stevoz Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 (edited) For all of you who own the 'money pit' TT......the Linn LP12.....great news.......you can now spend even more money on it......to continue the endless search for whatever it is you are seeking. https://theaudiophileman.com/serene-linn-upgrade-kit-from-stack-audio/?ct=t(Newsletter_copy_66_11_5_2016_COPY_164)&mc_cid=67c9ca4624&mc_eid=b647de8b62 Stack Audio are the latest company to cash in on your SQ anxiety (if that is all it is)! You can spend anything up to 974 pounds.......so great news! The author rates the upgrades an 8/10, saying the 'good' points are:: " focused bass, midrange transparency, value for money, tonality ". I ask, were these qualities not inherent in the original and expensive untouched LP12? STACK AUDIO SERENE LINN LP12 UPGRADE KIT PRICES: All the parts are available separately. Prices as follows: Serene Top Plate = £150 Ultimate Top Plate = £450 Serene Baseboard = £140 Ultimate Baseboard = £215 Arm Board = £75 (all arm fittings) Subchassis = £240 Cross-brace = £45 In addition to the Full Sets at £618 (Serene) and £974 (Ultimate) Stack Audio sell some partial sets. All sets include a 5% discount over buying the parts separately. Serene Platform Set = £342 (Arm Board, Subchassis and Cross-brace) Serene Structure Set = £318 (Top Plate, Cross-brace and Baseboard) Ultimate Structure Set = £675 (Top Plate, Cross-brace and Baseboard) Full details are available on the Stack Audio website ‘buy’ page: stackaudio.co.uk/shop-product Edited January 20, 2020 by stevoz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wimbo Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 @stevoz I had a special order LP12 back in the 80's and 90's. Just plain good to listen to and if I must add something that I found other turntables didnt do as well in, Dynamics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil c Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Great thing about LP12s, like Rega - is stock standard sound very good. If you want to throw money at them, bit by bit and get satisfaction plus notice the improvements - well no one's getting hurt! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevoz Posted January 20, 2020 Author Share Posted January 20, 2020 (edited) 34 minutes ago, evil c said: Great thing about LP12s, like Rega - is stock standard sound very good. If you want to throw money at them, bit by bit and get satisfaction plus notice the improvements - well no one's getting hurt! Absolutely true. I just get a bit of a giggle out of the relentless upgraditis of some Linn owners.....but you're right, whatever makes them happy......which poses another question......will they ever be truly happy? Edited January 20, 2020 by stevoz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil c Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 1 hour ago, stevoz said: Absolutely true. I just get a bit of a giggle out of the relentless upgraditis of some Linn owners.....but you're right, whatever makes them happy......which poses another question......will they ever be truly happy? I think that comment applies to all parts of a system . I updated a few bits on my Linn and very happy with it for a few years. That's like a lifetime to many hardcore updaters/ tweakers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t_mike Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 15 minutes ago, evil c said: I think that comment applies to all parts of a system . ... and life. We buy a car and go about changing wheels, fitting headlight covers and tinting windows. We buy a perfectly good house and spend a heap on renovations just so we can put our own stamp on it. It's simply being human. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil c Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 43 minutes ago, t_mike said: ... and life. We buy a car and go about changing wheels, fitting headlight covers and tinting windows. We buy a perfectly good house and spend a heap on renovations just so we can put our own stamp on it. It's simply being human. By George you're right, the Linn really is overdue for some ultra exxy updates ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t_mike Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 24 minutes ago, evil c said: By George you're right, the Linn really is overdue for some ultra exxy updates ! Some new wheels, headlight covers and a pergola should do the trick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil c Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 2 minutes ago, t_mike said: Some new wheels, headlight covers and a pergola should do the trick. Already done the pergola, carpet next plus new carport. But priorities must be adhered to!, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyr Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, stevoz said: I just get a bit of a giggle out of the relentless upgraditis of some Linn owners.....but you're right, whatever makes them happy......which poses another question......will they ever be truly happy? Well, Steve ... yes, I can say - having upgraded a hi-spec LP12 to my 'SkeletaLinn' - I am truly happy. (Think of the SkeletaLinn as a Linn without 3 components which are known to influence - and therefore potentially degrade - the sound of an LP12: the plinth a top-plate, and an armboard. But still with Linn: springs & grommets Cirkus bearing outer platter. ) Plus it has a 12" arm - which no standard LP12 can cope with. But that doesn't mean that, say, if Linn release a quieter bearing ... I wouldn't upgrade! Andy Edited January 20, 2020 by andyr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Jones Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 I went down that rabbit hole years ago. Bought my LP12 new in 83 and went through the upgrade phase until I bought an RP8 and sold the LP12 worst upgrade I ever did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wen Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 i bought my Linn secondhand in 1979, a few mods on the way, refurbished in 2014 with mods that changed the TT completly, hardly played it, sold it in 2017, don;t miss it at all. using a modded original rega planar 2, still enjoying my music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Yet another Linn thread! My goodness. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim D Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 (edited) I took andyr’s advice and went for the skeletaLinn mod- ended up looking just like a Kuzma Stabi S Brian Madden at Decibel imports the Stack Audio gear. I had him fit a black Serene Ultimate top plate and it looked pretty good. Edited January 20, 2020 by Tim D Grammar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyr Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Tim D said: I took andyr’s advice and went for the skeletaLinn mod- ended up looking just like a Kuzma Stabi S Que?? I'm not aware I sent you my dwgs for the SkeletaLinn, Tim? It certainly doesn't look anything a Kuzma Stabi S! RP8 maybe (they copied my concept)! Andy Edited January 20, 2020 by andyr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim D Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, andyr said: Que?? I'm not aware I sent you my dwgs for the SkeletaLinn, Tim? It certainly doesn't look anything a Kuzma Stabi S! RP8 maybe! Andy Same thing, no plinth. You also told me I needed 45 and I said I never listen to 45s. Listening to DK Quiet Nights on 45 right now.. Edited January 20, 2020 by Tim D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyr Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 2 minutes ago, Tim D said: Same thing, no plinth. You also told me I needed 45 and I said I never listen to 45s. Listening to DK Quiet Nights on 45 right now.. Curiouser and curiouser! You "never listen to 45s" ... and now you are, Tim! So you've had a "Damascene moment"? Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim D Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 4 minutes ago, andyr said: Curiouser and curiouser! You "never listen to 45s" ... and now you are, Tim! So you've had a "Damascene moment"? Andy Not quite that dramatic but perhaps I shouldn’t say never till I’ve tried it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasebass Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 (edited) 20 hours ago, Luc said: Yet another Linn thread! My goodness. ....Yeah...makes me giggle........& its been a while so this ones a little overdue...maybe.... Edited January 21, 2020 by Tasebass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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