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If you really want to build a solid system for listening, you need to get a proper turntable (not some audiophile junk) and expand your vinyl collection. Treat your music the way good music oughta be treated.
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Make sure though if you wish a true transparent un-coloured sound that you construct from the source up. Large flash speakers are all very well but you are only projecting what the source gives you. Start with the best turntable cartridge you can afford, then the arm, deck, amplifier with a good phono stage and lastly the speakers… I have heard systems with relatively inexpensive speakers outperform systems with large impressive ‘name’ speakers due to the mismatch in a system…
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I've been an audiophile for over 20 years now and I can safely say you should spend the most on your source, be it a CD player or Turntable, they are 80% of the sound. Always get the best source possible. I state this without reservation. I could easily say "Garbage In", "Garbage Out" and leave it at that. However, a better source will improve all aspects of your music from your high frequencies to pace, rhythm and timing (PRAT) to bass tautness and slam. Contrary to 70's ideology, a better source will actually increase the sense of realism and slam more so than a bigger amp.
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A sufficient amp should be neutral and let the speaker do its thing. The classic Audiolab 8000A amplifier is hard to beat as a starting point… great phono pre… and they are relatively affordable. Speaker wise the EPOS ES11 is a good match with the Audiolab 8000A… a little more modern Quad 11L bookshelf speakers mounted on good stands also match the Audiolab 8000A well and the Harbeth Compact 7ES3.
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The debate over whether records sound better than CDs has been gone over time and time again. Any person who listens to records will tell you that they think vinyl sounds better, in large part because it is analog rather than digital. I honestly prefer the vinyl version better; the pressing process adds a sonic character to the music. This is my preference.
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Vinyl is totally a different format, it’s like the newspaper. Sure, I could read it online, but there is something about holding the paper, it’s the smell and the feel of it in your hands that make the experience something else. It’s the ritual of removing the vinyl from it’s sleeve, placing it on the turntable and hearing the initial static that makes the experience for me. It almost makes the music more important, something to be paid attention and appreciated in a different way. We’ll always have iPods and car stereos for casual music consumption, but I like to think of having a hi-fi system as a totally different activity.
I do love the ritual of playing vinyl…and there are recordings, old and new, that exist in no other format. There have been moments when listening to a good record on a great set of hi-fi system has given me chills… It is what I hope music sounds like in Heaven.
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Forget MP3′s … as the source all-together. You can run your iPod through your amp, it will sound great, but it will only go so far. CDs sound clear and wide, but they cannot reproduce the sound of vinyl. The difference between a 180-gram record and a CD — even an SACD — on a good system is very, very noticeable. Once you hear it you won’t go back, and you’ll join the rest of the vinyl junkies and their dedication at the black altar! …
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Enter the Linn Sondek LP12, which apparently sounds incredible connected to the right gear and I can guarantee that you’ve never heard analog sound like this before and — as you can see from the photos above — is absolutely gorgeous — with the walnut finish (light brown colour) solid wood plinth. This is not like what you normally see sold by our friend Loy Hi Fi (i.e. taken from Malaysian or Singaporean owner) as this turntable was especially brought in from England — 1 single British owner from new. Just look at the pictures you can already know its true condition—just beautiful!
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The turntable just arrived today from Liverpool, L17 8UJ, Great Britain.
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We notice that the Sondek LP12 turntable was securely packed by the owner - taking the tonearm and cartridge off and securing them separately with the big metal platter underneath the the size of the Linn Basik box - 19 inches by 16 1/2 inches by 10 1/2 inches.
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If you dream of owning the Linn Sondek LP12…all in search of that perfect sound — here’s a chance to grab it.
This turntable is in very good condition. It comes complete with Linn LVV tonearm and Ortofon VMS20EO Mk II (Mark 2) MM Moving Magnet cartridge —known for dynamic and very clear sound.
The ‘Afromosia’ solid wood plinth is in amazingly 1st. Class Condition. You will be hard press to find a better one than this. Simply beautiful shinning ‘Cherry’ wood deck despite its age—over 35 years old.
(View some close-up photos below to confirm its immaculate condition.)
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The tonearm all work fine.
This is an early model having serial number 003342.
The first batch of 3,500 units produced by Linn Products Limited, Scotland, in the 70s.
All work and sound fantastic.
Bearings are fine.
A really nice turntable. I’d throw on my LP with The Eagles and crank up Hotel California! And it certainly does sound amazing. Hmm..., I think I’m gonna get orgasmic contentment now!
