The new Linn LP12 50th Anniversary edition

For $65K here on Agon you can buy a Caliburn Continuum DD TT with Cobra arm and Castellon stand. A way better choice than the new LP12!

It's a lot to pay for Linn's interpretation of a Panzerholz plinth and a fancy button and hinges.

$60k for an LP12? Well that’s fine by me, I’m just curious as to how long it will take Ivor to offer expensive ’upgrades’ to this TT.

BTW: My 39 year old Heybrook TT2 has metal hinges.

So that this is not taken in the wrong light, I am a fan of the LP12 table, and I own one.

However, I fail to understand the value of new hinges and a new shaped button or logo? I never use my lid for anything but a dust cover to be used only when the table is NOT in use. To add $30k for the benefit of a different plinth ( assuming there is even a benefit) and for the different shape of the sub chassis and power button, plus the “exclusive “ badging, makes zero sense to me.

The crazy thing is, Linn has apparently sold 120 of these 50th Anniv models already, which tells me that there are quite a few ‘unaware’ folk out there…with more money than sense, imho.

I own a LP12. I am retired. Let’s say my net worth was three times what it is. I spend three hours a day listening to my system. The extra cost is no big deal to me. I have always loved Linn turntables. Why not. It is not only about performance any more. There are a lot of folks that have earned a lot of money. This isn’t for those of us that are budget constrained… it is for those that are not. Also, if you’re young and can afford it… in fifty years it will be a collectors item.