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


Opinions, experiences, cartridges and preamps used?
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I've have owned my LP-12 for 20+ years and have followed the upgrade path with Cirkus, Ekos, Trampolin II, and Lingo etc..  I started with the OC 9, then Benz Glider, to a Shelter 90x.  I have toyed with the idea of changing tables over the years but I have stayed focused on the the audio outcome evaluated with my ears and not the "on paper" technical stuff.  That said I have not experienced anything that provided a huge improvement in sound that was worth the additional financial outlay.  That said a Linn with a Keel has a Class A rating when I last read Stereophile as did tables costing far, far more.  I probably have attained 90-95% of what's possible so the cost of attaining the last 5%  just is no longer worth it to me.   The only reason for me to get a new table will be simply because I want one!
I feel you as the young folks say.  Veblen or diminished return I'm staying put unless the change/upgrade is mouth dropping, which right or wrong is my criteria for establishing value.  I have only had a couple of these over the years: the first time I heard the Keel, a Boulder Pre-Amp, The Watt Puppy, and Mye Stands on Maggies to name a few.