LP12 Upgrade bearing advice

I’m afraid the Cirkus is nothing like £125 - more like £490

https://www.cymbiosis.com/product/linn-lp12-cirkus-kit/

Apologies, the outer bearing on its own is indeed £125

https://www.cymbiosis.com/product/li...aring-housing/

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Originally Posted by Opti-cal

plus the old man would write me out of his will (assuming I'm in there anyway) as he donated it to me

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Ah! So I'm not the only one who has an LP12 passed down from their father. I'm sure I'd not have gone down the LP12 route if I wasn't given the deck by my dad. However, I've grown very fond of the bugger now (deck that it is - I've always adored the other cantankerous old bugger)

I think it is utterly daft to use ball races for the main turntable support bearing. Inevitably there will be unevenesses in the surfaces on which the balls support the weight of the platter, and these may get worse with wear through adhesive and abrasive friction.

Many years ago, with a Garrard 0-100 which used a ball race running on washers as a support plate, the balls ground a messy groove in the plate, and Garrard sent me a replacement washer plate.

Later they introduced the 0-100 SB, using a spindle with a ball at the bottom, and much better.

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Originally Posted by YNWaN

I’m afraid the Cirkus is nothing like £125 - more like £490

https://www.cymbiosis.com/product/linn-lp12-cirkus-kit/

Apologies, the outer bearing on its own is indeed £125

https://www.cymbiosis.com/product/li...aring-housing/

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Yes and the inner platter around 400 on its own.. crazy money for what it is.


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Originally Posted by Bigbird

Yes and the inner platter around 400 on its own.. crazy money for what it is.

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Yes, there's probably as much engineering and materials in a £25 car water pump.

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Originally Posted by walpurgis

Yes, there's probably as much engineering and materials in a £25 car water pump.

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I agree mate, and this is why people have become disillusioned with linn . The products are decent quality but the retail prices are a bit ‘out there’ shall we say, which is why i built mine myself from parts and saved myself a couple of grand on what the shop wanted for the same spec . Prices aside , i still dont know why so many knock the LP12, the modern spec versions are superb performers ,nothing like the old ones, and im yet to hear a TT that comes close for the couple of grand ive got in mine.


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Originally Posted by Bigbird

I agree mate, and this is why people have become disillusioned with linn . The products are decent quality but the retail prices are a bit ‘out there’ shall we say, which is why i built mine myself from parts and saved myself a couple of grand on what the shop wanted for the same spec . Prices aside , i still dont know why so many knock the LP12, the modern spec versions are superb performers ,nothing like the old ones, and im yet to hear a TT that comes close for the couple of grand ive got in mine.


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Your Linn is not standard though, and I have heard a version of your LP12 vs a standard LP12 and I was impressed, much more focused and dare I say it vivid, I think Linn frown on some of these aftermarket mods but to me it's great for the consumer to have so many options.

I much prefer the Voyd but that's my taste and opinion.