An old aquaintance
used to have full Linn Sondek kit with two pre amps, I think the whole lot came to about 12k. But that's just the tip of the icebrg in regards to classical music. The Linn Sondek stuff was the best all round system, for all types of music, a number of years back and probably still is but when you have a top classical system it's probably cheaper to sponsor your own orchestra ;)

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(bROKEN aRROW PUA HVI Master, Wed 10 Nov 2010, 10:20, 1 reply)

I've heard the Caliburn
And to be honest, I'd rather have an SME30/12 and nearly £100,000 change. Not that it isn't good (it is) but the law of diminishing returns takes no prisoners by that price point- too much of the budget went on making it look shiny.

You can pick up a nice Sondek for less than a grand (and a nasty one for a lot less than that). The high spec new ones are a bit weird really- they sound pretty good but they don't sound like LP12's which to me rather defeats the object.
(Leonard Hatred briefly did some work on, Wed 10 Nov 2010, 10:43, closed)

the law of diminishing returns takes no prisoners by that price point- too much of the budget went on making it look shiny.
^agreed^ definately a rich mans toy.
(bROKEN aRROW PUA HVI Master, Wed 10 Nov 2010, 13:34, closed)