Linn CD12 CD Player ...Opinions

I heard one years ago before I bought and Ikemi. I have since bought the Ayre C5xe-mp and it is way better than the Ikemi was. My guess is that the Ayre would sound as good if not better than the CD12. That is a really old technology by todays D/a standards. I would say the price is really relative to the value. Another point is will there be any service and parts available. Just my opinion.
Don't get me wrong the CD12 sounded great but it was relative to the CD players of the time.

overkill...even today. a great player.

I would look at like this for the price of x what else is out there at the same price point either new or used and then see which sounds better.

digital is a moving target certain $1,000-$3,000.00 players today beat the stuffings out of much more expensive older players.\