Why so many linn lp12s for sale

There were quite a few on Canuck Audio Mart as well. A couple of really cheap ones too in really decent shape.

I think suspended tables generally are not as popular as they were back in the day. Today so many of us use record weights and periphery rings and those are not ideal for that type of table. Avid makes a modern suspended table but even those are not hugely popular.

As DaveyF and others have said, a basic used LP12 Valhalla from back in the day is a long way off from a top flight one. In Canada the latter costs like a Honda Civic. Lots of other choices and flavours in that snack bracket from Brinkmann, Clearadio and others that were not around during the mighty Linn's heyday.

To be fair, the modern Linns are better built. Sota was great sounding table. A lot tighter and more even sounding but I have not seen them up here in Canada for years while the Linn is still widely available.

Assume you live in NZ? The going out of tune issue is real in countries like Canada where we can have up to 60 decree C swing in temperature from winter to summer and the corresponding HVAC/humidy issues that causes in an average Canadian home. My suspended Thorens was more stable. No issues now that all of my tables are of the unsuspended type.

The Pro-jects are my favorite all rounders but the Clearaudio excels for classical and instrumental. I always like the sound of my Linn. No question about that.

Rega 3 is a nice table but even my stock Rega 5 was not in the same league as my LP12 sound wise. I think the TT PSU moved it closer plus Linn's cartridges sound better than Rega's. The LP12 has just such a huge soundstage. I have not heard that from a lot of other tables. Regas can get close though.