Re: Linn Karousel
Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2021 8:23 am
It is out and out exploitation of a disturbed minority
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And with such a tiny needle the bubble of this type of hifi marketing is burst.Stemcor1990 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 05, 2021 1:34 pm This constant “our upgrade makes it the best ever” implies that they didn’t do a good job in the first place. If we believe this then hifi from years ago must be very poor.
Listen to something “old” and then wonder why it isn’t crap.
From 1982 to 2002 I'd have been on Ivor's side and would have seen you as some sour, negative, agenda led, bitter nutter.CN211276 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 05, 2021 12:14 pm There could not be a more appropriate day for a discussion on the LP12. The Doc must be having a chuckle from above.
They have been purveying for nearly fifty years and Ivor's response to a letter I had published in a 1980 issue of Popular HiFi is entertaining reading.
In response to the
1. Development of the LP12 goes back approx ten years.
The development of the Ariston goes back to this time and it was based on the Thoerns which was based on the A&R.
2. Motivation to produce the best hifi for ourselves.
3. Not efficient marketing people or dedicated professionals.
4. With very few exceptions no other British manufacturer has been in business for as long as Linn (this is 1980).
5. Linn have not produced a cheaper turntable as there are no compromises at the start.
They soon did.
6. Impossible to make a high quality product in large volumes.
Not supported by sales figures.
7. If a better sounding machine became available we would buy it.
There were and are many better sounding cheaper TTs.
8. "We contend that the Linn is the cheapest turntable on the market. We feel it offers the best value...
9. Forward and backward compatibility.
Extortionate upgrade path.
10. Raw material costs exceed those of competitors.
Really?
11. Manufacture mechanical components ourselves.
Ivor's dad, owner of Castle Engineering, did for Ariston.
12. The public is better served by more competitive products.
Linn restricted competition and were reported to Trading Standards.
This is the reaction I got on PFM with the addition of the word deaf, before I was banned.
I suppose I was lucky. Last time I posted on there I got gagged instead of banned. With posts of mine deleted with no explanation.