Is a Linn Sondek LP12/Lingo/Ekos with a Cirkus update, the last turntable I’ll ever buy?

@coachpoconnor
You should head over to the Linn Club on the HiFIWigWam forum, which is a UK centric audiophile forum. Linn closed down their own active forum so most folks are over there now. This is the best place to learn and share all things Linn, including the LP12.

Start here: https://www.hifiwigwam.com/forum/forum/145-turntables-record-players-linn-sondek-lp12/

To say that Gilad (the son of Linn’s founder) has no interest in their LP12 tables is total nonsense. I went to an event last spring and listened to Gilad and another team member do a 30 min presentation (the first in the world) on the new Karousel bearing. These guys exhibited excitement and passion for this thing. It was all they talked about. I got to talk to him for like ten mins afterword. Very cool guy!

They had two Klimax level LP12s which were identical except the one had the new Karousel. Played through Exakt Akubarik speakers. The sound was amazing. Way out of my price league but still. The new bearing did bring much to the table. I also listened to several other tables at this invite only event in the $20K range and I preferred the Linn. 

High end audio is concerned with signal to noise ratio. Unfortunately this thread has tons of it...