New LP12 hinges - insert metal sheet now?
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Cryo tempered in cold porridge and only sold on the domestic market unless you're in the know and ask the right Linn dealer
Howdy
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Well, mine from 2014 failed in 3 months, the replacement ones didn't last much longer. At which point I didn't bother to replace them any more - just use the lid as dust cover. - A shame and a disgrace for Linn or deck of this price point.
I just now decided to have another go... and just happen to have a new pair in the post atm.
And they are not cheap if they only last a couple of months or a year either.
What fails? The issue I had was that the springs just didn't/don't hold the lid up anymore.
Howdy
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Perhaps they sorted the issue from 2014 - spring not strong enough - with the opposite and spring is now too strong for the surrounding case?
So, I should just sacrifice one of our tape measures when I receive the new hinges?
Beer (or soft drink) can wouldn't cut it?
Old (credit) card, too thick?
What else is out (t)here?
Line caught?
Zombie
pfm Member
Of course. It affects the treble favourably, especially with Ittok and MC
Craig B
Re:trophile
I've a pair in spares here that have never been installed. Both spring ends have poked fully through the plastic housings, without ever having been under the additional tension of a lid being closed. These were $50 a pair when I purchased them, and toast when my previous bulging pair finally fully poked through.
The reason I suggest tape measure steel is that it is very thin and very strong.
I don't know what the local dealer wants for a new set these days, however, Basil Audio out of SF, USA wants $US 69. a pair. (so, likely pushing $100 tax inclusive up here).
P.S. My first 'separate component' turntable, a Pioneer belt-drive, came back to me upon my sister's passing, and the hinges, very similar but for having metal spring housings, are working fine, this after having been continually on since circa 1976, and closed most all of the time since.
No no no. The only thing which will work is piece from a Kan of Kitty Kat
allthingsanalog
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My first hinges from 2016 became weak after about 6 years but not massively so but no signs of breakag. The new ones I bought seem much stronger so can only assume there’s some variability. I like the look of the new all metal ones but who knows if they'll ever be available separately?
I don't think it matters much what the body is made of as the springs will go anyway. The spring is under constant tension, that plus the repeated cycling when using the lid mean they're going to wear out. And there isn't anything you can do about it.
Not possible.
Had a short chat with a Linn representative at the Bristol show today .
Two interesting and relevant snippets . I asked about the LP12 50 Hinges ?
The LP12 50 Plinth will be made available to existing LP12 owners .
And there is an ongoing debate at Linn Headquarters regarding the engineered metal hinges fitted to the LP12 50 with regard to selling them as a replacement for the standard hinges . They are as very expensive to manufacture and the price might prove unacceptable particularly since the performance improvement is modest . They do hold the lid rigidly and you can open the lid and it stays where you leave it . I think I'm right in saying that the lid doesn't touch the plinth and when closed hovers a few mm above the plinth . But it's very very expensive . Precedence has been set and maybe one of the aftermarket manufacturers might take it up maybe .
Linn were demming the LP12-50 without a lid !
Two interesting and relevant snippets . I asked about the LP12 50 Hinges ?
The LP12 50 Plinth will be made available to existing LP12 owners .
And there is an ongoing debate at Linn Headquarters regarding the engineered metal hinges fitted to the LP12 50 with regard to selling them as a replacement for the standard hinges . They are as very expensive to manufacture and the price might prove unacceptable particularly since the performance improvement is modest . They do hold the lid rigidly and you can open the lid and it stays where you leave it . I think I'm right in saying that the lid doesn't touch the plinth and when closed hovers a few mm above the plinth . But it's very very expensive . Precedence has been set and maybe one of the aftermarket manufacturers might take it up maybe .
Linn were demming the LP12-50 without a lid !
They claim a sonic improvement?
They must be friction hinges rather than sprung, presumably adjustable. If they were spring they'd fail just as the standard hinges do.
Well, there is one.