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Is the "standard" Linn Sondek LP-12 surpassed by newer turntable brands and designs??

More than ever, the infamous Linn Sondek LP12 turntables appear for sale on Audiogon. The price of each piece varying based on the age, condition, and how many authorized factory upgrades have been done .

The question is: Is the "standard" ( without any upgrades) Linn LP-12  outperformed by newer brand turntable designs??  It seems to be getting long in the tooth as a viable high end turntable

Can someone explain what made the sound quality of this table so special and so sought after??  Is  a USED standard Linn LP-12. really worth the money??   Thanks 

sunnyjim

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daveyf
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Another thread wherein the 80's model LP12 is compared to either a current VPI, or ?? ( supply name here) or a 301 or 401 Garrard!
Have any of these gents actually heard a CURRENT model LP12??
God forbid that be the case, but nonetheless the comparisons keep on flowing, lol.
A new Magik level LP12 is still, IMHO, at least as competitive as any other table in its class...and more than most. As one goes up the line to the Akurate model and then to the CURRENT Klimax model, the CURRENT model LP12 Klimax begins to leave all of the others in the dust!!

Now, back to the many opinions of the 80's model LP12....that we listened to years ago, but are still experts on, LOL.

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varyat-----+1

noromance, see varyat's reply above. What is the point of comparing a 80's LP12 to a 60's Garrard?? I understand that some people like the sound of an idler drive....that's their preference; however, the sound of the current idler drive TT's is fundamentally the same as it has ever been, IMHO..while the sound of the LP12 has drastically changed over the years. 

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