Upgrade LP12 or buy new VPI?

Making this post exactly 2 years and 18 days later. Keep the Linn!!! Well, now you can buy the Keel, which is one of the most dramatic improvements they have ever engineered since the lp12's inception!. You can also get the ekos se titanium arm, the new akiva, and the new trampoline. The lp12 isn't dead, it's alive as ever and sounding better than ever. keep the tables, as they're starting to claim more demand now.

Get the VPI

Bryan for what it's worth I had a Linn like yours. LP12 no Cirkus but just Basik Plus arm Adikt. I went to a VPI Scout after all I read. Bought the Scout was at first astonished at the quiet background but after a few weeks I was finding I did not want to listen to vinyl anymore. So packed up the Scout and bought a another/better Linn. If you are happy and have liked the Linn for all these years think about it first. Your Linn is long neglected (at least 25 years out of date) with massive upgrades since yours! There is Ekos I and II and now Ekos SE. Not to mention the short lived Ittok LVIII. There is Cirkus, Lingo I and II. There is Keel now as well. In all total you are miles from current. VPI sexy and dead in my opinion. Current Linn LP12 won in Europe for highend audio product of the year. So long live the LP12 far from dead. Maybe yours is dated but like you I owned my first for 9 years and loved it I was bored (and I am not saying it was bad just did nothing for me) with VPI in 4 weeks. No PRaT! Linn so famous for.

Thanks for the update Jody.