My wife is part of most of the HiFi decisions made here.
The following items were chosen specifically by her;
*Cyrus Signature Phono Stage ( she loves its versatility across genres and the purity of its vocal reproduction. Her words)
*Dynaudio Evoke 50 ( She just loves them, but not quite as much as “HER” Keilidh’s)
*Naim Fraim (When we demoed the Evokes at Signals she said to me, in front of Mike & Alastair, that she thought we should have a full Fraim too)
She also agreed the LP12 spec when I bought it and loves listening to Puccini Operas on it😊
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But then she may change her mind then when she has a listen to the LP12 - 50, which I would expect to be absolutely stunning
Does she have tears running down her cheeks when listening to Puccini? It’s strong stuff!
I would always pick Beecham for ‘La Boheme’.
Karajan’s Decca recordings of ‘La Boheme’ and ‘Madama Butterfly’ may not be the last word in subtlety, but the Berlin players in ‘Boheme’ and the Viennese in ‘Butterfly’ produce thrilling, never bettered sounds!
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I don’t see anything at all in the design of the LP12-50 which would make it SOUND better than any other bog-standard LP12.
And I very much doubt if the wooden sub-chassis improves on a Keel.
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The sub chassis isn’t wooden it just that the plinth is machined from a fancy composite sandwich.
Looks like they’ve rounded off a keel armboard for cosmetic reasons.
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At least its not a Clearaudio
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G – FYI, there has been some debate about what effect many of the retro-fit plinths have on the sound of an LP12, this before debates about the various top-plate offerings (and how effectively these seat). In engineering terms, some combos must produce a different sound, as materials won’t transfer vibration et al in the same way.
All I can say is, I’ve heard a Stiletto one-piece plinth and top-plate (milled aluminium) and it offered-up a noticeably cleaner sound, with more definition, than a standard Linn and other after-market wooden plinths.
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Her absolute favourite is Turandot Graham, especially this Weiner Philharmoniker/Karajan version with the amazing Ricciarelli/Domingo partnership.
Listening to it now over breakfast, but on the Project Perspective and “HER” Linn Keilidh’s.
They will be given an amp update later this year, when the 202/200 moves down here to replace the Roksan Attessa.
But let’s not hijack this thread any further😉
I agree with the “key features” listed, the only one to my eye is the plinth, the rest are looks rather than engineering, but could be wrong and of course it should not sound any worse.
I am not supporting the 50th anniversary product by the way. Same as the Nait 50. I think that they are way over priced for what they are. Rather content myself with what I have
I have to admit to being suckered into buying a NAIT 50. It’s looking very handsome sitting on a coffee table in my living room, while I find s suitable source - ideally a CD player and a tuner.
I thought that the sub-chassis was a wood composite, but apologies if that was wrong.
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Thinking about it, if I did not have a fully serviced NAC42 and NAP110 (stuck in their original boxes for 18 years and never serviced or recapped from 1985 to 2021), then I would think about it. I’m not keen on the idea of buying old second hand kit. I think I would prefer a Nova in that case
I do like the white LP12 …
Rega, Naim, Linn, NAD and I think Macintosh all have 50th anniversary products …
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It’s hip to be square
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@Innocent_Bystander Mr Ive designed the ‘bubble’ iMac and iBook of 1997/8, the iPhone, the PowerMac G4 Cube, the iPad, iPod, iMac G4, MacBook Air, the Apple Watch, the “Red Desk”, Air Pods and even Apple’s corporate headquarters. He has also had a huge influence over Apple’s software products, especially iOS. Of course, not all of his designs have been successful: the G4 Cube was beautiful but a but impractical, and the round ‘hockey puck’ mouse of 1997 was completely unusable.
Given that his designs have sold in their billions, it’s fair to say that he is not only the world’s most famous industrial designer, but also its most influential – certainly over the past quarter-century, and since Dieter Rams’ heyday. If you can name a more famous or influential designer I’d be interested to know who it is.
This is a massive coup for Linn – who are, let’s face it, a medium-sized company making niche products – and has garnered them coverage far beyond the tech and hi-fi worlds. It’s a very smart bit of PR on Gilad (or whoever’s) part.
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2.99915 trillion dollars at yesterday’s close 
My first Apple product was the original iPod in 2003. It worked so much better than other MP3 players, I was tempted to buy a load of Apple stock.
But I didn’t. Though I did go on to buy plenty more iPods, iPads, iPhones, Macs, MacBooks & Minis, Apple TVs etc.
There’s probably a lesson in there somewhere.
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I’d guess that rather than people replacing their LP12’s with the 50, it’ll be a collector piece on the whole and/or be for a second system…bit like the Nait 50!
It’s all the better that it was Ive who already had an interest in Linn and who approached them. Just think how nice the Solstice could have looked with the involvement of Ive, rather than Prestige saucepans.
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Most influential over the past quarter-century he might well be (though maybe depends whether you meant in computer/electronics styling or across all fields?). My observation was about his fame, not having heard of him, whereas I have heard of other designers in the past quarter-century, such as several in the clothing fashion world – despite the fact I have absolutely no interest in fashion!
Nevertheless, slme googling has been interesting, particularly learning of his work in partnership with Steve Jobs.
Absolutely Nigel. Ive also worked for Linn pro bono, and has been committed to the brand/company ever since he visited the factory as a young graduate in the 1990s.
I wasn’t that struck by the LP12-50 at first, but it’s really growing on me.
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