Linn LP12 Selekt Turntable - Walnut

Unmatched for over five decades, Sondek LP12 remains the pinnacle of record player design. An icon that’s still evolving. A revolution that's still revolving.
Our original, iconic product, Sondek LP12, revolutionised the hi-fi industry in 1973 by demonstrating the huge musical difference a superbly engineered turntable could make to any hi-fi system.
Over fifty retrofittable mechanical and electrical upgrades to its original design, across more than five decades, have ensured that Sondek LP12 remains to this day the turntable by which all others are judged.
Selekt LP12 is a turntable from which to live out your musical passion and, with the benefit of future upgrades, to continue to explore ever more of the music contained within the grooves of your record collection.
This elite Sondek LP12 package is decked out with precision-engineered components from the upper echelons of our range. It sits between Majik LP12, the gateway to high-fidelity vinyl playback, and Klimax LP12, the zero-compromise pinnacle of our engineering endeavour.

SMOOTH PLINTH
KILN-DRIED HARDWOOD
The core LP12 plinth. Made from kiln-dried hardwood, this enduring smooth-faced design is available in a range of five wood styles.
This deck includes your choice of plinth plus Karousel bearing, steel top plate, and inner and outer platter. Plinths can be purchased separately if desired.

KORE
MACHINED ARMBOARD
Following the same design philosophy as our flagship Keel, the Kore sub-chassis and armboard is an essential upgrade step for anyone looking to improve their LP12 and bring it up to Akurate-level performance.
Designed for extra rigidity and removal of unwanted damping, the Kore sub-chassis is strengthened by a multi-layer, box construction of 1.5mm thick aluminium. Three layers are bonded together using a unique Linn-specified adhesive to form an incredibly stiff structure, while keeping the weight low.
The Kore armboard is precisely machined from solid aluminium and further strengthened with ribs on the underside to provide the ultimate rigidity. This is then bonded to the sub-chassis so that the assembly mirrors the valuable properties of a single piece; as the arm collar is bolted directly to the sub-chassis, the arm has a direct connection to the bearing.
FEATURES
Aluminium sub-chassis
Machined-from-solid armboard
Compatible with Linn Ekos SE, Ekos, Akito, Ittok & Arko tonearms
Versions also available for Rega, SME & Naim tonearms

KAROUSEL BEARING
SINGLE-POINT BEARING
Karousel, Linn’s new precision-engineered single-point bearing, offers smoother rotation and greater stability for even better sound from your Sondek LP12.
This innovative new take on our original bearing design has been made possible by technological developments in material science, machining capabilities and mechanical engineering expertise gained from almost half a century of designing and manufacturing the world’s best turntable.
That vital union between the platter, spindle, bearing and sub-chassis is now the strongest we’ve ever achieved. The substantial lock-nut fastening on the stainless steel housing increases rigidity at the critical point where bearing and sub-chassis come together.
Enhancements to the base of the bearing include a stronger housing for the thrust pad, and combined with a smaller, stiffer form improves the critical area that supports the platter rotation and mass, meaning your vinyl reproduction is more accurate and detailed than ever before.
FEATURES
Smoother rotation
Stainless Steel Bearing design improves rigidity and stability
Stronger, stiffer thrust pad and housing reduces vibration effects on music reproduction

LINGO
AC MOTOR SUPPLY
Lingo has received a major upgrade to deliver even better sound from your vinyl. Ground-breaking technology derived from the extraordinary Radikal power supply has taken performance to the next level.
New Lingo incorporates a motor speed management system and uses digital processing technology to make the platter spin more accurately and more consistently. On top of that, it also auto-calibrates the motor when the Sondek LP12 is powered on to ensure this accuracy and consistency every time. That’s crucial for ensuring you can hear your music the way the artist intended as the slightest speed variation will affect the pitch. An inaccurate turntable is like an untuned musical instrument.
With on-board circuitry that fits inside the deck and a new external slimline power supply which can be easily concealed, this latest model is neater, more compact and cleverer than ever.
The source of the audio source, Lingo is the first improvement to make to your LP12, providing a clear upgrade from the internal Majik power supply and previous Lingo models.
FEATURES
Power supply for LP12 with on-board circuitry which is externally powered
Supplied with 12v AC motor for LP12
Speed management system checks speed on every rotation
Dual speed: 33⅓/45 rpm

