Linn LP12 Brochure 2024

50 YEARS ON

THE LP12 REVOLUTION CONTINUES

Unmatched over four decades, the LP12 is still the pinnacle of record player design. A revolutionary icon that’s still evolving.

LINN LP12 COMPLETE TURNTABLE RANGE

MAJIK LP12 WITH ADIKT CARTRIDGE

MAJIK LP12 WITH KOIL CARTRIDGE

SELEKT LP12

KLIMAX LP12

LP12 HI FI SEPARATES/UPGRADE COMPONENTS

BASE BOARDS SUB-CHASSIS PHONO STAGES CARTRIDGES TONEARMS POWER SUPPLIES

THE ICONIC TURNTABLE, READY TO ROLL.

The LP12 is fully modular, so you can build it to your own unique spec. Too much choice? Don't worry, we've pre-configured four complete versions of LP12.

Go for the ultimate entry level  MAJIK MM (with Adikt) , MAJIK MC (with Koil), upgraded  SELEKT or the  KLIMAX  version. You'll hear more music than you thought possible from the groove of a record. Plus, you can upgrade any LP12 to the latest and best specification, piece by piece.

MAJIK LP12

REDISCOVER YOUR VINYL

THE IDEAL FIRST STEP into high performance

vinyl playback, Majik LP12 uses carefully selected Linn-engineered components to let you experience the iconic LP12 in an affordable package.

It includes Linn’s latest sandwich-construction aluminium sub-chassis, patented single point

Karousel bearing, and internal low noise power supply. Linn’s Krane tonearm and Adikt moving magnet cartridge complete the deck.

$6,995 with Adikt

SPECIFICATIONS

· Sondek LP12 turntable Aluminium Sub-Chassis and Armboard

· Solid Aluminium Base Board

Internal Majik LP12 power supply

· 45 rpm adaptor Linn Adikt moving magnet (MM) cartridge

· Krane tonearm

DECK OPTIONS

Black Ash

Cherry Walnut Rosenut Oak

MAJIK LP12 MC

REDISCOVER YOUR VINYL WITH UPGRADED TONEARM

THE IDEAL FIRST STEP into high performance vinyl playback, Majik LP12 uses carefully selected Linnengineered components to let you experience the iconic LP12 in an affordable package.

It includes Linn’s latest sandwich-construction aluminium sub-chassis, patented single point bearing, internal low noise power supply and Linn Koil moving coil (MC) cartridge.

SPECIFICATIONS

· Sondek LP12 turntable Aluminium Sub-Chassis and Armboard

· Solid Aluminium Base Board

Internal Majik LP12 power supply

· 45 rpm adaptor Linn Koil moving coil (MC) cartridge

· Krane tonearm

DECK OPTIONS

$7,395 with Koil

Black Ash

Cherry Walnut Rosenut Oak

SELEKT LP12

LOADED WITH UPGRADES

RE-IGNITE YOUR PASSION for music with a turntable that offers elegant design and exceptional performance. Loaded with upgrades including a separate dedicated power supply, machined armboard, Kendo cartridge and Linn Arko tonearm, this deck delivers a stunningly musical performance that will get more from your favourite vinyl records.

Partner the Selekt LP12 with the Linn Uphorik dedicated external phono stage for best performance, or connect it to the built-in phono stage in Selekt DSM.

$19,995

SPECIFICATIONS

· Sondek LP12 turntable Kore sub-chassis and machined armboard Lingo 4 power supply and motor control unit

· AC motor Arko tonearm

· Trampolin baseboard Kendo moving coil (MC) cartridge

DECK OPTIONS

Personalise to match any colour you like for the perfect personalised plinth finish. *

Black Ash

Cherry Walnut Rosenut Oak

KLIMAX LP12

BEST OF THE BEST –THE ULTIMATE TURNTABLE

OUR FLAGSHIP KLIMAX LP12 turntable offers the pinnacle of vinyl reproduction today, setting the benchmark worldwide for all other turntables on the market.

Over 40 years’ worth of research and development has gone into this latest evolution of the turntable that turned the hi-fi industry on its head back at the beginning of Linn’s journey to make better sound. Each precision-engineered upgrade has uncovered more music from the depths of the record groove.

It includes the best of Linn’s precision-engineered upgrades, and because it’s modular, you can update it whenever we release a new upgrade. A Klimax LP12 is an investment that will amaze and reward you for years to come.

