Linn Sondek- Origin Live upgrades anyone?

millercarbon it is not off topic at all. You can't turn a sows ear into a silk purse. The Linn has certain design failings that damn it forever. It is just that for an extended period in the late 70's early 80's it was the best turntable you could buy. I owned two of them. There is no "upgrade" that can fix it. Instead of wasting money it would be a better approach to save up for a new turntable. A Sota Sapphire will handily thump it.

Another thread wherein naysayers with no experience with the LP12 are happy to come on and put their 2 cents in!
Mijostyn, maybe I should go on Sota Sapphire threads and post about how the Linn from this century can ’handily thump it’...even though I have no experience with the current Sota Sapphire and last owned a Sota Sapphire back in the 80’s?
I have no experience with the Origin Live aftermarket products, so I have refrained from coming here, but I suspect that the Linn upgrades are at least as good, and I like keeping my table Linn based. The Linn upgrades are all well worth what they do...with the new Karousel bearing being a tremendous upgrade and fundamental.
Now back to the naysayers who have never heard any LP12 ( at least for the last 40 years..and maybe not even then) telling us to buy their favorite table ( insert Crossley, or its ilk here !).

The LP12 was popular among the cognoscenti of the late 70's because right out of the carton it did NO harm to the music - and it cost a mere $450! Two compelling reasons to own one! Yes, Ivor Tieffenbraun found a way to extract money from the obsessed by promoting ever more expensive "upgrades" for what is still an excellent TT! Disclaimer: I use one in stock form - and am happy!

@jasonbourne52 Since you own a stock LP12 ( not sure what that is...presumably you mean a LP12 Majik version)... why would you not believe that the Akurate model and/or the Klimax model are not superior? There are significant upgrades that Linn has done to the table over the years to increase its resolving ability and therefore its SQ. If you are happy with your status quo, that’s fine, just don’t naysay the upgrades, as they are truly that.