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Linn LP-12 still competitive with the very best?

Hi folks, I wonder if the Linn LP-12 is still competitive with the best offerings from Avid, VPI, TW Acoustics, Teres, Galibier and Transrotor. If that is the case, then it's cheaper to go for a LP-12. What are the weak points of the LP-12? Which tt is better: the Thorens TD124 or Linn LP-12?

Chris

Dazzdax (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

02-05-09

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02-05-09 Linn lp-12 is reviewed by the audio critic extensively and t ... Schipo

02-05-09 On paper, you can make a case that there are many, many bett ... Jaybo

02-05-09 Never. i think, there is worse out there, but at the moment ... Syntax

02-05-09 It certainly doesn't get the press like it used to. my lp 12 ... Snook2

02-05-09 The lp-12 is a good enough turntable. my personal experienc ... Normansizemore

02-05-09 Well over the course of 1957 to present and having damn near ... Ferrari

02-05-09 First, let start out by saying newer is not always better! i ... Eee3

02-05-09 No. not in my opinion. that's not to say that a linn can't s ... Dan_ed

02-05-09 I have not thrown away my lp-12. i have even inherited anoth ... 2muse

02-05-09 A 1979 lp12 is not competitive with the best of today but a ... Markphd

02-05-09 In response to eee3 i never said that newer was better. i am ... Schipo

02-05-09 Owned mine since '90. i've had it "tuned up" once ... Chazro

02-05-09 Chazro, i guess you bought the only other one, besides mine, ... Ugabevo

02-05-09 "as far as engineering and construction goes, the thrus ... Analoguer

02-05-09: Stanwal
I am not a Linnie as I did not buy one until this fall for a back up table. There are a number of people, such as Martin Colloms, who have heard most things and have top systems who still use the Linn so it must be competitive. As noted, the outside appearance has changed but the inside is very different. I'll bet some of those telling you how obsolete it is are using tube amps with circuits straight from the 50s.
Stanwal (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

02-05-09 Schipo, to answer your question about if it ain't broke don' ... Eee3

02-05-09 So, all or most are ignoring the superior design's from such ... Schipo

02-05-09 A previous poster chose to use the example of atomic force m ... Markphd

02-05-09 I would say that linn is no longer competitive with some of ... Mark_schocken

02-05-09 The linn is competitive with the rega and all the rega clone ... Mosin

02-06-09 I found all those linn upgrades to be stressing. kind of li ... 240zracer

02-06-09 I regard the question as 'tragicomical' and fear that one ho ... Nandric

02-06-09 Martin colloms is an englishmen. would you even think of him ... Schipo

02-06-09 Schlipo i am an englishman too and as an ex linnie i can hon ... Uktel

02-06-09 Nandric: i wouldn't say that linn lp-12 sucks because it doe ... Dazzdax

02-06-09 Schipo, just listen to yourself. you talk about marching bac ... Eee3

02-06-09 I guess it boils down to if one likes the sound of an lp12 o ... Headsnappin

02-06-09 Dazzdax ,i deed not use the phrase 'linn sucks' but i will ... Nandric

02-06-09 Nandric, i didn't know h. pearson was that small, you have t ... Dazzdax

02-06-09 I owned a couple of linns about 15 yrs apart and have had a ... Rccc

02-06-09 Perhaps i can offer a slightly different perspective because ... Jazdoc

02-07-09 yes, you are right, but i think it depends on the view. for ... Syntax

02-07-09 Dazzdax, the phrases,the jokes and 'amissinterpretation'. i ... Nandric

02-07-09 Nandric, it was tongue in cheek regarding harry (pearson). y ... Dazzdax

02-07-09 Nandric, may i use that word, tragicomical? that's a really ... Mosin

02-07-09 Mosin, i am not sure about your intentions but i fear the wo ... Nandric

02-07-09 It seems that the linns are just not cool or trendy anymore. ... Mapman

02-08-09 I've heard some linns and they are a fine turntable. but i j ... Davidsss

02-08-09 For myself, when i got back into analog, i just felt that i ... Chayro

02-08-09 Chayro, the fact that the linn has been a highly regarded s ... Mapman

02-08-09 No, i don't think so either. it doesn't mean it can't make m ... Mothra

02-08-09 The updates. i am ,qua outlook, on the side of schipo but fo ... Nandric

02-08-09 I'd say yes as it relates to quality of sound (and without g ... Terra3

02-08-09 Terra3: because i'm in a virtually identical situation (i.e. ... Palewin

02-08-09 After many upgrades a linn will still sound like... a linn. ... Dazzdax

02-08-09 An analogy, compare the wonderful 1967 jaguar xke with a mod ... Jbaussie

02-08-09 Not to hijack the thread, but i've never heard "xke&quo ... Chayro

02-09-09 Chayro, your absolutely correct. the xke was not reliable. ... Jbaussie

02-09-09 The updates,the platter.' but' the bearing. in my updates i ... Nandric

02-09-09 My lp-12 is late-80's vintage, ittok lvii, no lingo or other ... Drubin

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