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I finaly got my Linn LP12 serviced by my local dealer, i posted awhile back saying that my Dual CS505-2 sounded better.
Well i got a new arm board, new bottom cover (old one was removed) and got a Grado Gold catridge, that along with a Grace 707 arm.
At first it sounded a little thin, but now it is becomming fuller and sound is really shining. It is sounding better than the Dual. (which i notice the Dual has more wow & flutter also).
I have not got that many hours on the cartrige yet, maybe 10 hours so i suppose it might improve still.
Anyway was listening to Stevie Wonder superstision, on vinyl, i had thought it sounded a little light weight compared to CD version, so i poped in the CD to compare.
Man... I never realized how poorly the CD was, lifless dull sound, 2 demensional, spitty highs.. I put back the record, it was superior except in the broad wall of sound that was comming out, but again 2 demensional, not as black back ground etc.
Anyway started playing supertramp, long way home.
Very good on the alblum close 2nd on CD.
I am just getting back to vinyl from long absence,(since 1990 I suppose).
This is going to be great! Its been so long since i was spinnig my records, its all comming back to me....Mike
Follow Ups:
You will do yourself a favour, musically speaking, by removing that baseplate which your dealer charged you $XX for (unless your t/table is easily accessible by small inquisitive children's fingers). It is there simply so Linn doesn't get sued by people who like to stick their fingers up into the plinth.Linn staff remove the baseplates of their own systems.
Regards,
Sorry -- what "baseplate?" Do you simply mean the cover on the bottom of the plinth?
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Son of a bitch, i bought the table used and it was removed!
The original owner probably removed it because of that.... damn, i should have left it alone.
The arm board was a reasonalble $60, but the bottom was $170, but my dealer gave me a "break" for $150. It looks like all it is is a peice of fiber board too!
Damn!...
And if any dealer ever recommends you should buy a "Trampolin" base (at probably twice the price!), think very carefully about this. A Trampolin is only one solution to the "footfall" problem and should never be used if you have your LP12 on a wall-mounted shelf or a rack/table/etc which rests on a concrete slab.Sell it on eBay ... maybe a dealer will buy it to sell on to some other mark!! :-))
Regards,
Do a search of the Iron Chef Speaker set up protocol or email me at jim_howard_pdx@yahoo.com.Set up the speakers as it describes and you will have that elusive 3 D soundstage in spades.
it's funny aint' it how we thought that CDs sounded good? How did that happen? Once you unload the turntable you have cut the tow line and you never get back except by happenstance.I got rid of my turntable then reaquired one as a gift. WTF is all you say.
Exactly ! I was thinking this the other day. Funny thing is I can still remember my first CD - Simon & Garfunkel, Parsley Sage etc . And I remember very well being bowled over by the sound. There was a late night radio show - they played only CD's - a novelty at that time. I think is was Thursday nights from 10-11pm or something. Late night listening. I never missed one show. The excitement of hearing the latests CD's...Supertramp in super fidelity...And now...I am just wondering whether I was just living the marketing hype, or whether it was actually true for me , my sysem and ears at the time. Whether perhaps my Technics SL-something table (my dad still has it and he uses it regularly) was just not as good as my then very expensive Yamaha CD-player (2000 Dutch Guilders at the time - I was still at home, and it took a lot of cars to wash to get to that amount back then :-). And of course that instant, random track access thingy. And the lack of noise. And the fact that you could not really scratch them (we were told). And those nice silver dics. Hell, it sounds good doesn't it - LOL.
we wereso used to moise being there in some form that the absolute absense of it was a real impact and we took that for 'better'.The sound was brighter, so it was different over the radio, and different over what what my not so great system, so it more detailed was the illusion. ... at least that's how I am rewriting history this morning.
The Grado will definately begin to open up more after some long hours of use, at least 50 or so. The Linn/Grado set-up can actually be overly warm in a lot of systems so it may be partially due to the preamp, speaker system, room interaction, etc - hard to say really. I like the sound of the pairing OK and agree that it will trounce the Dual. If you haven't already, look into how to get your records clean before playing. A vacuum record cleaning machine will reduce and even all but eliminate noise on many Lp's.
Have fun and Viva la Revolution!
-Bill
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