I love Linn tables. I have seven, including 2 with DC motor; the others use either Valhalla boards or 2 other board types for speed control. I have Jelco, SME, Micro Seiki, Grace and Linn arms for them. I have installed counterweights on most of their subchassis to even the spring loading. I have one with an oversize plinth that uses 12 inch arms. IMHO Linn is God's gift to tweakers like me who WANT to mess with it, and I believe they can as good as anything out there. That said, I wouldn't recommend one to somebody who just wants to play the music and regards occasional adjustment as a chore or an expense. There are plenty of tables around that you can buy and forget about maintenance until they just stop. Of course, unless they are very expensive they won't have a suspension capable of the isolation the Linn provides.
Repair Linn turntable vs buying a different one
Dear turntable experts:
I would very much like you opinion and recommendation if I should go ahead with repair my old Linn LP12 turntable system which has Karma cartridge and Ittok tone arm. If the repair job include replacing with Krystal cartridge and Akito tone arm plus Linn cable and other misc parts, the cost of parts is about $6000 plus labor, with estimated cost of about &7000 total. Would there be advantage of proceeding to do the repair of the Linn turntable system vs. buy some other turntable at equivalent of $7000? Thank you very much.