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All I can see so far is prejudice, speculation and a massive bias. Having looked at the backlog of this subject linn lp12 here, I realize that more than a few here once owned one and still feel bitter Some years later, Why? you have moved on have you not Any mention of linn here produces derision and . I feel no "stigma" in owning mine since 1984 and still using it today with, no "updates " for mine though, just the servicing. Before anyone tells me different, yes there maybe better decks I for one cant afford them. neither can I afford to buy ,plinth ,arm etc to make my gl75 better (different DQ), which the linn replaced I might ad. The fact that 50? years late people up in arms says something, does it not? Maybe, just maybe they are the ones who followed the hype and possibly still do.
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Nice speech, but you are missing the point.
It's a bearing.
It's a bearing.
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Speech ,it was never meant to be. Just a reflection of what's been posted. Its a bearing. Mine for one has never been changed since 1984.
So, what exactly is the point that I am missing?
So, what exactly is the point that I am missing?
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The point is "If it 'aint broke, don't fix it".Ordinaryman wrote: ↑Wed Oct 14, 2020 4:32 pm Speech ,it was never meant to be. Just a reflection of what's been posted. Its a bearing. Mine for one has never been changed since 1984.
So, what exactly is the point that I am missing?
Most of us see no "need" for Linn to produce a new bearing and suspect it as a cynical way to get money out of loyal customers. Considering that for the price, £750 probably ex fitting, one can purchase a decent turntable I think somebody is being taken for a ride.
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If it ant broke don't fix it. Never have. £750 for a decent turntable? show me, I don't mean something ill need to spend money on. Mine cost me £249.00 or there about in 82/83. suggest a replacement at similar cost? Taken for a ride?
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Mine cost £312.
I did have the arm and cartridge. Plus lot of man hours. But everything I do is with one arm/hand
I did have the arm and cartridge. Plus lot of man hours. But everything I do is with one arm/hand
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I would respectfully suggest that neither your lenco l59 or Garrad 401 fall within that ?
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I don't remember what my TD160 turntable cost, but I still have the receipt, however 40 years later it still has the original bearing. The price for the current iteration is £2,400 with arm (mine came without). There is a model lower down the range at £729, a direct drive at that. I haven't heard that Thorens are any less good than they used to be.Ordinaryman wrote: ↑Wed Oct 14, 2020 5:35 pm If it ant broke don't fix it. Never have. £750 for a decent turntable? show me, I don't mean something ill need to spend money on. Mine cost me £249.00 or there about in 82/83. suggest a replacement at similar cost? Taken for a ride?
Yes taken for a ride, if there is nothing wrong with the original bearing, £750 seems like a very high price to achieve... Well you tell me what the new bearing achieves because I have no idea. Then again I wouldn't pay the asking price for a Linn turntable in the first place. I have mentioned previously that when the Linn Sondek was first reviewed it was rubbished by the magazines I have no clue as to why they changed their tune.
Am I missing something here, does a turntable that costs £399 automatically sound less good than one that costs £7,000? I suggest that it rather depends on one's expectations. The question has to be is the £7,000 turntable 17 times as good? Silly question, of course it isn't!
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Motor unit wise...(both secondhand, of course):Ordinaryman wrote: ↑Wed Oct 14, 2020 6:22 pm I would respectfully suggest that neither your lenco l59 or Garrad 401 fall within that ?
I bought the 401 and had the current plinth fitted for a total of under £800.
The Lenco was £325 refurbished and replinthed when I first got it (I subsequently put it in a bigger plinth with two tonearms).
Hard to say what the Garrards and Lencos would cost new. In their day they were made in good numbers, so their was economy of scale and readily available tooling and machinery. Now, they would, I'm sure be far more expensive to make from scratch.
They are both absolutely better to listen to than a £45k Clearaudio.
I don't think it would be a wildly incredible suggestion to say that the Linn has increased dramatically in price, in real terms, when the equivalent money today only buys you a bearing.