New Linn MC cartridge - Information on following pages:
http://www.linn.co.uk/hifi-separates/tu ... es#krystal
http://www.promusica.com.au/linn/krystal/

Beck, Allow at least 20 hrs normal play for your Klyde to 'run in'. IMHO, any experiments with tracking force, or anti skate, are best deferred till after run in. Hopefully, your dealer is a true expe...

Thanks re photos. Charlie, no connection to Sydney. Beck, Re new Klyde: probably the best choice, IMHO. I actually came back to mention that I recently had someone swap from a DV20X2L (he's had 2 of t...

DV20X2L is lovely, while the stylus profile is sensitive to vinyl condition (I'm talking here about overt groove damage or bad wear). Both the Klyde and Adikt seem more tolerant of that (my comments a...

beck wrote:So are we talking Canada or Alaska now?! :-)

Well, perhaps not that cold.. Sweden, Scotland and Denmark are pretty cold though..

The musical enjoyability quotient of hi fi equipment seems to rise in inverse relationship to the average winter temperature of the country of origin. Basically, the best hi fi comes from the coldest ...

Other factors - NOT necessarily applicable in this case - may include: dynamic balance performance of the platter from factory (standards have varied over the decades) and/or dynamic balance performan...

An excellent used LVX or LVX+ (I mean a truly good example, not just according to the seller's belief) will sound better than a bad Akito, IMHO.

From a technological standpoint it certainly sounds interesting and I can see that it is possible that digital crossovers would allow you a higher level of precision in frequency and phase response, ...

IMHO, if an owner must DIY their LP12 (not recommended), then they would do well to first invest some hours at Linn's LP12 forum, reading all the related posts by "Cymbiosis" and "What You See and Hea...

All being well ("choose the shop, then the product"), the stock Majik LP12 will give you a pleasing upgrade (and will start you on the slippery slide into financial ruin...) Blind A/B 'tunedem.' Take ...

I'm glad Linn got rid of the registration.

I wouldn't describe the Ekos and Ittok as weak, but they are precision instruments and don't benefit from incorrect handling. True: there are arms that will take more punishment than an Ittok or Ekos,...

Tony Tune-age wrote:However, the Quadraspire will eventually be sold to make room for a Harmonihyllan audio rack... 8)

Hi,
Did you go ahead with the change?

What type of floor do you have, Charlie?