Welcome Adrian,
The "Linn view" you mention I seem to recall was largely pushed by Hi fi Answers, where the upgrade path was Dual, Rega, then Linn. And apparently you could put any old crap on the end of it as long as you spent most of your cash on the source. Funny how the hierarchy seemed to change when CD took hold.
Having said that, I bought an old LP12 in the 80's and loved it. But I kept it as it was, I didn't keep up with the endless "improvements".
I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in
T/T: Inspire Monarch, X200 tonearm, Ortofon Quintet Blue. Phono: Project Tube Box CD: Marantz CD6006 (UK Edition); Amp: Musical Fidelity A5 Integrated.
Speakers: Zu Omen Def, REL T9i subwoofer. Cables: Atlas Equator interconnects, Atlas Hyper 3.0 speaker cables
T'other system:
Echo Dot, Amptastic Mini One,Arcam A75 integrated, Celestion 5's, BK XLS-200 DF
A/V:
LG 55" OLED, Panasonic Blu Ray, Sony a/v amp, MA Radius speakers, REL Storm sub
Forget the past, it's gone. And don't worry about the future, it doesn't exist. There is only NOW.
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