sondek12

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Worth rebuilding Linn troika or fix shelter 501II?
Troika is the obvious choice. Expert Stylus did a full rebuild on my Linn Arkiv and it came back sounding better than new. Many on the Linn Forum swear by them for their Troikas, and they were even written up in Stereophile as doing excellent work... 
Audiotechnica OC9MLII High, Low or Med Compliance?
I replaced my Linn Arkiv with an OC9II on a Linn Ekos (a medium mass arm), and an interesting thing happened. On any album with even the slightest warp (most), the woofers on my Linn Keltiks pulse in and out wildly which severely saps amplifier po... 
After M/L Aerius i
Wes Philips talks about the challenge of the larger Logans in his SL3 review available on the Stereophile website:http://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/145/ The Aerius is a real gem. 
What other obsessions do you have?
I would have to say my Saab takes up the other half of my obsessive side. In the winter when it's snowy outside I tend to focus on audio and in the summer it's the car. I have sunk thousands into tuning my 1994 Saab 9000 Aero, which now puts out 2... 
Linn TT Stand
There are a lot of options and a lot of debate out there about the best stand for your sondek. For a plurality of viewpoints check out the following and happy reading:http://manaforum.atinfopop.com/4/OpenTopic?a=frm&s=462298155&f=172298155...