Hi,
I am going through the decision process of selecting which sub chassis to buy to replace in my current Cirkus LP12. I have excluded all the Linn products as I think they are too expensive. Looking at the third party vendors I have narrowed down to either the Analogue Innovation Sole VII or the Vinyl Passion Unity 2. Both have very positive Hifi World reviews. However, the Sole review is for the Sole VI not the Sole VII. Given that the Sole VII has (as I understand it) quite a different construction I am not sure that the review is helpful. With the Vinyl Passion sub-chassis, there are some very positive comments about one of their decks at one of the hifi shows, which helps. I have looked on the Linn forum, though to be honest much of the discussion seems so childish it is hard to learn much.
I am sure from all I have read that either product will be a significant improvement over my current steel chassis, but cannot decide which. I am very interested in anyone who can help me understand possible differences and benefits between these chassis and certainly the views of anyone who has heard either or preferably both these products.
By the way my LP12 has an Armageddon clone PSU. Ittok LVIII and Kontrapunkt B cartridge.
Thanks
Ian
I am going through the decision process of selecting which sub chassis to buy to replace in my current Cirkus LP12. I have excluded all the Linn products as I think they are too expensive. Looking at the third party vendors I have narrowed down to either the Analogue Innovation Sole VII or the Vinyl Passion Unity 2. Both have very positive Hifi World reviews. However, the Sole review is for the Sole VI not the Sole VII. Given that the Sole VII has (as I understand it) quite a different construction I am not sure that the review is helpful. With the Vinyl Passion sub-chassis, there are some very positive comments about one of their decks at one of the hifi shows, which helps. I have looked on the Linn forum, though to be honest much of the discussion seems so childish it is hard to learn much.
I am sure from all I have read that either product will be a significant improvement over my current steel chassis, but cannot decide which. I am very interested in anyone who can help me understand possible differences and benefits between these chassis and certainly the views of anyone who has heard either or preferably both these products.
By the way my LP12 has an Armageddon clone PSU. Ittok LVIII and Kontrapunkt B cartridge.
Thanks
Ian