Stanwal: Thanks for your recommendation - mat & belt ordered! I looked at the threads on HIFICRITIC, and I'll be curious to hear about your experiences with your "new" Linn. I'm still tempted by the Hercules/MOSE, but will wait for the mat & belt to arrive and see how much change I can hear. (My "problem" is that the Linn sounds good to me as it is, this is always an exercise in "can I make it even better.")
Brf: My arm is the lighter FR64x, not the stainless steel FR64s. It was selected by my local Linn dealer when I returned from my expat years in England (where I bought the LP12). It has always seemed a good match, but of course, without A/B testing its hard to tell. My LP12 started out with an SME 3009/II in England, then an Infinity Black Widow (may have been the only one in the U.K. at the time!) and finally the FR64x when I moved from Shure to MC cartridges.
All: When I started this thread, the very similar "LP12 or New TT" wasn't up on the forum; it must have been posted at almost the same time, and has many more responses to the same question, so apologies for duplicating questions!
Brf: My arm is the lighter FR64x, not the stainless steel FR64s. It was selected by my local Linn dealer when I returned from my expat years in England (where I bought the LP12). It has always seemed a good match, but of course, without A/B testing its hard to tell. My LP12 started out with an SME 3009/II in England, then an Infinity Black Widow (may have been the only one in the U.K. at the time!) and finally the FR64x when I moved from Shure to MC cartridges.
All: When I started this thread, the very similar "LP12 or New TT" wasn't up on the forum; it must have been posted at almost the same time, and has many more responses to the same question, so apologies for duplicating questions!