Quote Originally Posted by maxg
Like I said - everyone is entitled to their opinion, however wrong it may be.

Just like yours!

The attached picture (hopefully) shows my somewhat modified RPM 4. The arm is the Project 9 (not the standard one shipped with the table - the better version with the improved bearings), fully rewired (through-wired) with Clearaudio sixstream cabling and gold connectors etc. the motor has been removed into a separate enclosure and the cartridge is the Shelter 901 running into an Accoustic Signature Tango Pre-amp.

Looks like it was built very crudely by a highschool kid in wood shop. You can put brembo brakes on a yugo, and even KKS turbo. Lets make a silk purse out of a sows ear! to each his own I suppose.

Not a bad list of upgrades for a non-upgradable table. The match of the modded arm and Shelter is staggeringly good and the removal of the admittedly cheap motor to a safe distance has cut detectable noise from that source down to zero (pre-amp volume on full).

You would not have to do that if the table was quality to begin with.

But hell - you are obviously very proud of your Linn and so you should be - just dont waste your time telling me Pro-ject is crap because, in simple terms, I and thousands of other users know better.

They know they got ripped off and decided to upgrade.

Should I now regale you with the stories of the audiophiles who have come and gone with their tales between their legs, of the oh-so confident Accoustic Solid TT salesman who now owns a modded RPM 4 of his own, of the friends who laughed at my table compared to their mighty Clearaudio's who went suddenly quite pensive.....maybe not - what is the point?
Because I'd like to talk to them personally and get thier version of the story. Not yours. i have heard this before. "My homebrew table that I built from crudely assembled parts based upon one of the poorest quality, least engineered turntables blows away mega-buck, scientifically engineered, highly lauded high quality tables. I am not sure wheather to applaud, or laugh.

Again, enjoy your table, but based on the tables I have auditioned in the past 5 years, I'd say you are far more optimistic that realistic. I'd bet a lot of those "dealers" would have a much different story.