Vinyl Asylum: Price & tweaks & stuff.. by soundnut Welcome Licorice Pizza (LP) lovers! Setup guides and Vinyl FAQ.

For Sale Ads FAQ / News / Events

Posted by soundnut (A ) on August 23, 2005 at 14:57:25

In Reply to: Re: Yup, I have never owned a Linn before. posted by Cwise on August 23, 2005 at 13:45:50:

Yup, I reckon the price disparity may have been a bit off. I never thought of the fact that they were spaced apart by a few years. My fixer-upper Thorens was $50 & the used LP-12s I could find were still in the $1500 range. I can afford $50 for a table. But an armless $650 table of any kind is still out of my price range, at least for the forseeable future.

BTW, I don't think an unmodded, untweaked TD-150 is anything to write home about. Especially the Mk.I with that Godawful clunky arm they stuck on there. (The later arm was reportedly much better.) I was comparing an upgraded, damped, modded TD-150 with a good arm like a Linn, Rega, SME, etc. to a stock LP-12 with a similar arm. I think if you performed the right mods to that 150, you'd be pleasantly surprised. It's still (usually, at least) a much cheaper alternative to the venerable LP-12.

Regardless, the Linn is a classic & great table and I never meant to infer otherwise. Enjoy it. I sure would!

Cheers,
Bobbo :-)

This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:

Parts Connexion

---

[ Top of Page ] [ Contact Us ] [ Support/Wish List ] [ Copyright © 2024, Audio Asylum, all rights reserved ]

---

[ General ] [ Speakers ] [ Tubes ] [ Vinyl ] [ Digital ] [ Hi-Rez ] [ Video Asylum ] [ Cables ] [ Tweaks/DIY ] [ Music ] [ Films ]

---