I have never heard a REK-O-KUT, but would just comment that old Linns never die, but their bearings do wear out. That is, there are a lot of bad sounding Linns out there because they have been around for years, are still high perceived value, but as their bearings wear the noise level gradually rises and they start to sound no better than a Rega 2. If your Linn has not been serviced for a while it may pay you to get an approved Linn dealer to do some work on it.
REK-O-KUT sounds better than my LINN?
Am I dreaming or what? Please reply with your thoughts. I a/b'ed my Linn LP-12 Sondek/Valhalla/Ittok/ Dynavector to an old REK-O-KUT B-12GH Rondine with an old Shure m91ed cartridge. IT SOUNDED BETTER!!! Who wants my Linn?