Did Mr Ive design it to be ‘lighter and thinner’?
There’s probably a matching case and clear lid protector.
He produced some beautiful designs whilst at Apple but I think many devices became too minimalistic losing interfaces and at the expense of battery capacity. Just by 2p.
Is that true? If so, I assume something connected with metallurgy/platter materials?
I think it is absolutely lovely. If I won the lottery and was seriously thinking about entering the world of vinyl, this is what I would go for. This is what great designers do - it is still entirely recognisable as an LP12 but also different. There is something quite muscular and purposeful about it and the detailing is fantastic. Confirms Jony Ive as the finest designer of his generation
Kev, was Ive behind the design of the Unibody MacBook Pro?
I reckon the iPod has to be one of the all-time greats pieces of consumer electronic design, especially by the time it reached the 4th Generation. The smooth, rounded pebble-like case feels so good in the hand. Still sounds good too!
The Unibody MBP would not be far behind - it still looks so good even after 15 years, and even an early 2008 model is still quite useable so long as you’re not wanting to do gaming or video work.
I think he was Richard (certainly his design principles were). That 2009(?) Unibody Pro was a beauty. And the brilliant user-friendly design of the iPod was the reason why it conquered the world and no other PMP did. I might dust off my old 2007 iPod Classic 160GB!
It is hard to forget just how radical - in terms of usability and design – both the iPhone and iPod were when they launched.
One of Steve Jobs favourite phrases was “It just works” and in collaboration with Jony Ive that is exactly what Apple delivered and why they are hugely successful
Yes Ive designed the unibody including the first Macbook Air which was without doubt one of the best ‘reveals’ on stage ever, look it up on Youtube. The combination of Jobs and Ive was heady back in the day.
I initially read that post as ‘I’ve designed’ and thought blimey, Gary’s a design genius. Then I read it again. Never mind.
The Nait 50 has proved to be super popular and come on a British company existing for 50 years has to be celebrated 
He designed the Hockey puck mouse. Better forget it.
I think I’ll stick with my Rega P10
From all the coverage in different newspapers and magazines’ web pages, I think Linn must be very pleased with the impact of this special edition. Whilst Naim and Rega got wall-to-wall coverage in the specialist hi-fi press and some of the general tech websites, compared to Linn’s mainstream coverage it is very minor. Linn like Naim has been adding high-value lifestyle products to the range over recent years and this coverage can only help with selling more of these. Hats off to Linn to get Jon Ive’s involved.
Me too. Doh.
Dieter Rams designed the Braun variant of the QUAD ESL57 - which was a flat (rather than curved, as in the original) metal enclosed rectangular box.
QUAD Musikwiedergabe in Germany, who built my ESLs for me, can produce a brand new version of that variant - have a look at their website…
Very stylish, and “reassuringly expensive” (to steal someone else’s tag-line).
I think that JI owns an LP12, so that must have helped.
(He probably has another one now, as part of any fee deal that he struck with Linn!)
…and me 
So you cancelled your order?
At 50k how many are they making, and how many do they think they’ll actually sell?
50k is a pretty ludicrous price for a turntable, I’d assume it has bespoke features which will not be available for the standard LP12, but heck that’s a lot of dosh for even hardened Linn fans especially if you already own a high-end LP12.
Shame they didn’t release a nostalgic Linn Axis SE which might be within range of ordinary folk aspiring to vinyl ownership. I loved my Axis with K9 cartridge and wish I’d never part-exchanged it when I got an LP12 around 1990.
My modest spec LP12 is quite splendid enough and there are plenty of upgrade options if I feel the need in the future…
I think a lot of people who’ll buy this will be well-heeled types who’ve never bought anything from Linn before, let alone an LP12. In some respects, they’re looking outside their usual customer base, as they did with the Series 3 wireless speaker (which sounded amazing).
I reckon Linn will sell all 250 LP12-50 units they’re making. They’ve been quite clever, in that they’e taking pre-orders, so they can build them slowly, without tying up cash and capital in unsold stock, while potentially adding £15m to their turnover.
