I don’t think this poll really covers the choices. What if you have a Rega or LP12 with a non Linn or Rega cartridge? The third choice of ‘Other turntable’ isn’t correct either…
I think the choices are weirdly detailed, but the amount of them is weirdly limited.
But we already have a Show Us Your Turntable thread. Perhaps the OP can share what insight they are attempting to get from this poll? The poll is of a fairly brand preference biased forum.
Oh I’d like to give the OP the benefit of the doubt. Until shown otherwise, I choose to believe there is a point being made. I just have no idea what that might be yet.
I suspect if you did the exact same 3 way poll and asked “What digital source do you have? Naim, Chord, or Other?” the result would be the same. 50% would have something else spread of 50 brands, and the remainder would be 25% Naim, 25% Chord.
There is most definitely a bit of groupthink in the forum around source, amps, and turntables. Perhaps lesser so with speakers.
Maybe less so, but there are lots of good speaker brands that do not feature at all (often non-UK) or rarely (even UK like MA), and on the other hand there is e.g. Kudos
Just to be slightly contrary -
Linn lp-12 (near akurate level)
Linn Ekos arm
Linn Krystal cartridge
Rega aura phono- stage
into 282 hcdr/250 dr harbeth M30.1
Most of the turntable talk is of Rega lately and Linn is the historical match for Naim but maybe just putting the deck in the poll would work better.
I doubt there are many Rega decks without a Rega arm but even there, there is room to stray on the cartridge.
What’s a Linn these days with so many aftermarket parts around.
My decks are
Artemis SA-1 Turntable, Schröder Reference arm and Otofon SPU Royal N into superline/Supercap
and Townshend Rock mk 2 with Aro and Decca Maroon mono into stagelline N from 552 aux power.