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THIS IS AN EARLY MODEL.
SERIAL NO. 3342
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ALL WORK AND SOUND FANTASTIC.
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BEARINGS ARE FINE.
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A REALLY NICE TURNTABLE.
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No need to go into technical details as you no doubt know how phenomenal this turntable is.
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My hi-fi system has seen many additions throughout the years but the common thread throughout has been the Sondek..!!
…all in search of that perfect sound. Eventually, I found it — I am using a fully updated Linn all along even till today. I have owned many other brands (turntable) but will always go back to Linn because I felt that there is always something missing... with other brands (turntable)?
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LINN LV V TONEARM - LOVELY CONDITION !!
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Full working order and comes fitted with Linn Basik LVV tonearm
and Linn ORTOFON VMS20EO Mk II MM cartridge, both in excellent condition.
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New owner (buyer) will just 'plug and play'.
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Linn LV V Tonearm (Detachable Headshell)
fitted to this Turntable Sondek LP12
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This is an very fine example of the Linn LV V arm.
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Specifications :
Effective mass: 13.5g
Effective length: 229mm
Overhang: 18mm
Cartridge Offset angle: 24 degrees
Mounting distance: 211mm
Note: The second-hand value of the Linn LVV tonearm in U.K. now is £120 /or RM600.00 (without the Linn tonearm interconnect cable, and Excluding postage cost & Customs import Tax). With the Linn tonearm interconnect cable; postage cost; and import Tax paid, total cost to get the LVV pick-up arm would be around RM1,000.00 Ringgit.
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Click on this link for its second-hand value ... (eBay item no. 220910933664 )
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This pick-up arm has been very well looked after,
it would pass for brand new!
It functions just as it should with:
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- Perfect bearing function in vertical and horizontal axis
- Damped cueing device operating just as it should
- Bias (anti-skate) action
- Great sound and Superb detail, and information retrieval
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Comes complete with:
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- Adjustable, graduated Counterweight
- Arm Collar with fixing screws/washers
- Integral Armrest with clip
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Note: The arm 
Linn interconnect cable is included.
The arm will be very well packed separately from the deck
(as not to damage it), for Worldwide shipping.
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It comes with Linn phono cable ending in high-quality Gold-plated phono RCA plugs.
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The Linn Basik LV V is manufactured in Japan to Linn's
specification, with only final quality control taking place in
Linn Products' Glasgow, Scotland headquarters.
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A nice example of the Linn Basik LVV tonearm in very good condition
and full working order.
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A lovely example of this legendary and iconic tonearm - Linn Basik LV V
- in EXCELLENT condition and full working order.
Bearings and geometry are all spot-on.
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It has overhang, lateral angle
and height adjustment.
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It comes with its 3 mounting bolts and Linn phono cable ending in
high quality Gold-plated phono RCA plugs.
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No marks or scratches anywhere.
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The lightweight headshell is also in excellent condition.
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The detachable headshell allows for easy swapping of the
head shell for cartridge replacement or A/B comparisons.
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The Linn Basik LVV tonearm is manufactured in Japan to Linn's
specification, with only final quality control taking place in
Linn Products' Glasgow, Scotland, headquarters.
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I have taken a lot of photos so you can see what EXCELLENT
CONDITION it is in!
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About the LP12
Introduced in 1972, the Sondek LP12 was Linn’s first product and helped demonstrate that the most important element in any quality music system is the source of the music itself.
Launched at a time when amplifiers and loudspeakers were seen as being most critical to the performance of any system, the Sondek LP12 showed that extracting more information from the record itself was the most critical challenge.
Quite simply, information lost at the source is lost forever.
Since its introduction over 30 years ago the Sondek LP12 has been the turntable by which all others are judged and each component has been continuously improved to extract even more information from a vinyl record.
At the heart of the Sondek LP12 is Linn’s patented low-noise, single-point bearing. This advanced yet simple bearing design ensures the smooth motion of the turntable and eliminates noise to ensure that all you hear is the music.
The high mass, perfectly balanced, belt-driven platter maintains speed stability, while the solid wood plinth, suspended sub-chassis and stable arm platform combine to provide freedom from vibration and acoustic feedback.
The combination of these precision-engineered components creates a turntable with an unequalled ability to provide pitch accurate, faithful reproduction of your cherished vinyl collection.
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