mo@uunet.UU.NET (Maurice Weitman) (04/17/91)
Greetings to you high-end rascals:
Having bought into the Linn/Naim line about twelve years ago, I
find myself with the following gear:
Linn LP-12 with whatever the updates are up to, but
not including LINGO.
Mission 774 arm (save the hissing to the end, please)
Naim Hi-Cap, 250 amp and 42s pre-amp (updated '89)
Linn Asaka cartridge
The cartridge is over a year old and when I brought it into my
dealer, he showed me the stylus under the microscope, and told me
what I was looking at was wear. I did see a difference between
the right and left sides that I guess is an indication of wear,
but everything sounds fine to me.
At any rate, assuming he's right, I can trade in the Asaka for a
new one at half price, and I'm wondering if there are any others
I should be looking at. I'm sure I can find ways to spend lots
of bucks replacing the arm as well (not to mention the speakers,
which I skillfuly avoided), but I'm not ready to go for a major
expenditure now. Speaking of that, from everything that I've
read, the Lingo should be the next thing I buy, but I'm having a
hard time thinking about spending ~$1,000 for that.
So, any suggestions about cartridges, arms, and Lingos? Thanks
for your time.
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