"Sole" A sub-chassis upgrade for your LP12.
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Put quite simply: awesome value for money!
GUARANTEED FOR 2 YEARS AGAINST DEFECTS AND NOW WITH A 60 DAY MONEY BACK IF DISSATISFIED OPTION. * CONDITIONS APPLY*
The "Sole" LP12 sub-chassis upgrade for the Linn Sondek is an extremely cost effective means of improving your turntable at a realistic price. Many owners have reaped the benefits of this upgrade and have been amazed with the phenomenal improvement rendered at such low cost. Don't even think of changing your beloved LP12 for something else - just give it a new lease of life!
Analogue Innovation offer an alternative approach.
Fitting the unique Sole sub-chassis will provide the underpinning for the very important main bearing-tonearm interface, thereby creating the basis for an amazing boost in the performance of your LP12. The Sole enhances the intrinsic musical nature of this iconic turntable, providing great insight into the music being transcribed. Bass rendition becomes much more tunreful and less "one note", imaging improves dramtically and treble is extended significantly too.
The Sole sub-chassis is carefully crafted on the constrained layer principle from structural grade aluminium and mdf bonded together with high tech aerospace adhesive, completing the structure is a hightly accurate CNC machined bearing housing. The Sole provides a flat, rigid and acoustically inert platform on which to mount your main bearing* and arm-board.
* Standard & Cirkus bearings are accomodated.
How can the sub-chassis make such a difference to the quality of sound reproduced by a turntable? The Sole by nature of its construction, is very well damped acoustically, it simply does not resonate. Remember, the only vibrations we wish to amplify are those of the record groove modulations that exite the stylus and cantilever of the cartridge. The materials used in the manufacture of the Sole sub-chassis play their part in minimising unwanted vibrations from getting back to the stylus record groove interface. These unwated, (structure and airborne) vibrations have a detrimental effect that "colour" the sound - by interfering with and adding to the signal.
Alternatively, do the same "tap test" with a standard Linn pressed steel chassis, (spot welded or epoxy brace, even the Cirkus) and it will ring like a tuning fork, this cannot be beneficial ! We have found the standard pressed steel sub-chassis and method of attaching the arm-board leaves much to be desired: clearly so have Linn. Why else would they have created the Keel?
Addtionally, the design of the bearing mounting point on the Sole presents a massive 5mm thickness - almost twice that of the Cirkus sub-chassis! This is the one of strongest mounting interfaces currently available for your main bearing. Platter height is maintained as per the standard Linn platter height.
The Sole sub-chassis offers the opportunity of enhanced musical enjoyment to LP12 owners at a realistic price.
the Sole MkV is available in three options:
Option 1: Sole sub-chassis, pre drilled & complete with stainless steel fasteners and threaded inserts: customer drills own arm-board:
£290 plus postage and packaging.
Option 2: Sole sub-chassis, as option 1 above but includes Analogue Innovation carefully drilling and fitting your armboard.
£310 plus postage and packaging.
Option 3: includes a new jig fitted Linn armboard (Linn or Rega cut). The supplied arm-board will sport the latest Linn logo.
£350 plus postage and packaging.
The Sole comes with a 24 month guarantee covering faulty workmanship so why wait, go on ...