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Linn LP12 Turntables reviewed and rated. A high-end shootout between the Majik, Akurate and Klimax configurations of one of the world's most legendary turntables.

Today's blog stems from a phone call a few weeks ago between your author, and Audio Affair's founder and MD, Alex Field. It was decided to perform a full-on shootout between Linn's three LP12 configurations: Majik, Akurate and Klimax. Roughly £30,000 worth of turntables, and an accompanying cast of the best Hi-Fi components.

The results?

The range of Linn Music Systems represents Linn's finest Hi-Fi technology wrapped into clean, convenient, no-hassle packages for the modern home.

Linn is a company which has been defining the textbook definition of 'High-End Hi-Fi' for decades; a brand uttered in the same breath as luxury brands such as Porsche and Rolex and possessing similar aspirations of design excellence and 'power brand' status.

Unlike the worlds of luxury cars and wristwatches, however, High-End Hi-Fi often demands the user

The Great Exchange: do you own a Linn CD player? If so, read on for a fantastic opportunity to upgrade your system.

The demise of the CD and the rise of streaming have been on the cards for some time now and with each passing year, its certainty becomes clearer. Last year saw the sale of CDs fall by 10% while streaming saw a huge rise of 68% over the same period.

To adapt to this changing hi-fi landscape, Linn is ending service support for their CD players. This move comes eight years after Linn

"The most intense, exciting, or important point of something; the culmination" - since 1973, Linn have been perfecting home audio. The Linn Klimax range represents the sum of their efforts.

The History of Linn has been well documented over here on the Audio Affair Blog, but in the interests of setting the scene, and telling the story, let's once again remind us of where the Linn Legacy began.

Glasgow, 1973

In 1973, one Ivor Tiefenbrun got married and presumably purchased his Hi-Fi setup as some

The Linn Klimax DS and DSM may well be the ultimate contemporary expression of the network music player.

When it comes to high-end audio, one name is synonymous with the segment: Linn. Having recently announced an end to support for their CD-based systems, and having abandoned physical digital media some years ago, it's fair to say Linn are pioneers of streaming audio.

The Linn Klimax DS and Klimax DSM could quite conceivably form the very heart of your high-end media system. With a reverential deep

Having recently looked at Linn's 'Entry Spec' LP12, the Majik, this blog focusses on The Linn LP12 Akurate. Linn's Mid-Range Monster.

The Akurate specification of the LP12 enhances and builds upon the basic qualities of the LP12, aiming to enhance detail and presentation.

Let's take a look at what makes the Linn LP12 Akurate so special...

A winning configuration of premium components.

The Linn LP12 has always benefitted from a modular construction, allowing the customer to configure their LP12 as

Few turntables inspire as much devotion or command the legendary status of the Linn LP12. The Linn LP12 Majik is the latest "entry level" iteration of a turntable that's been going for over 40 years, but is far from entry level.

Linn's LP12 Turntable is a true 'Hall of Fame' item of high-end audio. For four decades it has stood as a reference against which other turntables are judged. As with anything which represents 'the best', however, it has never been a 'cheap' turntable; 'cheap' and 'quality'

At Audio Affair we're surrounded by top quality audio equipment, so here's a bit of a photo tour of the kind of things that are available to listen to in the Audio Affair shop and showroom...