Linn LP12 Turntable - Black Gloss w/ Funk Firm Vector Link Upgrade / Ittok Tonearm / Dynavector Karat 17D3 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 Ittok LVII Tonearm

With the Linn Ittok LVII tonearm the brief was to design an arm that performs to the same standard as the Linn Sondek LP12 turntable. The result is a pick-up arm which has been acknowledged as a significant advance in disc playing equipment.
The Linn Ittok LVII was designed with several performance features in mind. First, stability. It is a coherent mechanical system designed to maintain a precise relationship between the cartridge and turntable. This is due in part to a bearing system that minimises intermittent or continuous loss of dynamic accuracy. Second, simplicity. Dials for both tracking weight and bias force enable easy and highly accurate adjustment, making the Ittok simple to install and convenient to use.
The Ittok is particularly suitable for use with the Linn Asak DC-2100K moving coil cartridge and enables the full performance potential of this cartridge to be realised.
The Ittok is designed not to degrade with use or require continuous adjustment. In addition, it is engineered to cope with the most difficult cartridges now available and to anticipate future cartridge development.
Linn Products have always insisted on direct A-8 comparisons on hi-fi equipment and tone arms are no exception. Compare the Ittok with other tone arms and audition it with different cartridges.
Although designed with the Linn Sondek LP12 turntable in mind. the Ittok is suitable for use with most high quality turntables.

Dynavector KARAT-17D3 Cartridge

The new 17D3 Karat Diamond is the first cartridge built using 'dispersion' theory. Its Micro-Ridge stylus and very short (1.7 mm) solid diamond cantilever give a huge reduction in 'frequency dispersion', unmatched dynamics and a high frequency extension all the way up to 100 kHz. The latest patented magnet circuit design increases the output to 0.3mV with crystal clear mid-range and treble even during the largest symphonic crescendos.
The main change to the new Dynavector 17D3 is an improvement in the design of the front yoke. This appears, on the surface, to be a small difference yet contributes to a greatly improved overall performance justifying a model number change.
The new yoke improves focus in the magnetic circuit and in combination with the flux damping mechanism and softened magnetism (patent) gives accurate sonic qualities leading to a very natural sound. The change has also enabled a useful increase in output to 0.3 mV.
The Dynavector Karat is notable for its gemstone cantilever. This 1.7 mm long by 0.25 mm diameter solid diamond cantilever has its 0.07 square mm stylus mounting hole precision cut by laser. The Micro Ridge Stylus of 0.07 square mm nude diamond is securely and accurately bonded to the cantilever.
The armature of 0.9 mm square and 0.4 mm thick is much smaller than normal, upon which are wound 60 turns per channel of 12 micron fine wire.

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 Ittok LVII Tonearm
Type: Pick-up arm
Overall Length: 284 mm
Effective Length: 229 mm
Overhang: 18 mm
Tone Arm Rear Length: 50 mm
Friction: Less than 20 mg
Effective Mass: 11.5 g
Cartridge Weight Range
with main weight only: 2 - 10 g
with main weight plus sub weight: 5.5 - 15 g
Stylus Pressure Range: 0.3 g in 0.1 g steps

Dynavector KARAT-17D3 Cartridge
Type: Low output moving coil cartridge with flux damper and softened magnetism
Output Voltage: 0.3 mV (at 1 kHz, 5 cm/sec.)
Channel Separation: 25 dB (at 1 kHz)
Channel Balance: 1.0 dB (at 1 kHz)
Frequency Response: 20 - 20,000 Hz (± 1 dB), 20 - 100,000 Hz
Compliance: 15 mm/N
Tracking force: 1.8 - 2.2 g
Impedance: 32 ohms
Recommended load impedance: > 100 ohms
Cantilever: 1.7 mm length, 0.25 dia. solid diamond
Stylus tip: Micro-Ridge
Weight: 5.8 g

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