I'm a lucky boy !

[zambrosia]

At the end of the day, it's entirely subective. Well into my 50s now, and I think I can safely say I've heard my fair share of turntables across the vast chasm of space and time. Now? I'm perfectly happy with my correctly set up LP12/Ittok LVIII/Arkiv. There came a time when the endless "itchy feet" of listening to the equipment rather than the music abated a little (and I do mean "a little").
One thing with turntables...........they can induce some incredible individualistic arrogance........way beyond any other facet of the high fidelity world. I think some of it is because more than any other aspect (yep, miles beyond the electronics boffins), it involves a heady mix of audiophile cravings, and applications of mechanical engineering. And what that engineering tends to do, is open a door to good, proven practice, and what I would describe as not quite [I]faux[I] engineering, but certainly a lot of stuff that is very very difficult to prove. Mechnical engineering and the broad expanse that is the playfield of the audiophile, can, at times, bring out some pretty dismissive attitudes to those of us considered to be children of a lesser god. Hell, at the end of the day, we are all permutations of what we like, the available budget, and our commitment.......which in some cases, moves on to obsessive compulsion. The bit that really matters is that we are all interested in the same subject matter. The kit you have at any point in time is unlikely to be the end of your personal journey, and personal experience tells me that journey can be very very circular in nature, so the kit you have today never ever makes you inferior (or superior) to anyone else.........not ever. Enjoy the music....that's very important.....but given our chosen subject, it's also very important to enjoy the journey.
A free Sondek and some vinyl? Hell's teeth young man, not only have you taken a step on your journey, you might well have come to a fork in the road that'll dictate the medium by which you choose to listen to music for the rest of your life. Enjoy it, and keep on with your personal journey.

[pjdowns]

Thanks for your comments Marco.

I noticed that he had been banned, naughty boy !!!!

[Complin]

Without using too many word.

'IT'S SHITE'

Yes he is very lucky, wish i had the opportunity!

However Vinyl Grinder, can you be a bit more positive!
It seems you dont like the Linn, but perhaps you might be able to make some practical comments as to how the Linn might be improved. I have never been a linn lover myself, never managed to be brain-washed!
It might not come up to your high standards but i would have thought given your expirence of the Linn, you could offer some ways of improving it. Say different arm, damping etc.

What combination would you recommend instead that we should aspire to and why?

[Marco]

Complin,

You won't get anything more out of VG because he's been banned (and has been for quite some time).

If you wish to start a separate thread on the subject and address the current membership then please feel free to do so

Marco.

[SteveW]

quite some moons ago my mate gave me his LP12 , which has served me well for many years and subject to several upgrades (and being re-set up in Anglesey..wonderful ).

It was better in those days than the Roksan Xerxes I had, which is still up in the loft with its saggy bottom.

There is another question I'd like views on...but think as it'll be directed at Howerd, I'll start another thread.

[Complin]

Complin,

You won't get anything more out of VG because he's been banned (and has been for quite some time).

If you wish to start a separate thread on the subject and address the current membership then please feel free to do so

Marco.

So what has VG done that caused him to be banned, was it really that bad

[Marco]

Very much so, and I'm definitely not going there!

I thought that I seen you writing a new thread earlier (via the admin software) on the subject of the question you asked, as requested. Did you abandon it?

Marco.