TRAMPOLIN
SUSPENDED FEET FOR ADDITIONAL ISOLATION
Made from high quality aluminium, the Trampolin base board is the natural choice for achieving peak performance. It can be fixed directly to the wooden plinth of your turntable.
Expertly-designed suspended feet provide the Sondek LP12 turntable with additional isolation from vibration, using acoustic dampening material to minimise interference for improved audio performance.
Build up your own custom-spec deck using this base board as a foundation, or upgrade your existing Sondek LP12.
FEATURES
Aluminium base board
Suspended feet isolate deck from vibration
Retro-fittable to any LP12

ARKO
HIGH-PRECISION GIMBALLED TONEARM
With Arko, we have returned to fundamentals, by removing all bar the mission-critical elements of tonearm design, boiling these down to their essence, and then honing what was left to superlative standards. Perfectly poised and rigorously refined, Arko is effortful simplicity.
This tonearm features an ultra-stable gimbal platform which facilitates superb bearing concentricity and alignment. Its arm wand travels in space with minimum hindrance; the affixed cartridge bobs and moves with the warps and grooves of the record, with finesse and fluidity.
Special care and effort was taken to ensure that 7075-grade aluminium would be used exclusively throughout the arm wand assembly – from headshell to gimbal – with the resultant material synergy and coupling effectively banishing undesirable resonances away from the delicate generator, and out through the sub-chassis.
Marry Arko to its perfect partner, our aluminium-bodied Kendo moving coil cartridge, and this energy transfer is improved yet further.
FEATURES
7075-grade aluminium used throughout arm wand, to produce superb resonant behaviour
Machined headshell with weight reduction pockets for increased agility
Cold-drawn 7075 aluminium arm tube produced to exceedingly high tolerances and accuracy
Gimballed design results in improved depth, impact, and emotion conveyed
Machined stainless-steel counterweight decreases arm wand inertia
Single piece, polished stainless-steel through-spindle for improved alignment and stability

KENDO
ELITE MOVING COIL CARTRIDGE
Kendo is a modern martial art form; translated from the Japanese it means “way of the sword”. At Linn however, the word has unique connotations. Our sword is forged of boron, with a super-fine-line diamond tip. Our armour is nickel-coated, 7075-grade aluminium. Kendo is the eager apprentice to its master, Ekstatik, sharing the same values, and picking up many of its traits along the way.
Kendo is the outcome of our engineers’ efforts to capitalise on the elements of Ekstatik which work so well; using our tried-and-true, trickle-down development methodology to produce a more affordable, high-performance cartridge which retains the same core design principles and acoustic fingerprint.
Kendo possesses a rigid, nickel-coated 7075-grade aluminium body. This specific grade of aluminium matches that of our Arko tonearm, for which Kendo was designed to be the perfect partner. This facilitates superb material synergy throughout the tonearm system, and effectively banishes unwanted resonances away from the delicate generator, along the arm, and out through the sub-chassis.
SPECIFICATIONS
Stylus Type: Super Fine Line
Cantilever: Boron
Armature: Square
Coil Wire: Copper 4N
Pin Connection Type: 1.2 mm gold pin
Mounting Points: 3
Output Voltage: 0.45 mV @ 3.54 cm/s
Channel Balance at 1 kHz: < 1 dB
Channel Separation at 1 kHz: Better than 28 dB
Load Resistance: 100 Ω
Load Capacitance: 1 nF
Tracking Force: 2.0 g
Cartridge Mass: 7.6 g

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