I agree with nkonor. The Linn sound is outdated to my ears. I would say if you are a tinkerer, buy one used. I recently heard an old Kenwood DD turntable at a friends house with an old SME 3009 and a shure cartridge that would give the Linn a battle. I think he is going to sell it for like 500.00. They are good tables used if you like the Linn sound and can get it at a good price.
Personally, I would say the Technics table trounces the Linn all day long.
I heard a fully Radicalized Linn and came home and listened to my VPI scout and felt it had more presence than the Linn. Now thats a 1600.00 table vs. at the time a 20K table. Thats just not good enough and Linn should be ashamed to sell a table for that much considering a scout betters it in some ways. At 20K it should not in any way. Not good. My scout is the old acrylic platter version. RU kidding me...
What happens when you go from a 120 gram record to a 200 gram record? Does it go out of TUNE? What happens when a cold front goes through, the humidity changes, etc. I have friends who have gone from one record to another and encountered massive differences in sound. One record sounds great, the next record sounds completely wrong? Not good in this day and age. One thing I will say is the Linn is a very nice table to look at.
Personally, I would say the Technics table trounces the Linn all day long.
I heard a fully Radicalized Linn and came home and listened to my VPI scout and felt it had more presence than the Linn. Now thats a 1600.00 table vs. at the time a 20K table. Thats just not good enough and Linn should be ashamed to sell a table for that much considering a scout betters it in some ways. At 20K it should not in any way. Not good. My scout is the old acrylic platter version. RU kidding me...
What happens when you go from a 120 gram record to a 200 gram record? Does it go out of TUNE? What happens when a cold front goes through, the humidity changes, etc. I have friends who have gone from one record to another and encountered massive differences in sound. One record sounds great, the next record sounds completely wrong? Not good in this day and age. One thing I will say is the Linn is a very nice table to look at.