just don't know.... but like Naim, Linn are fair game for a slagging on here so a certain minority will simply pile in without really knowing what is going on! Sigh!
gassor
There may be more posts after this.
These are the same as the ones the OP article used, I caught them in today's paper (link above) which called them Linn's "newly published accounts".
joe9407
actress/activist
i put a record on my LP12 before posting this... a down year in a challenging trade environment with a heavy R&D spend does not suggest to me that Linn will be folding up their tent soon. what's more, posts predicting doom for Linn, Rega, and their hundreds of employees are in my opinion pretty distasteful.
sunbeamgls
pfm Member
Just to add a little clarity, the Barclays package is essentially a pre-arranged overdraft to be invoked IF Brexit causes problems. It is not a loan and, as of 2 weeks or so ago, had not been invoked.
Why?