I'm struggling to see why thats a difficult idea to grasp?
Lots of people hold opinions based on how LP12s sounded 30,20,10 years or even six months ago, these opinions are now hopelessly out of date.
I'm struggling to see why thats a difficult idea to grasp?
Lots of people hold opinions based on how LP12s sounded 30,20,10 years or even six months ago, these opinions are now hopelessly out of date.
I'm struggling to see why thats a difficult idea to grasp?
Lots of people hold opinions based on how LP12s sounded 30,20,10 years or even six months ago, these opinions are now hopelessly out of date.
But their Sondekless lives were entirely hopeless before the Feast of St Karousel, so their hopelessness can not have increased ;-)
The curse of all systems as they become more revealing I’m afraid. Not your imagination.When I got the karouseld LP12 back, I was immediately impressed at the improvement in clarity, detail resolution and thereby realism. I felt that it was probably the biggest instantly identifiable improvement to date, over and above the previous increases in resolution caused when I moved to a Circus bearing, and then to a lingo 4 (from a Lingo 1) and the change to a Linn Krystal cartridge. Each change having wrought greater improvements in resolution, but not to the degree that I perceived the new bearing to have made.
Having lived with it for a few weeks, however, I’m less aware of the improvement, only that that it just sounds musical and natural. But in retrospect any change, and perceived improvement, quickly gets forgotten.
One downside I have identified, however, appears to be that flaws in less than pristine albums, be it a degree of wear, or the presence of minor clicks and pops, seem to be thrown into higher relief. Has anyone else noticed this effect. Or is it my imagination?
Try a Teddy powered NDS.......lol, I can imagine your blood boiling at the very thought!The only major downside I have had to contend with is the difficulty I now experience in listening to digital. It’s so veiled and vague by comparison I’m considering giving up on it.
The only major downside I have had to contend with is the difficulty I now experience in listening to digital. It’s so veiled and vague by comparison I’m considering giving up on it.
Yes.Dave intrigued by your post.
Have a lower spec LP12 - Majik with Akito a new AT95 ML cartridge.It's been back a month from a full dealer service with new belt,mat and springs and grommets.It's sounding like a new deck.Just been playing loads of my vinyl and smiling discovering new detail,zest in performance and to my ears the sheer musicality of what the LP12 breaths into my vinyl collection.I could listen for hours and often do at weekends but work constraints in the week stop this.I know there are better decks out there but enjoy what the Linn does and this is my third I have owned over a 30 year affair with the LP12 some higher spec..Ittok Troika etc.
But in a really happy place with it.Did think of a future LIngo 4 as an upgrade but all the positivity of the Karosel I have read not just on PFM but other forums I am seriously temped.
I am lucky that the money is there for a Karosel and at half the cost of a Lingo 4 do you think I should just get it done as what I have read its a massive upgrade even with lower spec LP12's like mine ?