Thanks memepool
I had a look at the Asaka stylus using a handheld magnifier -pretty high mag: I bought it years ago from Sound Org or Grahams to look at styli, but probably not definitive! - the tip looks good and clean. I'll listen before committing to a retip...
So it's changing the Majik I stage to MC. Thx for the link to 640P. There's not a additional line-in that I can see. I could use a separate preamp temporarily I guess. Or ditch the Majik & go back to Naim, lol (wife has heart attack...)
Just to see I connected the LP12 to the Majik -wrong phono stage & all....despite the obvious lack of volume, to my ears the Asaka sounded pretty good, so I'm hopeful a retip may not be necessary. But I'll have to check once I'm MC on the amp, of course.
Boy, it sounded so good to hear a Linn spinning music again