Turntable Power Supply & Motor Drive
Linn LP12 Upgrades
There are a number of ways to dramatically improve the performance of virtually any deck - whether you have a Linn Sondek LP12, vpi, thorens or rega. The LP12 is probably the world's most popular deck and as such is capable of producing outstanding results given a little extra care and attention. There are a number of excellent upgrades available - see below.
Our range of LP12 upgrades can be viewed in our latest brochure here.
Click here for details on motor fitting for the LP12
Power
Supply & Motor
One of the most effective upgrades available for all decks is our universal power supply. Especially popular with owners of Linn Valhalla and Lingo power supplies is the origin live Advanced DC Motor Upgrade - this is often used by Lingo owners to massively upgrade their performance - if you have a Valhalla power supply then this no risk, easy to fit, fully reversible mod is a tremendous upgrade and excellent value for money.
Upgrading Your Tonearm
If your current tonearm is a Linn Ekos, Ittock, Akito, Basic, SMEV, Naim Arrow, Graham etc - it is well worth upgrading to one of our own arms to improve performance very significantly. We offer a variety of arms depending on your budget. It is worth mentioning that although standard Rega arms do not work particularly well on the Linn, the case for Origin Live modified arms or the Silver arm series is an entirely different story. - we supply new predrilled arm boards so that this can be easily carried out.
See Arm Upgrades for the Linn LP12
Ringmat
The Ringmat is often a big surprise in terms of just how much it improves the sound of the LP12 - this device tends not to work very well on acrylic platters but it works wonders on the Linn LP12.
See Ringmat
Cartridge Isolator by The Cartridge Man
A surprisingly effective upgrade for your front end. At £85 this is a great investment and highly recommended by those who've tried it.
Cartridges
Cartridges are a sure fire way of upgrading your deck but bear in mind that the tonearm is more important. We offer and recommend a large range of cartridges along with performance ratings.
Phono
Stages
The phono stage can easily make or break a vinyl based system. This stage of amplification is absolutely crucial - more so than the pre-amp or amplifier stage - if you have any doubts about this we urge you to get a demonstration of something like the gram phono stages.
Linn LP12 Set Up & Tuning Tips
There are a number of reasons that we feel it would be helpful to publish some notes describing the salient points of Linn Sondek turntable set-up