Funk Firm LINN LP12 Turntable with Dynavector Karat 17D MKII Cartridge
Original price was: R76,000.00.R26,000.00Current price is: R26,000.00.
Specifications
Linn Sondek LP12: Two-speed (33 1/3, 45rpm), belt-drive turntable with three-point sprung subchassis.
Dimensions: 17.5″ (450mm) W by 6″ (155mm) H by 14″ (360mm) D. Weight: 28.6 lbs (13kg).
Serial number of unit reviewed: 093956.
Price: $2030 without power supply.
Upgrades Specifications:
http://thefunkfirm.co.uk/shop/turntable-upgrades/lp12/
Description
The upgrades alone on this turntable was almost R50000!, and you can hear it, sublime!
The Sondek LP12 remains in production because it was a good design to begin with, has since only improved, and is still competitive in its price class and beyond—especially when combined with Linn’s ancillary products. It was a system I could easily live with: what it did right was seductively musical, and its errors were minor and mostly of omission. Can you get more “snap,” space, and focus by playing your vinyl on another system? Yes. Greater dynamic slam, especially at the very bottom? Sure. Blacker blacks? Yes. But you’ll pay a great deal more for that other system, and not everyone will find value or even pleasure in the improvements gained.
On balance, the complete Linn system is not the best analog front-end I’ve ever heard, but it is among a handful that I could easily live with because it made music that was believable.
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Funk Firm LP12 Upgrades
Ankhor chassis – Power with poise to mount your platter and arm
Achromat – the world’s most popular mat for LP12.
K-Drive II motor / PSU system – Superb, Single-Ended and Class A, now even better.
Vector Drive 3-pulley drive – There is no better way to turn your platter.
Clarity Top Plate – It is also utilized to great effect in Pink Link II, Vector Link.
Dynavector Karat 17D MKII Cartridge
If I didn’t know the price of the DV-Karat 17D2 MKII and had only its sonic performance in front of me, I would buy it at once. Considering now the almost silly price for what I got, I really don’t know what to say. This transducer is revolutionary in any case, my friends. Very highly recommended!