same arm (but a 3009/3) , you are paying $900 extra to go with the Linn over a Rega Planar 3 ?
http://portland.craigslist.org/clk/ele/4529064689.html
same arm (but a 3009/3) , you are paying $900 extra to go with the Linn over a Rega Planar 3 ?
http://portland.craigslist.org/clk/ele/4529064689.html
Some kind of happiness is measured out in miles
And rightly so. Rega is no more than a slab of particle board with a plastic hub and a glass platter. No suspension worth talking of. It's about the least , sparest design you could come up with to get a record spinning.
Rega does at last have some new decks with some sensible desin ideas in them , twenty years late.
Me no a fan !!
My current turntable is a Micro Seiki built Luxman PD-300. It has the best suspension of any table I've ever owned. You can tap violently on the plinth and virtually no sound comes through the system. I haven't cranked the DD66000s to crazy levels, but I have never heard any type of feedback even at pretty high SPLs... from my experience suspensions matter, even if only playing at moderate levels.
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I've never been able to make my Denon DP-60L skip, nor the double sprung Pioneer PL-530 , and I've really tried.
Just not getting the obsession with the Linn/SME . Some jazz fan in japan recommends it , there are just so many variables in this equation (gear, room, source, etc.). I'll bet that combo can be made to sound terrible in the wrong environment.
"Knowing" Mac , I'd be inclined to further investigate that Oracle Alexandria.
here's another interesting TT, tho not a Linn
http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/ele/4535170444.html
Some kind of happiness is measured out in miles
Quickly :
1. As they say, does vinyl sound better than CD? If so, why?
Generally yes if the front end is mid fi or better. CD was such a compromise when digital sound was in it's infancy , it has never moved on since that day ( 1983 ) despite there being a huge increase in data handling available to designers.
2. Do legendary turntables like Linn and Thorens necessarily sound better than other brands, say, VPI or Technics?
Not necessarily. Nowt wrong with VPI and Technics have made some classics
3. Is there any turntable more appropriate for particular music such as jazz, pop and classic?
Nope
4. Do expensive cartridges and stylus really matter for better sound?
Generally yes if adjusted correctly
5. Which type sounds better in playing jazz records, MM or MC?
IMO MC but not always.
6. Just like amplifiers have S/N ratio, do turntables have it?
Yes , a combination of electronic noise , hum and hiss , plus any mechanical input from the deck plus suface noise from the disc. Depends how you want to quantify it.
If so, what's the turntable with highest S/N?
SME , Teres etc Practically no mechanical noise at all. The rest is down to the arm and cartridge.
7. What's the dominant factor that affects the true fidelity of sound reproduction on turntables?
Price probably
Thanks for your clear-cut answers! Re #7, I see price tags for some high-end TTs well over tens of thousands dollars, also some cartridges well over several thousands dollars. As I've never listened to them in person, I have no way of comparing them with legendary but affordable TT such as Linn Sondek LP12 and Thorens TD124. What do you think is the main difference between such expensive TTs and other brands, except for the production material?
[QUOTE=Mr. Widget;363263]My current turntable is a Micro Seiki built Luxman PD-300. It has the best suspension of any table I've ever owned. You can tap violently on the plinth and virtually no sound comes through the system. I haven't cranked the DD66000s to crazy levels, but I have never heard any type of feedback even at pretty high SPLs... from my experience suspensions matter, even if only playing at moderate levels.
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thats one beautiful table......you need to ship it east!
Hi Mac,
Thanks a lot for your insight on Linn turntables.
I think many in this Forum including me have come to learn useful things from you through this thread.
If you look at the product history of Linn, there were numerous upgrades and changes for the past 50 years.
I see Linn serial numbers in particular are directly related to upgrades and changes.
So, it's hard to find which is better than which, unless one is a specialist like you or very knowledgeable.
For those looking for a Linn turntable, would you recommend some useful points when they buy one?
Personally, I'm very interested in which serial number zone, say 70,000 to 80,000, you think is the best possible choice, given all the upgrades and changes.
Hi all , this is a split from the thread in the general marketplace. I've had the Boss open up this as a separate thread to allow a more open and full discussion of turntables , vinyl and so on.
We have been talking about variants of Linn LP12 , I'll do a summary of that soon but feel free to pitch in impressions of others as you see fit.
Later on I have a wee project in mind that might fly , or not depending on the interest from the community.
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