Obviously, I’ve not been seduced by the reputed ethereal qualities of the Linn decks. For $60K, there are a number of more impressive competitors. But then again, I’d likely not pay $60K for any turntable unless it was a “Brewster’s Millions” scenario.
If (and I grant you, it's an 'if' that can be seen from space), these are the only LP12s that ever have these features on them (and curving the edges of the armboard which is now integral with the subchassis would be the single largest production mod Linn has ever done because it would be the first time that a mod could not be retrospectively applied to an older LP12 so there is a pretty solid chance they aren't going to), these are going to be sufficiently rare that I don't think that they'll lose money because there will always be someone that wants the 'ultimate' LP12. Ten years ago, Linn made the Highland Park limited edition model that was less extensively changed than this one is (although, I do think it might be the best looking official plinth Linn has ever done). The 40 they made sold instantly and when one appeared used in 2018 or so, the dealer got £30k for it. Linn people are... different.
If you get this, I'd love a report on how well it works. I've thought about getting one several times.Question for the group. Has anyone here taken a flyer on one of these tonearm lifters that are found on Ebay? I have a hard time spending well over $100 for any of the nicer tonearm lifters that look like this one, and the Q Up just looks way too cheap and would look out of place on my Debut carbon. I'm almost always an active listener, but at the same time there's plenty of times I'd love to just be able to step away and not have to worry about my stylus sitting in the dead wax.
Automatic Tonearm Lifter Safety Raiser For LP Turntable Disc Vinyl Record Player | eBay
Put the arm lifter parallel to the crescent lift on the tonearm, remove the glue and paste it. -Safely lift your tonearm at the end of the record. -Can be used with most bearing tonearm types from uni-pivot to gimbal.www.ebay.com
Feels like a buy-once-cry-once situation. The Audio Technica version is $109 on Amazon, made in Japan, and built like a tank.Question for the group. Has anyone here taken a flyer on one of these tonearm lifters that are found on Ebay? I have a hard time spending well over $100 for any of the nicer tonearm lifters that look like this one, and the Q Up just looks way too cheap and would look out of place on my Debut carbon. I'm almost always an active listener, but at the same time there's plenty of times I'd love to just be able to step away and not have to worry about my stylus sitting in the dead wax.
Automatic Tonearm Lifter Safety Raiser For LP Turntable Disc Vinyl Record Player | eBay
Put the arm lifter parallel to the crescent lift on the tonearm, remove the glue and paste it. -Safely lift your tonearm at the end of the record. -Can be used with most bearing tonearm types from uni-pivot to gimbal.www.ebay.com
The EBAY one can be had for $38, but you're probably correct. Didn't realize the AT one had dropped that much. It was $130 when I added it to my wish list. Glad to know it's built so well though. Thanks.
I think you'll be pleased. I've had mine for 2.5 years now and have had no problems with it at all.
Nicely done! I can’t imagine not being happy with it at that price.
I’m a deep skeptic when it comes to upgraded power cords. I can see from the physics how some interconnects might produce audible differences, but I just can’t get there with power cords. To me, fancy power cords get grouped with cord “lifters” in the audiophile tweaks bin.
I didn't believe it either, until I swapped
I don’t want to get into a tit-for-tat on this topic, but I do know that what we see can influence what we hear.
I get it, I'm just saying, try it. Then see.
What's your take on power conditioners/distributors?
Like @Mather says, give it a serious try. To me, it’s a question of balance and there is no sense in having quality components connected with a lesser quality cord. There are different price levels for a reason and you get what you pay for on balance. But you know that already.
Most power conditioners, from what I’ve seen in bench performance testing, make no demonstrable improvement to the output of audio components. It turns out that most power supplies do a pretty good job of filtering and rectifying AC to DC on their own. Getting rid of 60 Hz ripple is a problem the power supply has to handle on its own; upstream conditioning cannot help.
