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.