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In Reply to: Re: Downgrading...LP12 to Thorens TD150 MkII...Seeking Comments/Advice posted by Fred J on December 15, 2005 at 09:02:52:
HeHe ..There goes Fred, clad in his Gnomex suit..having got his TD125 'more musical' (or not) by coating it in Chicken Dung.I've used these 2 decks almost continuously from 1971...one after the other.
You'll have a hard job matching the Linn sound (desirable?) with the 150.
I can easily see 15/20% of the price obtained for the Linn combo going in an arm + 'tweaks' (lots of..).I've also had the RB300 since its introduction.
Never tried it on the Linn (although it's currently residing on a Linn laminated armboard)..however it worked nicely on the 150.The 150 simply doesn't have the engineering quality required to match the Linn - and you need to take care that the bearing is a good fit- and use some 'loaded' oil (such as the Linn graphite) to keep things 'tight'.
That's where the Linn really scores - and is FAR less resonant an assembly...also the 150 has a 'wobbly' suspension (= wow..) and the motor is poorly shielded - so you can easily hear Hum in a variety of cartridges (Grado/MC..).
Many other tweaks are desirable to make it sound 'decent'.Another path would be to keep the LP12 - sell the Lingo/Ittok - which would release most of the value - then install a Rega/Linn Basik arm or something of that quality (I can't comment on an SME3009 in the Linn - although I use those arms..)
[presumably the Linn would still operate without the Lingo?]
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- I also think Linnies are known for being a bit over the top like some arcane religious orders ;-) - frankwm 09:36:15 12/15/05 (11)
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