I think you may find a Linn Axis or Basik a little easier to setup and cheaper to purchase.
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I think you may find a Linn Axis or Basik a little easier to setup and cheaper to purchase.
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Are they still supported for spares? Also, it's not unknown for the Axis to have electrical issues.Originally Posted by losepete
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I had an Axis for around 10 years and never had any problems with it. Worked well with both AT OC3 and Ortofon MC15 super MkII cartridges.
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Neither are supported by Linn.
The original Basik was not very good and easily beaten by a Rega Planar-3. The only Basik we ever sold was the demo one at a knock down price.
The Axis was OK but had various problems including the occasional running backwards, having the effect of wiping out the stylus.
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Now that linns are definately ruled out.
What about thorens td150 or td160?
How do they compare to a lenco gl75?
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both good decks. can be fettled without too much knowledge as well. Usually best to put them in a better box as the ones the come with aint good.. the base is worse and is first thing to be replaced.
I enjoyed doing mine and it ended up sounding very nice.
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The original arm (arms) on the TD150 are usable but a little rudimentary, changing them for something better is probably more of a task than you may wish to take on.
The first version of the TD160 was decent and had an arm that was a fair all-rounder, later arms had less appeal. It does however have a motor pulley clutch that can play up sometimes.
Both models will require tinkering to set up the subchassis supension.
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