Can I build an Linn LP-12 piece by piece?


With all the separate parts for an LP12 available on eBay,plinth,armboard,arm etc. I was wondering if it would be feasible to build a Frankenstein version. With time and Patience and of course some cash I bet it could be done at a substantial savings. What parts do you think would be the hardest to locate? Any suggestions or input would be appreciated.
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Showing 1 response by markd51

Yep, Especially, if that Delorean has a Flux Capacitor inside! lol

Yes, you could build a turntable of a magnitude much higher than a Linn. How? Be a Master Machinist, or know one that is.

I one day walked into a Linn Store on Chicago's north side, to possibly buy a turntable. One caught my eye that I thought looked pretty nice.

Upon inspection, the price tag on it said $8400! I told the salesman outright that "You guys must be smokin some real good stuff in here".

He laughed of course, then later proceeded to demo me a pair of skinny Linn Tower Speakers that had what looked like 5" woofers, cost $3400, and played some doctor's office music for me, at virtually inaudible levels, as like he was scared to power them up, like they would blow with any wattage applied to them. My then 25 year old JBL Monitors would've blown them completely out of the water in a side by side.

Sorry for the somewhat rant, but as others mention, if you don't have the expertise, or the connects, I think you'd be better off buying a pre-built table, and then maybe doing a few mods on the cheap. Mark