Linn LP12 turntable

@ yoyoyaya

Hi, in fact my SME 10 is one of the last models built and therefore equipped substantially with the latest PSU and the dark support for vinyl. In fact it is very precise in rotation speed. I also equipped it with a SME Series IV tonearm. This does not mean that, given my positive experience, I would also like to have an LP 12. On the other hand I do not listen to music with CDs and sometimes I listen to digital music with a self-built streamer/DAC based on IAN Canada cards.
Greetings.

Alessandro

@newton_john Thanks for the pictures. The piano black looks great!

@newton_john

Going over to the dark side.

Lovely respray and craftsmanship.
l see the Quadraspire had to go too for a more in vogue modern look. Your decision, the wife’s or both?

More harmony in the music and home life?

It can be a hard mix to get right sometimes unless wives are onboard as well.

This subject has often caused division and thoughts of, shall l keep the wife and get rid of the elephant in the room, or keep the elephant and let go of the wife. Ha!

Saying this……l wonder if the latter has ever happened?

Anyone??

@daveyf

I don’t doubt that there are better phono stages than the Urika. In fact, it wouldn’t be at all surprising if Linn were to upgrade the analogue amplification part of their phono stages along with the Ekos SE as you suggest. I recently heard someone from Linn say that they anticipate a series of LP12 related upgrades in future.

However, what they have clearly demonstated with the Urika II is that it is beneficial to carry out RIAA processing in the digital domain, particularly with the improved clock of the Klimax DSM/3. That’s basically the reason why I returned to vinyl after a break of five years.

Of course, whether the improvement from thus reducing noise, interference and distortion in the RIAA processing, pre-amplification and also potentially the crossovers with Exakt, not to mention Space Optimisation, is worth the lack of flexibility to use other manufacturers’ components is entirely a matter of personal preference.

Re the $9K Linn plinth: seems to me an enterprising Linnie could have a new plinth made out of Panzerholz or generically similar dense material for much less than say $3K. Probably that would be worth the cost if the interior architecture was properly done to avoid hollow cavities.