SPECIFICATIONS

· Sondek LP12 turntable

Keel machined sub-chassis and armboard

· Radikal motor control unit & power supply

Brushed DC motor in acoustically isolated housing

Ekos SE precision tonearm

· Ekstatik moving coil (MC) cartridge

Urika Moving Coil phono stage built-in to suspended base.

DECK OPTIONS

$43,995 with Radikal | $47,995 with Radikal Machined

Personalise to match any colour you like for the perfect personalised plinth finish. *

Black Ash

Cherry Walnut Rosenut Oak

YOUR LP12 JOURNEY STARTS NOW

The Linn LP12 Turntables that is truly made to be a lifelong companion, allowing you to upgrade the turntable over time, producing audible improvements with every upgrade. Build your own or upgrade.

Start by selecting your colour Sondek LP12. Black Ash, Cherry, Walnut, Rosenut or Oak.

$3,995

Then select your LP12 separates from the list below.

LP12 HI FI SEPARATES / UPGRADE COMPONENTS

Adikt

Urika

Urika II

$1,695

$2,495

Arko Smooth, quiet, precise

$5,495

$5,995

Ekstatik

$11,995

Black Ash Cherry Walnut Rosenut Oak

$345 TRAMPOLIN

SUSPENDED FEET

$395

Build up your own custom-spec deck using this base board as a foundation, or upgrade your existing Sondek LP12 — even if it’s an original from 1973! SOLID BASE FIXED FEET

The Solid Base provides a fixed, rigid platform for your deck and comes as standard on our introductory level Majik LP12 turntable.

If your turntable is placed on a cabinet or shelf that provides its own isolation from vibrations, then this is the perfect base board for you. Alternatively, choose the Trampolin base board to benefit from the integrated vibration isolation this provides to the LP12.

Manufactured from high quality aluminium and fixed directly to the wooden plinth of the turntable, the Solid Base can be specified on all new Sondek LP12 turntables and can also be used to upgrade your existing Sondek LP12 if it has an older nonaluminium base.

Made from high quality aluminium, the Trampolin base board is the best performance choice and can be fixed directly to the wooden plinth of your turntable. Its expertly-designed suspended feet provide any Sondek LP12 turntable with additional isolation from vibration, using acoustic dampening material to minimise interference for improved audio performance.

LP12 HI FI SEPARATES | SUB-CHASSIS

MAJIK SUB-CHASSIS

BOX CONSTRUCTION

$895

KORE MACHINED ARMBOARD

$1,895

KEEL

MACHINED FROM SOLID ALUMINIUM

$6,295

Providing a solid and rigid platform for the LP12, the Majik Sub-chassis is fitted as standard to the Majik LP12 turntable. Also available separately as an upgrade, this latest design offers increased performance for any earlier deck that features the older 'standard' sub-chassis design.

The multi-layer box construction of 1.5mm thick aluminium provides strength and rigidity and when teamed up with the LP12’s five-layer laminated armboard, creates a firm and acoustically damp platform for your tonearm.

Following the same design philosophy as our flagship Keel, the Kore sub-chassis and armboard is an essential upgrade step for anyone looking to improve their LP12 and bring it up to Akurate-level performance.

Strengthened by a multi-layer, box construction of 1.5mm thick aluminium, the Kore’s sub-chassis is designed for extra rigidity and removal of unwanted damping, ensuring a more faithful reproduction of your vinyl. Three layers are bonded together using a unique Linn-specified adhesive to form an incredibly stiff structure, while keeping the weight low.

The Kore armboard is precisely machined from solid aluminium and further strengthened with ribs on the underside to provide the ultimate rigidity. This is then bonded to the sub-chassis so that the assembly mirrors the valuable properties of a single piece; as the arm collar is bolted directly to the sub-chassis, the arm has a direct connection to the bearing.

Choose Keel—our integrated sub-chassis, armboard and tonearm collar—to give your turntable a significant leap in performance, helping to retrieve even more music from your vinyl records.

Machined from a solid piece of aluminium, Keel provides extremely rigid support to the tonearm and platter. We’ve eliminated screws, fixings and joins between each component so that virtually all vibration is removed, providing you with a more faithful reproduction of your music collection.

And to ensure that the Keel is integrated seamlessly with the suspension system of every Sondek LP12 turntable, it has been engineered to maintain the same mass and centre of gravity as achieved with a separate sub-chassis, armboard and collar.

