Man who nearly killed physical media returns with $64,000 vinyl turntable
There must have been a time when Apple thought that anything Sir Jony Ive touched turned to gold. Now luxury hi-fi manufacturer Linn will be hoping the same – with a £50,000 turntable dreamed up by Cupertino's former design whiz.
Linn Products was founded in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1973 and is best known for the Sondek LP12 turntable. A watershed moment in record player tech, the outward appearance of the LP12 has changed little in the intervening decades with some upgrades here or there to improve sound quality. The company, which almost went bust in 2006, is certainly glad to still be around so is partial to an anniversary bash. When it turned 40 in 2013, Linn"encased in a beautiful wood plinth, crafted from the solid oak casks used to mature Highland Park's award winning whisky." There were 40 units available for £25,000 and each came with a £900 bottle of 40-year-old Highland Park whisky.
, which starts from £50,000 with only 250 units made. In the US, it'll set you back $60k, and in the EU it starts at €59,500.Sondek LP12-50 produces the best vinyl playback performance Linn has ever achieved, alongside the immediately recognisable and iconic design language of Sir Jony Ive and his team at LoveFrom, applied in key visual and tactile interfaces.
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