Re: from rubber band to direct drive
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2016 8:21 am
I am adding my penny’s worth as someone who did not fall under the spell of the Glasgow mafia in the 1980s. The Internet is exposing the extent of what they got away with, through their hold on dealers and the hi-fi press. Many have bit the bullet and realised they were conned in decades gone by, but blind loyalty still persists.
When auditioning the LP12 in 1983 it was very much a case of “the king having no clothes”. I felt compelled to post about this for the first time when the topic of the rip off £50 replacement belt came up on pfm:-
http://www.pinkfishmedia.net/forum/show ... ost2779280
A predictable response from one of brainwashed priesthood is not far below.
Later on in the thread, after being prompted, I managed to post links to the letter I had published in a 1980 edition of Popular Hi-Fi and the response from a ruffled Linn:
http://www.pinkfishmedia.net/forum/show ... 08&page=14
(As an aside, a letter on the same page about the Systemdek being superior to the LP12 is also of interest)
This was in my out spoken youth, but I still stand by most of what I said. Needless to say Ivor was not very happy. My letter had gone further than any published previously and I had obviously hit upon truths and struck a sensitive nerve.
I did not expect the letter to be published, but on reflection, Popular Hi Fi might well have consulted Ivor in advance, his consent being on the provisor that the magazine would publish a lengthy rebuttal which amounted to free advertising and the familiar B…..t. “Although there is an image at large of us as efficient marketing people…….. “We are a collection of enthusiasts……” It brings tears to my eyes.
When auditioning the LP12 in 1983 it was very much a case of “the king having no clothes”. I felt compelled to post about this for the first time when the topic of the rip off £50 replacement belt came up on pfm:-
http://www.pinkfishmedia.net/forum/show ... ost2779280
A predictable response from one of brainwashed priesthood is not far below.
Later on in the thread, after being prompted, I managed to post links to the letter I had published in a 1980 edition of Popular Hi-Fi and the response from a ruffled Linn:
http://www.pinkfishmedia.net/forum/show ... 08&page=14
(As an aside, a letter on the same page about the Systemdek being superior to the LP12 is also of interest)
This was in my out spoken youth, but I still stand by most of what I said. Needless to say Ivor was not very happy. My letter had gone further than any published previously and I had obviously hit upon truths and struck a sensitive nerve.
I did not expect the letter to be published, but on reflection, Popular Hi Fi might well have consulted Ivor in advance, his consent being on the provisor that the magazine would publish a lengthy rebuttal which amounted to free advertising and the familiar B…..t. “Although there is an image at large of us as efficient marketing people…….. “We are a collection of enthusiasts……” It brings tears to my eyes.