LP12

UPHORIK

UNIVERSAL PHONO STAGE

$5,295

URIKA

INTERNAL PHONO STAGE

$5,995

URIKA II

DIGITAL PHONO STAGE

$6,495

Get more from your vinyl collection as you fine-tune your turntable system with the Linn Uphorik phono stage.

Sharing the same dual mono topology and fully screened differential input as with Urika, the Uphorik phono stage offers both versatility and exceptional performance.

As the most flexible phono stage available, the Uphorik features separate dedicated inputs and circuits for moving magnet (MM) and moving coil (MC) cartridges, and has a full range of adjustments which allows you to easily optimise its settings to any cartridge.

Uphorik's flexibility also extends to connections. With a choice of balanced or unbalanced outputs, and RCA or XLR inputs, Uphorik is guaranteed to always meet your requirements, no matter how the rest of your system evolves.

This unique moving coil phono stage fits snugly inside the Sondek LP12 turntable and works with the Radikal motor control to deliver the best performance possible when you use an analogue pre-amplifier.

Urika delivers an impressive level of clarity and detail thanks to its location within the plinth itself which brings it as close as possible to the tonearm, minimising cable length and therefore signal loss and noise. Mounted on its own integrated Trampolin base board, the phono stage is also isolated from unwanted vibrations.

To ensure consistent and faithful reproduction of the music, Urika features a dual mono design that banishes any potential crosstalk.

Direct-coupled RCA and transformer-coupled XLR outputs allow you to choose the best connection option for your system and guarantee exceptional performance in all conditions.

Powered by Radikal, Urika is a transformative upgrade, letting you experience an exceptional performance from your LP12 turntable.

Using our cutting-edge digital signal processing technology, Urika II now carries out the key process of implementing the RIAA curve in the digital domain. This brings you lower distortion, lower noise and more music.

Transported over Exakt Link, the musical information that Urika II delivers is perfectly preserved until the moment it reaches your ears, delivering a musical experience like never before.

That’s not all. We take the same approach with Urika II that we do with our Exakt-enabled loudspeakers. This means we can optimise each and every individual device, correcting the variations inherent in the analogue stage to ensure outstanding performance every time.

Urika II can be optimised to work with your preferred cartridge load values. Urika II is powered by our extraordinary Radikal power supply and is mounted on the integrated Trampolin base board within the plinth of your Sondek LP12 to maintain phono stage isolation and improve deck suspension.

The perfect upgrade from Urika, we’ve tested Urika II in incredible detail to measure the difference it makes.

$995

$2,495

CARTRIDGES

Designed to retrieve an incredible level of musical detail from the groove of a record, Adikt uses an efficient and affordable moving magnet (MM) configuration. This makes it an ideal starting point for any quality vinyl playback system.

Krystal features a similar approach to minimising mass as Kandid, using a nude design to give the cartridge less inertia to react more quickly to the changes in the groove. It also uses the triple-point mounting system for a solid connection to the tonearm, while the aircraft grade 7075 aluminium chassis provides a lightweight and stable platform for the generator.

KOIL MOVING-COIL

$1,695

KENDO MOVING COIL

$5,495

$6,295

Kandid uses the finest nude diamond, micro-ridge stylus and benefits from a ceramic boron cantilever for ultra low mass and extremely high rigidity. The suspension mechanism supports hand-wound coils secured in a high-precision rigid assembly, terminated with gold contacts on flying leads for superb signal transmission.

The weight of the cartridge is kept down by using a plastic front yoke screw rather than metal. As well as allowing the counterweight to be moved closer to the bearing point which gives a quicker reaction to changes in the vinyl, using a plastic screw eliminates any magnetic interference to the delicate coils in the cartridge.

Koil is a superb first step onto the ladder of premium moving coil cartridges. This Majik-level cartridge provides a step up in performance from Adikt.

Kendo possesses a rigid, nickelcoated 7075-grade aluminium body. This specific grade of aluminium matches that of our Arko tonearm, for which Kendo was designed to be the perfect partner. his facilitates superb material synergy throughout the tonearm system, and effectively banishes unwanted resonances away from the delicate generator.

