Could this be a 'giant-killing' tonearm cable?

[Wakefield Turntables]

I'm not the biggest fan of the LP12, but it's definitely not shit. Have you heard one, Andy, with the Audioflat mods?

Those raise the performance bar quite considerably.

Marco.

No cant say that I have & no disrespect to Audioflat mods but I dont EVER want to go back to anything with belt drives or sprung suspension. It's DD for me all the way, far too much "magic" lets say in how they are set up. With DD its nice, simple, predicatable, and produces sonix far superior to belt drive, IMHO.

[Wakefield Turntables]

just to get back on topic. I think I'm going to get Yannis to make some balanced interconnects for my ATC speakers. This tonearm cable just gets better. I'm going to see what he can do to lower capacitance, impedence to as low as possible and mechanically dampen them as much as possible, whilst providing max RFI & EMI protection. .I'll probably plump for the same super pure silver and have Furutech bling added!!

[MikeMusic]

Yes I used to have my 1210 sitting next door to my LP12 (which I still own), and to put it quite frankly the 1210 pissed all over the LP12, this is when the 1210 was a stock deck and the LP12 had about £3K of upgrades.

Ouch

[DSJR]

Mike, you have to understand that a Linn supplied LP12 has a definite sound all its own. In fairness to Linn, the tonal aberrations (fruity bass, vague imaging and ill defined treble timbres) have been substantially tamed over the forty years of its life to the point where lovers of the 80's LP12 "sound" seem to dislike the current, more neutral flavouring. You've already gone against the grain by using an ARO, which has the potential to remove the plump and often ill defined boom of the typical Ittok and Ekos setup, together with the brash, "clanky" and tinkly sound these latter arms can have with the wrong cartridges fitted.

Put it this way, even the early pre-quartz Techies can sound outstandly good with sub 2g tracking cartridges (no SPU's here ), as long as the siting is attended to (VERY important).

[Marco]

Sorry, Dave - missed this...

Have either of you ever thought to try a Mark grant HD cable shoehorned into a cardas mini-din?

Nope, but it would defeat the purpose of what we're achieving here, as the MG is not a solid-silver cable. In this particular application, we like the sound of solid silver, or silver litz

Marco.

[MikeMusic]

Mike, you have to understand that a Linn supplied LP12 has a definite sound all its own. In fairness to Linn, the tonal aberrations (fruity bass, vague imaging and ill defined treble timbres) have been substantially tamed over the forty years of its life to the point where lovers of the 80's LP12 "sound" seem to dislike the current, more neutral flavouring. You've already gone against the grain by using an ARO, which has the potential to remove the plump and often ill defined boom of the typical Ittok and Ekos setup, together with the brash, "clanky" and tinkly sound these latter arms can have with the wrong cartridges fitted.

Put it this way, even the early pre-quartz Techies can sound outstandly good with sub 2g tracking cartridges (no SPU's here ), as long as the siting is attended to (VERY important).

I got over my love of 'bass' via tape on my reel to reels when I realised it was wrong. I'm happy to try any sensibly priced piece of kit to allow more music to escape.
If that means upgrading the LP12, fine.
If it means turning to the dark side
and going to Technics then minor PITA, but I can cope.
It's incredible that I still have my original LP12 from around 1985 so I have had some service from it

(What's an SPU ?)

[Marco]

The cartridge you heard fitted to my T/T on Saturday, Mike. I have the elliptical version

Marco.

[MikeMusic]

The cartridge you heard fitted to my T/T on Saturday, Mike

Marco.

So SPU stands for Surprisingly heavy tracking weight PU then ?

[Marco]

Hehehehe... No, it's actually rather more mundane. It simply stands for 'Stereo Pick-Up'

Here's an interesting article to read, giving the history of the (now) iconic Ortofon SPU: http://www.ortofon.com/about-ortofon...ert-gudmandsen

Marco.

[Marco]

I got over my love of 'bass' via tape on my reel to reels when I realised it was wrong. I'm happy to try any sensibly priced piece of kit to allow more music to escape.
If that means upgrading the LP12, fine.
If it means turning to the dark side
and going to Technics then minor PITA, but I can cope.
It's incredible that I still have my original LP12 from around 1985 so I have had some service from it

I think much will be revealed, when I bring my T/T over to your place, by whether your current system 'likes' the sonic signature of a Techy, or not.

If not, then you've got a big decision to make, as accommodating it successfully will mean a near complete system change. If that's not the case, then things will be much simpler

I need to hear your system first, and most importantly, understand fully how you like recorded music to be reproduced (i.e. the sound you're seeking to achieve), before advising/helping you, as is necessary.

Marco.