Linn or Thorens

[George Prentice]

One of the wonderful surprises I got with my new LP12 is the cuing… it is incredibly smooth, gentle and easy. It is a delight. It is so easy to use, and stable. I can’t imagine anyone coming to any other conclusion.

I have the keel sub chassis and the Ekos SE arm. I used to have the Akitos. No difference (in cuing) both great. The Ekos SE definitely sounds better.

[Puma Cat]

Q: Linns or Thorens?

A: Rega (just my 2¢...)

Background: I loved having the P10 in-house for review....still want to get one sometime.

[Antonmb]

I've owned the P9, the RP10, and the P10, and they were all excellent tables. In the demos I've heard, the P10 sounded a little airier and had more detail and dynamics than an Akurate-level LP12 (I guess that's now Selekt) for about 1/2 the price. I heard them at different times and places, so my audio memory may not be that reliable. However the full-on Klimax sounded better to me than the Rega P10. The P10 is a fantastic bargain, easily the equal of tables costing 2 or 3 times its price. With the RP10 I had a Rega Aphelion cartridge and it was excellent. With the P10 I wanted a change and used a Koetsu, and in the end, although it sounded very good, I think the arm and cartridge were not a good match.