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From: decwrl!well.sf.ca.us!well!mo@uunet.UU.NET (Maurice Weitman)
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Subject: Cartridge recommendations sought
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Date: 17 Apr 91 12:49:53 GMT
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Greetings to you high-end rascals:

Having bought into the Linn/Naim line about twelve years ago, I
find myself with the following gear:

	Linn LP-12 with whatever the updates are up to, but 
		not including LINGO.
	Mission 774 arm (save the hissing to the end, please)

	Naim Hi-Cap, 250 amp and 42s pre-amp (updated '89)

	Linn Asaka cartridge

The cartridge is over a year old and when I brought it into my
dealer, he showed me the stylus under the microscope, and told me
what I was looking at was wear.  I did see a difference between
the right and left sides that I guess is an indication of wear,
but everything sounds fine to me.  

At any rate, assuming he's right, I can trade in the Asaka for a
new one at half price, and I'm wondering if there are any others
I should be looking at.  I'm sure I can find ways to spend lots
of bucks replacing the arm as well (not to mention the speakers,
which I skillfuly avoided), but I'm not ready to go for a major
expenditure now.  Speaking of that, from everything that I've
read, the Lingo should be the next thing I buy, but I'm having a
hard time thinking about spending ~$1,000 for that. 

So, any suggestions about cartridges, arms, and Lingos? Thanks
for your time.

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