Just attended the newly released linn 360 speakers’ demo by Gilad in the SF Bay Area today. He told us the 250 lp12-50s have already been sold out.
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to dealers, not to the end customer…
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It is a different situation with the LP12-50 The buyer has first to fill in an online order.
Some people have reported that the order form is still online. So I guess that Linn want to sell more than the original quota or they do take time time to bring it offline?
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More likely a registration of interest and way of measuring and tracking interest, both the curious and likely to purchase kind.
I’ve not checked in with my local dealers, might ask them if they are likely to take stock or not.
Would be nice to see and hear one even if my funds have no chance of calling one mine!
I was at that demo too. (I’m the Scouse git who asked all those questions).
When I asked Gilad whether any of the new features of the Sondek LP12-50 would be made generally available, such as the feature that had been trademarked after years in development, he said he couldn’t comment, but suggested that I draw my own conclusions.
I just hope I don’t find myself being lured up to and pushed off the top of a tall building for posting this reply🤣
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Could we perhaps meet at the Empire State viewing platform to discuss your thoughts further?
Or maybe the roof garden of the UK Houses of Parliament?
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H of P not possible I’m afraid.
I drive a ‘demon diesel’ & can’t afford the congestion charge.
Can’t even be sure of getting there (from Cornwall) by train due to strikes.
You should survive a little longer!
Is there anything genuinely ‘new’ on the LP12-50, other than the comic price tag?
It all looks pretty old hat to me, although I gather that they may have designed hinges, 50 years on, that actually work.
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The only universal parts are the Arm, Cartridge,Bearing and whatever Urika you want to fit.
I thought the lid but the linn helpline says no and the new hinges don’t fit current plinths.
So I’ve saved a few bob. 
All else is new. 
New Plinth
New top plate Rounded.
New switch.
New design Keel . Arm collar fitting , Colour & Shape.
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Could they conceivably use the Bedrok plinth material in a compatible plinth design though, even if the LE plinth isn’t directly transferable? That would fit with their general ethos I think.
And, despite all that, it looks as though Fred Flintstone designed it - which must be the Bedrock connection!
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Which dealer held this event?
£50k for a LP12 !!! not convinced that this limited edtion verson is worth the money - for the same amount of money (or even less) there are many other turntables that I am sure will sound better than the limited edition LP12… also the design (rounded bits) will mean it’s a ‘one-off’, unless Linn start to offer a new plinth + top plate that replaced the existing versions…
How much of a sound improvement does the rounding of the corners offer… not convinced - if I was starting again for £50K, I would buy the SME turntable, or Avid offering
Clearly this turntable will be attractive to collectors - because it’s a limited edition - but I suspect that sound wise, there is not much improvement (if any) over the current Klimax version…
You can get 5 solstice turntables for that if you look around lol 
BasilAudio (Jeremy), he is here in this forum.
Not for me either.
End of an era and start of another.
My bedrock plinth.
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At only, what is it, 150 being made, I just don’t compare this to another turntable or a Klimax LP12. It’s not like it’ll be around as a choice for the future.
It’s a collector piece for the moneyed among us. I can’t see how it affects anyone here beyond that.
Certainly doesn’t change my love of my Linn, nor make me want to froth about the company. If it does, I suggest those affected best sell up and move to another deck - why would you want the association with a company you’ve obviously come to despise?
This thread will thankfully soon be redundant, in any case.
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When I spoke to Gilad Tiefenbrun at the Linn event I attended on Sunday, he did admit that the idea of the LP12-50 as a collectable would be attractive to some buyers.
However, there’s more to the LP12-50 than rounded corners and aluminium for the power switch, the hinges, and the certificate of authenticity on the back. Let’s not forget that one of the key features of the LP12-50 was years in development and got a trademark. I find it hard to believe that Linn would spend the time, effort, and money developing such a feature if they didn’t think it offered a worthwhile improvement in performance. I also find it hard to imagine that Linn will recoup the development costs of such a feature from the sale of only 250 units.
If I was starting again for £50K, I would compare the LP12 to the SME turntable, the Avid offering, and anything else in that price range that I could, and buy the one that sounded best to my ears.
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