Not heard the Herc.I'm genuinely interested in opinions on the LP12 sweet spot.
From what I've been told I would look for pre-Cirkus, corner-braced plinth, on-board Hercules, non-Linn arm.
From what I've been told I would look for pre-Cirkus, corner-braced plinth, on-board Hercules, non-Linn arm. Any good?
So have you listened to an Orbe or haven't you? Of course we all like different things and you are perfectly entitled to make your own choice, but 'boring' is not something I've ever heard in the same sentence as an Orbe before.
If you are so bored with music that you need it to be artificially enlivened ( PRAT maybe?) then perhaps you need different music, or different expectations.
Good to see your still spouting the same old
rubbish as ever when it comes to Linn LP12 questions that you've posted for years.
And to some, attacking it becomes an obsession, as we see in this thread, and every other when someone asks for advice about an LP12. The usual members, banging the same tired old drum.Mention LP12 and to some it becomes an obsession.
Who is Madcrutch?Madcrutch is that you?
A misspelling.Who is Madcrutch?
The attacking it becoming an obsession is exactly what I meant.And to some, attacking it becomes an obsession, as we see in this thread, and every other when someone asks for advice about an LP12. The usual members, banging the same tired old drum.
When I bought mine, I didn't intend to spend that much. I went to audition the AR against the RP3. Neither quite did it for me. The dealer, Bill, said "I know it's out of your price range, but listen to this", and brought in a LP12 with Basik arm and cartridge. I was convinced.
At the time there was no other serious dealer in Leeds. The Pink Triangle may have been available had I Wanted to travel, the Roksan was not yet on the market. I made a choice based on an audition, and I've been happy with it for nearly 40 years now. Very possibly a modern deck could sound better to my ears, but quite frankly, my dears, I don't give a damn. I like my Linn.