A last comment and I have ended.
Arthur Savatore is right. Taken from: http://www.high-endaudio.com/RC-Linn.html
The Linn Sondek Owners ("Linnies")
The other common experience I had back then, and which is still very true today, is that most owners of the Linn turntable will rarely, if ever, seriously compare their Linn to the competition. There is a good reason for this reluctance. It is the same reason why religious fanatics will never seriously study comparative religions, or any "true believer" will always avoid the alternatives...
The stronger, more untenable and increasingly irrational their belief, the less likely that person will ever consider arguments or even information that would contradict that belief*. (Far too) Many Linn owners have huge emotional investments in their turntable. Accordingly, it becomes much too emotionally painful and unsettling for such a person to contemplate (let alone realize) that their now comfortable and deeply satisfying opinion may not be true. To admit that you were wrong, is to accept the fact that your years of "devotion" were ultimately wasted. Maybe worst of all are the possible social consequences...
Most of the Linnies I've met are part of a group of Linnies, some of whom would be considered real friends. Changing your feelings about the Linn would mean inevitably having to leave this group, since the common belief would no longer be shared, just like a person changing their religion or political party. The now former Linnie would become an "apostate" to the group. They accordingly would consider him "disloyal", and probably shun him (like Art Dudley). It isn't much of a surprise that only a few people will choose to go through such a painful experience as this. They would rather live in "bliss", and ignorance of course.
Conclusion
I realize there has been a near cult (and an enormous emotional) attachment to the Linn LP-12 turntable for decades now (it started back in the 1970s). I don't care about that. To me, the Linn Sondek is just another tool for reproducing music, just like every other turntable (amp, speaker etc). It is nothing else. Nor can it be.
If you don’t have an LP12, then you don’t need to worry about it!
A last comment and I have ended.
Arthur Savatore is right. Taken from: http://www.high-endaudio.com/RC-Linn.html
The Linn Sondek Owners ("Linnies")
The other common experience I had back then, and which is still very true today, is that most owners of the Linn turntable will rarely, if ever, seriously compare their Linn to the competition. There is a good reason for this reluctance. It is the same reason why religious fanatics will never seriously study comparative religions, or any "true believer" will always avoid the alternatives...
The stronger, more untenable and increasingly irrational their belief, the less likely that person will ever consider arguments or even information that would contradict that belief*. (Far too) Many Linn owners have huge emotional investments in their turntable. Accordingly, it becomes much too emotionally painful and unsettling for such a person to contemplate (let alone realize) that their now comfortable and deeply satisfying opinion may not be true. To admit that you were wrong, is to accept the fact that your years of "devotion" were ultimately wasted. Maybe worst of all are the possible social consequences...
Most of the Linnies I've met are part of a group of Linnies, some of whom would be considered real friends. Changing your feelings about the Linn would mean inevitably having to leave this group, since the common belief would no longer be shared, just like a person changing their religion or political party. The now former Linnie would become an "apostate" to the group. They accordingly would consider him "disloyal", and probably shun him (like Art Dudley). It isn't much of a surprise that only a few people will choose to go through such a painful experience as this. They would rather live in "bliss", and ignorance of course.
Conclusion
I realize there has been a near cult (and an enormous emotional) attachment to the Linn LP-12 turntable for decades now (it started back in the 1970s). I don't care about that. To me, the Linn Sondek is just another tool for reproducing music, just like every other turntable (amp, speaker etc). It is nothing else. Nor can it be.
Be prepared to be disappointed then. . I’m an LP12 owner and a bit of a sceptic. I’ve spent a fair bit on upgrades and very few blew me away (maybe I set my expectations a bit too high each time). But this £750 will make you feel that you have a close to £11k worth of deck. The improvement is very significantAs I said earlier much bullshit spoken.
My venerable LP12 is sounding rather good without a Karousel. I would be most disappointed if I had spent £10k plus on it only for it to be ‘transformed’ by a £750 bearing.
Each to their own
I haven’t spent over £10k on an LP12Be prepared to be disappointed then. . I’m an LP12 owner and a bit of a sceptic. I’ve spent a fair bit on upgrades and very few blew me away (maybe I set my expectations a bit too high each time). But this £750 will make you feel that you have a close to £11k worth of deck. The improvement is very significant
I said in an earlier post that my wife was moved to tears hearing her fave music with the Karousel. This isn’t a sexist comment about women not getting it. It is a reflection that without being a Hifi nerd you can really hear the improvement.
If you think the old Linn forum was bad you should take a look at the lejonklou forum. They're the hi priest's of Linn's tune dem religion.Luca appears to be in no way a Linn hater. He owns Linn gear. He is critical of the blind devotion that some LP12 owners show to their turntable. That's not trolling, it's something that needs saying, though not as frequently as Luca has, nor at such length. Those of us who frequented the old Linn forum will have seen that blind devotion so, so often. Anyone who criticised any Linn upgrade or who fitted a component made by someone who was not on the approved suffered the most bitter attacks.
I speak as an happy LP12 owner who has been disappointed by the upgrades I've invested in since 1983, but who'll probably have a Karousel fitted within the month.
A last comment and I have ended.
Arthur Savatore is right. Taken from: http://www.high-endaudio.com/RC-Linn.html
As I said earlier much bullshit spoken.
My venerable LP12 is sounding rather good without a Karousel. I would be most disappointed if I had spent £10k plus on it only for it to be ‘transformed’ by a £750 bearing.
Each to their own