The new Linn LP12 50th Anniversary edition
Linn have just announced their 50th anniversary edition LP12. See here:linn.co.uk/us/
The price is going to be starting at $60K.
Looks nice, but the price, like so much in the industry these days, seems to be what they used to call ' a thumb suck' number.
Thoughts??
These figures seen in the link are the figures the Public are allowed to see. It is easy to work out why there are High Price Ticket Items, they work very well for massaging the profit line in an ascending direction. https://www.insider.co.uk/company-results-forecasts/linn-doubles-down-rd-report-29678190 |
The following is a extract from a Marketing Description about the release of the TT. It certainly looks like Linn are now adopting Phenolic Resin Impregnated Densified Wood, as a material incorporated into this design. They certainly are vague about the product in use, but it will most likely be a Delignit (Panzerholz) or Permali Product if sourced in the UK or Europe. There are not many places to go when looking for improvements to a mechanical interface, where dissipation and damping are seen as a valuable commodity. ______________________________________________________________ Linn was already in the process of incorporating a new wood technology for its plinth (the case), which pushes layers of timber together under high pressure to create a facade that is acoustically silent. (Whereas an acoustic guitar or other wooden instrument uses its wood for resonance, a turntable wants to mute those vibrations.) LoveFrom spent hours on calls learning the boundaries of the design, and homed in on dozens of details that it could address in the product. |
If it helps put a perspective on the costs associated with this TT. I am successful with having purchase a Board of Phenolic Resin Impregnated Densified Wood that when cut down to Plinth Size Dimensions at 25mm thickness costs approx' £100 per plinth material. I would really like to know what this equates to on the Linn Table, the P'holz seen in the link will still most likely be close to 10 x cheaper than the Linn mark up for their piece of this material or equivalent . |
