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Just one thing: When coming from other hifi brands, I really strongly recommend to do some serious demoing before switching completely to Linn gear, especially when considering spending this kind of money. Thanks, guys and sorry for the long post. For example, I could possibly get the LP12 Majik, Majik 2010 amp and either Majik 109 or 140 speakers for the budget.
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I would also be interested to hear peoples thoughts on getting a full Linn system. What do you guys think? Is it viable to get all three components without serious compromise for the budget? Or is focusing on two (or even just one) a better idea? So, what should I do? As I see it, there are several options.ġ) Get the LP12 Majik and leave it at that for the time being.Ģ) Get the LP12 Majik and a better amp (Elicit R, Moon 240i or similar).Ĥ) Get the LP12 Majik and see what amp and speakers I could get for £3000 approx.ĥ) While I don't think my budget would stretch to a full LP12 Akurate (depends how nice my dealer decided to be) I could get the Majik with some of the Akurate’s upgrades. While I could quite happily get an Lp12 Majik and leave it at that, I am aware that the opportunity to overhaul my whole system might not happen again.
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This leaves about £3000 of my budget left. So let's consider that part of the system fixed. The sound, style, upgradeability and history of this TT pretty much has me. At this point, I am virtually sold on getting an LP12. This is where I need some guidance from the people who know what Linn products are like in the real world you guys. However, once Christmas is over and done with, I will be able to, but now with a budget of about £6000 to play with (plus whatever I can get by either selling or trading in my old gear). Regardless, the recommendation I received was to look at TT's in the vein of the LP12 or the Rega planar 8 and then at some point down the line, think about something like a Rega Elicit R or Moon 240i.įast forward six months and due to circumstances outwith my control, I have not yet upgraded. Unfortunately, time only allowed me a short taster of what Linn products sound like. As you probably all know, £3000 is roughly where the Linn LP12 Majik comes in at. The long and short of it being that his recommendation was to stick with the Marantz for now, as it is a quality amp for its price and would 'do its job' and put my whole budget towards a far superior TT. Anyway, in search of a Clearaudio supplier, I found myself in Loud and Clear and had a rather interesting conversation with one of the staff there. So when in Glasgow, I popped into Richer Sounds to demo some amps and TT's (unfortunately they don't stock Clearaudio gear), only to come away feeling underwhelmed by the £1000-£1500 TT's I'd heard. Thus I decided to budget (about £2500-£3000) for a new turntable and amp.
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Also my apologies for what will probably be a fairly long post.įirst things first, my current setup is as follows: Pro-ject debut carbon with Ortofon 2M Blue, Trichord Dino Mk1, Marantz PM5005 amp and Dynaudio DM2/6's with a Warfdale diamond 150 sub.Ī few months ago, I was looking at upgrading my turntable (with a Clearaudio concept the frontrunner), however, given its lowly price tag, I reasoned that a new TT would bottleneck as soon as it hit the £200 Marantz. Hello everyone, I'm new to the forum/club and Linn products in general, so please excuse my lack of knowledge.