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Linn Sondek question

What is it about a Linn Sondek LP12 that requires it to be tuned up?  I was at a Linn specialist recently and was amazed at the amount of Linn Sondeks he had just in waiting for "tune ups" or whatever they needed.  There must have been at least twenty.  So, how often does this have to be done?  Is it the springs, weather conditions etc.  I never see other tables requiring this kind of attention for what seems to be required on a regular basis.  Can it be done by the owner?  Seems like a lot of fiddling.  The setup that was there sounded great.  There is a specialist on youtube that posts many Linns and the sound quality is fantastic, but at what cost?  Like I said, I have never seen that many tables requiring attention in my life.  So what his the thing with these tables?
tzh21y
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nkonor
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Have a Linn tech guy tune it every 2yrs recommended; 3 - 4 for sure.
They do "drift " with time. 
Tightening the all the screws with a torque driver and "clocking" the platter were new to me last year in 2016 when I had it done. Plays the Tune as it did in 1988. Maybe a new felt mat if your inclined.

mofimadness - Correct

roberjerman - Try a tuneup 
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nandric
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Change all those II WW screws from the first industrialisation time.

Buy if you can NAIM ARO tonearm or their own and balance the

3 springs together with the arm. Thorens prescribed a certain

distnce between the platter and ''base'' which was much more

user friendly. The platter is the only part which is excelent made

and balanced. Check the oil because the bearing (usualy) leak.

Don't buy any ''upgrade'' ; Linn made the most profit from those.

I would recommend Linn to any student. The best value for

a second hand TT. Messing with adjustment is the part of

our hobby. I leaned this from my English theacher.

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daveyf
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Nandric, your English theacher tought you wheel. Lol.

Seriously, the LP12 has always had this myth attached to it, primarily I believe by people that never had their table correctly set up in the first place! With a correctly set up table, the set up will last for a long time...sometimes many years.
Placing the table on a good level platform and making sure the table itself is level is crucial, but this applies to all tables.
BTW, saying the bearing leaks is total....BS.. clearly from someone with no experience with an LP12, and once again...poor information is expounded.
One of these days, I am hopeful that all of the misinformation about the table will cease, certainly from people who either have never owned an LP12; or who had one ....but its been twenty plus years since they last owned it!


ok, on we go....

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nandric
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daveyif, first of all I owned LP 12 in the time when ''it'' was

regarded as ''the best ever''. You may be right with your guess

about  ''twenty plus years ago'' but I am right regarding leaking

bearing . Then you should know that my English theacher is

Lew(m)  who owns 5 best TT's ever. I am collecting carts he is

collecting TT's and mess with their plinths. If one like to make

plinths one needs more TT's I would say. As a novice you should

have more respect for the older members independant from the

time when they owned LP 12 (grin).

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