The new Linn LP12 50th Anniversary edition

This makes Naim's Nait 50 look like a bargain. 

What is the functional and practical difference between a $45K TT and a $60K TT? To my mind, at those price points emotion alone governs choice, or should do. If there are measurable differences, the inferior unit has no business costing even $45K.

Same price as an SME Model 60. If I had to choose between those two, I think the Linn would lose.

The Linn 50th, is say $15K for nostalgia.

And then there are the @noromance types that have old stuff and think it doesn’t get better.

@ghdprentice You kill me! I hope you have the V6 Lexus and not that awful new 4 pot turbo. The white LP12-50 looks like an iMac.

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