Linn LP12 Turntable - Afromosia / Lingo PSU / Akito Tonearm / Adikt Cartridge

Linn Sondek LP12 Turntable

Linn Products have always stated that the turntable is the most important part of a high fidelity system. If you don’t get a good signal off the record then it doesn’t matter how good the rest of your system is, the sound will be bad. When upgrading your system there is a strict hierarchy to observe. After the turntable, the next most important component is the arm, followed by the cartridge. Once the turntable system has been optimised, the next component to choose is the amplifier. Finally, the last link in the chain is the loudspeaker The Linn Sondek LP12 reference transcription turntable has been setting the standards by which others are judged for over 30 years.
Each component of the Sondek LP12 has been painstakingly developed to optimise information retrieval, because information lost at the source is lost forever, regardless of the amplifier or loudspeaker quality. Linn is involved in every stage of the record and playback process. We can therefore check the signal at each step of the hi-fi chain, which is why we know what makes the Sondek LP12 a very special turntable: its perfect speed accuracy at 33rpm and 45rpm, its immunity against acoustical feedback, its low noise main bearing with mirror finish, and our legendary precision manufacturing, all of which ensure the pitch accurate faithful reproduction of the original source.

Features

• Extremely low-noise patented main bearing
• Perfectly balanced high inertia platter
• Strong, solid kiln-dried wood plinth
• Heavy gauge non-magnetic, brushed satin, stainless steel plate
• Highly efficient 3 point spring damped suspension
• 24-pole precision synchronous low noise, high torque motor
• Precision pulley and Neoprene flat belt

Linn Lingo Mk1 Power Supply

Linn products have always said that the turntable is the most important part of a high fidelity system. If you don’t get a good signal off the record then it doesn’t matter how good the rest of your system is, the sound will be bad.
When upgrading your system there is a strict hierarchy to observe. After the turntable, the next most important component is the arm., followed by the cartridge. Once the turntable system has been optimised, the next component to choose is the amplifier. Finally, the last link in the chain is the loudspeaker.
At the heart of the Lingo are two very low noise crystal oscillators derived from the Linn Numerik digital recording system – one for 33 rpm and one for 45 rpm. The switch on the turntable selects the appropriate oscillator, whose output is fed into a synchronous counter to produce a 50 Hz or 67.5 Hz square wave for 33 rpm and 45 rpm respectively. As the LP12 motor runs quietest when driven with a clean sinusoidal waveform, a precision filter is employed in the Lingo to remove harmonics from the square wave leaving only a pure sinusoid.
The most uniform torque is delivered from the motor when both phases are drive at ninety degrees with respect to one another. This is achieved by a ninety degree phase shift network after the filter. The two resulting sinusoids drive two high voltage Class A amplifiers, the outputs of which drive the two motor windings.
The Lingo uses stall detection circuitry to feed the motor with a higher voltage for increased start-up torque. When the platter reaches the selected speed, this load sensing circuitry reduces the power output. From then on, the motor just maintains the platters own inertia to keep it going silently.
A toroidal transformer on the PCD and a mains filter give a very high degree of electrical isolation from the mains voltage supply. Dimensions: 157 (W) x 326 (D) x 75 (H) mm

Linn Akito Tonearm

The Akito incorporates much of the technology developed for the Ekos tonearm.
In order to achieve maximum strength and rigidity, high performance adhesives are used.
The one-piece headshell and the bearing housing are high-pressure die-cast for added strength.
The new larger diameter bearing assembly minimises friction and play.
Every detail of the arm has been optimised.
This arm sets new standards of performance at this price level.

Linn Adikt Cartridge

The Adikt is Linn’s newest moving magnet cartridge giving the audiophile a cost effective entry into the world of faithful and accurate vinyl reproduction.
Our unrivalled pedigree in the area of vinyl transcription has resulted in a world-class product capable of a smooth and extended frequency response.
The Adikt is a cutting edge product both in terms of design and precision engineering. It is easily mounted on a wide range of tonearms and forms the front end of any quality vinyl based system.
It features a rigid body and Gyger II replaceable stylus, both of which help towards a finely detailed and dynamic sound signature.

Linn Sondek LP12 Turntable

Introduced: 1972
Type: Belt drive analogue turntable with 3-point suspension
Platter: 2 pieces, made of non-magnetic Mazak 8. Production tolerance 0.025 mm, optimal weight distribution
Platter Mat: Felt
Main Bearing: 1-Point bearing, mirror finish, oil bath
Suspension: 3-Point-Subchassis, 3 adjustable precision springs
Motor: High torque 24-Pole Synchronous motor, fully screened and mechanically decoupled from main bearing
Drive: Neoprene flat belt, concentric precision pulley (0.01 mm)
Speed Accuracy: 0.03%
Speeds: 33 rpm, 45 rpm
Power Consumption: 13 W
Dimensions: 445 (W) x 356 (D) x 140 (H) mm
Approximately 70 mm required at rear and 250 mm above the unit to permit opening of lid
Weight 10.0 kg

Linn Akito Tonearm

Lateral Bearing Friction: < 50 mg
Horizontal Bearing Friction: < 50 mg
Effectiveness Mass: 10 g
Tracking Weight Adjustment: 0 - 3 g
Cartridge Range: 2 - 10 g
Pivot To Spindle: 211 mm
Stylus Overhang: 18 mm
Effective Length: 229 mm

Linn Adikt Cartridge

Type: Moving magnet phono cartridge
Stylus Type: Gyger II (replaceable)
Cantilever: Aluminium tube
Armature: Former-less coil
Pin Connection Type: 1.2 mm gold pin
Mounting Points: 2
Coil Wire: Copper
Output Voltage: 6.5 mV @ 5 cm/s 1 kHz ± 1.5 dB
Channel Balance: ± 2 dB at 1 kHz
Channel Separation: 25 dB at 1kHz
Load Resistance: 47 kΩ
Load Capacitance: 150 - 200 pF
Tracking Force: 1.5 - 2.0 g (1.75 g nom)
Cartridge Weight: 8.25 g

Turnaround

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