Interesting thought- Linn &

My floor is very unlevel.  2nd floor hardwood.  Old house. Walls are very unlevel.  I actually have 2 shims under one of the legs of my stand.  One under two other legs.  One leg is on the floor itself.  I have found that a level surface is huge, especially when using a very sensitive cartridge.  Everything is magnified considerably,  every fault in the system. When everything is aligned it does sound great though.  I level the stand then turntable chassis.  The Benz ref s just let's you know more than other moving magnets or moving coils I have had that something is not right.  Maybe I am just ultra sensitive.  As far as alignment, I have found that you cannot just go by cantilever alignment and overhang. It helps and sometimes it works perfect.  you have to listen and listen good.  Azimuth is important, its all important.  A level surface to place turntable on is more important than I previously thought.  It really make a big difference ime.  Even if it is off a little, it impacts the sound.

I suspect most listeners who think the Linn lp12 is colored, would change their mind, if they heard it with Radikal(their dc motor upgrade).  For me, besides the price preventing my upgrade, the diminishing of background noise(due to the ac motor affecting the cartridge) is something that interests me.  I could easily live with John's needle drops on Pink Fish Media, so there's still hope for this non-lottery winner.  John had Lingo(I think.) and the ac motor.

mmakshak, I can tell you that the Radikal D power supply is a very BIG step up over all of the Lingo's that I have heard, including the Lingo 3.
The dc motor and the speed control of it are exemplary and the background noise, like you expected, is now virtually nil. 

I'm convinced enough to, at least, audition the Radikal.  Now, if the funds would arrive....  I also have enough other things to improve in my analog playback, before I have to consider it.

I like the Prime a lot..... that arm is phenomenal