Every turntable has one, some very simple, others very complex designs, but without one a turntable won’t even start. This 1990 (28 year old) Linn Lingo 1 power supply is suffering from speed issues at 45 rpm, normal for a power supply its age. Replacing aged parts with more modern ones, adjust voltages, and it will be back in business and as good as new.
Just finished setting up this beautiful new Linn Majik LP12 with walnut plinth, Project 9CC tonearm, and Linn Addikt moving magnet cartridge. Perfect bounce and on-the-spot speed.
Two nights in a row the local Linn dealer, Audiovisionaries, and Linn Products presented the latest and greatest offerings from Linn Products as part of the LP12 45th Birthday party events around the world. Customers were greeted with courtesy food, drinks, and even a cake resembling an LP12!
Customers were delighted with a full-fledged Klimax LP12/Klimax DSM/Akudorik audio system using Linn’s Exakt technology. Three demonstration sessions were held instead of the original two due to a larger than expected assistance. In the end it was a blast of music listening sessions way past midnight.
The second night event was held at Poliform in Puerta de Tierra, where we were delighted to listen two different systems, a Klimax DSM with a pair of Akubarik Exakt Isobarik speakers, and a Akurate DSM with a pair of Series 530 Exakt Isobarik speakers.
Listening to Mike O’Rourke, Linn Sales Manager, narrating Pink Floyd’s history while listening to several tracks from the Syd Barret era, the realization that there is some Beatles music played at very low levels at the end of ‘Eclipse’ due to the reuse of recording tapes in Abbey Road Studios, Roger Waters internal struggles while writing music for ‘The Wall’, his departure from the group after recording ‘The Final Cut’, and up to their last recording ‘The Endless River’ was a surrealistic musical experience enjoyed by everyone.
Kudos to Audiovisionaries and Linn Products for both events!
Busy week ahead due to two Linn events hosted by our business partner, Audiovisionaries, LLC and Linn itself!!! Linn’s 45th Birthday Party on July 17, 2018 at #AudiovisionariesPR
and the Linn Lounge featuring Pink Floyd music on July 18, 2018 at Poliform in Old San Juan!!!
Back in 1997 my wife and myself made a trip to Europe and visited the Linn Products factory in Waterfoot, Scotland, something I wanted to do since working for the local Linn dealer back in the mid 80’s. The videos below summarize what we saw in the tour, and demonstration and facility improvements made over the years. Hopefully we will visit them again sometime in the not so far future.
Enjoy!
Vic
This video is a more recent version showing the ‘Linn Home’ demonstration rooms and the newer factory facilities.
Hi everyone! My first blog post ever and would like to dedicate it to the reason I started Audiomaniak, the Linn Sondek LP12 turntable, and how it is made. Enjoy!