The hardcore Linn Sondek enthusiast (not to mention dealer!) is talking about a different thing than non-Linn turntable owners/users/dealers when speaking of a table's quality. Linn's whole rational and priority is in how a table "plays the tune", considering how it presents PRAT (pace, rhythm, and timing) the main criteria in the determination of a table's ability to reproducing music, rather than mere sound. Other table brands are often described first and foremost in terms of their tonal balance, bass extension and tightness, high frequency clarity, inner detail, etc. A table CAN excel in both PRAT and purely sonic regards, of course.
Linn sondek vs sme
I recently read a thread actually comparing a Linn sondek to SME and many saying that the Linn "outperformed" an SME. Really?. Are some people on LSD or is this a fair comparison as I am looking to upgrade in the near future and was planning on listening to SME. I never thought they were in the same league. I have been told that my modest scout beats the sondek. How can that be true? The thing is I have no dealers for either locally. Only VPI and project. I think I want to movin a different direction than VPI.
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