"Keith G" wrote in message
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"David" wrote in message
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"Bob Latham" wrote in message
I cannot say if one item is better than another. I can say I prefer the
sound of one item over another and in that context I preferred my Linn
to
other TTs at the time and if I'm honest it is still in many ways nicer
sounding than CD.


I know you said that you're not continuing in this thread but just out of
curiousity Bob, which other turntables did you listen to at the time?
I'm only asking this as I never heard one in the early 70s and wondered
what you compared it against. When I first heard one was in the early
80s and although I thought it was a great turntable, the two major
competitors at the time (in the UK) were the Roxan Zerxes and the Pink
Triangle. I prefered both of these over the LP12, which I thought was
the least transparent of the three. I never got to hear a Townshend (but
have recently bought one that needs and arm and cartridge fitting) so
couldn't include that.
I've also never heard a Garrard 301 or 401 or any of the esoteric elite
turtables but have heard a Technics SP10 and a Thorens TD125 and still
think the original PT was the one that stood and still stands out.


Of all the turntables I have had I remember two of them which 'sounded'
particularly nice: a 'pagoda style' Systemdek with very light springing
and a Pink Triangle - LPT1, I believe it was.

The best two I have owned (and still do) are
Garrard 401/SME3012 arm/Sure V15/III and
EMT 948/997 arm/ShureV15

The best two I have ever heard in comparison tests (conducted at
a broadcast facility as a part of an AES regional seminar) were
SME 30/2 and Verdier Platine.

Iain