Linn LP12 Turntable - Rosewood / Black Ittok Tonearm / Troika Cartridge / Lingo 2 Power Supply

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.

Linn Lingo 2 Power Supply

Lingo 2 is an external power supply designed exclusively for the Sondek LP12 turntable. It offers unsurpassed speed accuracy for both 33.3 and 45 rpm, plus precise filtering of mains voltage to ensure harmonic distortion is kept to a minimum.
At the heart of the Lingo 2 are two very low-noise crystal oscillators – one for each turntable speed. These coupled with the mains filtering provide the LP12’s 24-pole synchronous motor with an exceptionally clean sinusoidal waveform.
Load-sensing ‘stall detection’ circuitry is used to feed the motor with higher voltage for increased start-up torque and reduced voltage once the platter reaches the selected speed.
Lingo 2 offers an easy upgrade for existing LP12 owners using Valhalla or Basik power supplies. It is available in black and silver finishes from qualified Linn outlets worldwide.

Features

• Separate, extremely low-noise crystal oscillators for 33.3 and 45 rpm
• Precision filtering of mains voltage to minimise harmonic distortion
• Load-sensing circuitry provides extra torque at start-up
• Electrically isolated from mains supply variations
• Easy upgrade for any Sondek LP12 turntable

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

Linn Troika Cartridge

Frequency Response: 20 Hz to 20 kHz, ± 1 dB
Tracking Weight Range: 1.5 - 1.7 g
Compliance (cu): 10
Recommended Load: > 10 ohm; 470 ohm nominal
Capacitance Loading: Not critical
Tracking angle (deg.): 20
Output: 100 μV
Stylus Type: Vital
Connection Method: Flying Wire
Separation @ 1 kHz: Better than 30 dB
Channel Balance @ 1 kHz: within 1 dB
Weight: 7.0 g

Linn Lingo 2 Power Supply

Introduced: 1990
Type: Power supply for Sondek LP12 turntable
Speeds: 33.33 rpm, 45 rpm
Power Consumption: 6 W
Voltage/Fuse: 240 V/T200 mA
Dimensions: 320 (W) x 320 (D) 80 (H) mm
Weight: 1.5 kg

Turnaround

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