I had one in the 80s, and it was proper 'old school', Valhalla'd and with Grace G707 arm and MP11 Boron cartridge. I totally ignored all the upgrading guff, and just kept it as is. I was always happy with the sound, didn't care it was less than perfect, and to my 80s eyes it was a thing of beauty.
And I couldn't fault Linn's customer service - after a few years the Valhalla packed up, and Linn provided a new replacement free of charge. Even though it was about 15 years old by then, and I wasn't even the original purchaser.
I bought it used from some bloke in Harrow (a 500 mile round trip) for £300. Kept it for 25 years, then got 500 quid for it in part ex toward my current deck.
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: KEF Reference 3, REL T9i subwoofer. Cables: Atlas Equator interconnects, Atlas Hyper 3.0 speaker cables
T'other system:
Echo Dot, Arcam A75 integrated, Monitor Audio R852 MD speakers
A/V:
LG OLED65 G56LS, Panasonic Blu Ray, Sony a/v amp, MA Radius speakers, REL T9i sub.
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