EKSTATIK

FLAGSHIP MOVING-COIL

$11,995

Linn’s all-new, flagship cartridge, Ekstatik, sets a new bar for arm/cartridge synergy; its unique construction forges an harmonious synergy with Ekos SE; wicking away more unwanted resonances along the arm, and out through the sub-chassis. In Linn’s search for ever better materials, their experiments led us to the implementation of aluminium-bronze inserts. Now a feature of Ekstatik, these inserts allow us to reap the sonic benefits we found this alloy to possess. With a bespoke, honeycomb cut into the cartridge body, we have skeletonised Ekstatik so that overall mass is reduced to Linn’s preferred sweet spot of close to 7g.

LP12

ARKO

SMOOTH, QUIET, PRECISE

$5,995

EKOS SE FLAGSHIP PERFORMANCE

$8,995

With Arko, we have returned to fundamentals, by removing all bar the mission-critical elements of tonearm design, boiling these down to their essence, and then honing what was left to superlative standards. Perfectly poised and rigorously refined, Arko is effortful simplicity.

This tonearm features an ultra-stable gimbal platform which facilitates superb bearing concentricity and alignment. Its arm wand travels in space with minimum hindrance; the affixed cartridge bobs and moves with the warps and grooves of the record, with finesse and fluidity.

Setting a new performance benchmark, Ekos SE features advanced materials carefully selected for their sound performance and low resonance properties. These minimise interference, resonance and microphony, meaning you’ll hear even more from your vinyl collection.

The arm tube is machined from titanium to reduce resonance and a stainless steel bearing housing ensures precision of movement.

Regardless of whether you are listening to the first track of the day or have been spinning records for hours, the ultra-low friction bearings and temperature-compensated precisionsprings ensure that exceptional performance from the Ekos SE tonearm is maintained.

Every Ekos SE tonearm is precision-engineered to last and is hand-built to the highest quality standard, so that you can continue to enjoy your vinyl collection for decades to come.

The Ekos SE tonearm is the perfect partner for any cartridge. Specify Kandid, Linn’s reference moving coil cartridge for ultimate performance from your LP12 turntable.

LP12

MAJIK

INTERNAL POWER SUPPLY

$995

LINGO 4 AC MOTOR SUPPLY

$3,395 RADIKAL AKURATE ENCLOSURE

The Majik LP12 Power Supply is a neat and reliable motor control solution which fits inside the Sondek LP12 supplying consistent, low-noise power.

To guarantee high quality audio performance from your turntable, this power supply filters extraneous mains noise, reducing judder in the motor for stability of speed.

As a great starting point for any LP12 set-up, the Majik LP12 Power Supply turns the platter at a constant 33.3 rpm. Speed can be changed using the optional 45 rpm adapter.

New Lingo incorporates a motor speed management system and uses digital processing technology to make the platter spin more accurately and more consistently. What’s more, it auto-calibrates the motor when the Sondek LP12 is powered on to ensure this accuracy and consistency every time. That’s crucial for music, of course: even the slightest speed variation affects the pitch, and a turntable that isn’t accurate is like a musical instrument that hasn’t been tuned properly.

With on-board circuitry that fits inside the deck and a new external slimline power supply which can be easily concealed, the new model is neater, more compact and cleverer than ever.

The source of the audio source, Lingo is the first improvement to make to your LP12, providing a clear upgrade from the internal Majik power supply and previous Lingo models.

Radikal is the highest performance motor control and power supply available for the Sondek LP12 turntable and comes complete with a brushed DC motor that replaces the standard LP12 AC motor. Radikal also powers the Urika internal phono stage for the LP12, where fitted.

$8,695 RADIKAL

$13,195

ENCLOSURE

Radikal brings together several breakthrough technologies that enable a completely new and innovative approach to motor control in the LP12, significantly improving its performance. To ensure perfect timing, Radikal’s speed management system auto-calibrates the motor every time the Sondek LP12 is powered on.

With radically reduced electromagnetic noise levels, the precious-metal brushed DC motor delivers a huge improvement in signal-to-noise ratio, getting you even closer to the music.

Radikal is the highest performance motor control and power supply available for the Sondek LP12 turntable and comes complete with a brushed DC motor that replaces the standard LP12 AC motor. Radikal also powers the Urika internal phono stage for the LP12, where fitted.

Radikal brings together several breakthrough technologies that enable a completely new and innovative approach to motor control in the LP12, significantly improving its performance. To ensure perfect timing, Radikal’s speed management system auto-calibrates the motor every time the Sondek LP12 is powered on.

With radically reduced electromagnetic noise levels, the precious-metal brushed DC motor delivers a huge improvement in signal-to-noise ratio, getting you even closer to the music.

Klimax