Speaking of Birthdays...

[LD100]

On 18 October 2022 my Linn LP12 will be 44 years old and has given me 44 years of trouble free service.




All original except for Ekos cutout arm board, clear lid with hinges and updated grommets and springs (all updates performed around 2002). Of course regular maintenance of new bearing oil and belt every five or so years and annual oil and wax on the plinth.




A hearty thank you to Mr. Ivor and all the engineers that had a hand in creating the LP12.
Money well spent...best purchase I ever made.

[Coyote Jim]

On 18 October 2022 my Linn LP12 will be 44 years old and has given me 44 years of trouble free service.




All original except for Ekos cutout arm board, clear lid with hinges and updated grommets and springs (all updates performed around 2002). Of course regular maintenance of new bearing oil and belt every five or so years and annual oil and wax on the plinth.




A hearty thank you to Mr. Ivor and all the engineers that had a hand in creating the LP12.
Money well spent...best purchase I ever made.

The big question is are you going to give it a heart transplant for continued enjoyment and good health.
Give it a treat it deserves it.

[LD100]

On 18 October 2022 my Linn LP12 will be 44 years old and has given me 44 years of trouble free service.




All original except for Ekos cutout arm board, clear lid with hinges and updated grommets and springs (all updates performed around 2002). Of course regular maintenance of new bearing oil and belt every five or so years and annual oil and wax on the plinth.




A hearty thank you to Mr. Ivor and all the engineers that had a hand in creating the LP12.
Money well spent...best purchase I ever made.

The big question is are you going to give it a heart transplant for continued enjoyment and good health.
Give it a treat it deserves it.

I may be the one who needs the heart transplant , the LP12 may get a treat of a Lyra Atlas λ Lambda SL in a few years.

[Coyote Jim]

On 18 October 2022 my Linn LP12 will be 44 years old and has given me 44 years of trouble free service.




All original except for Ekos cutout arm board, clear lid with hinges and updated grommets and springs (all updates performed around 2002). Of course regular maintenance of new bearing oil and belt every five or so years and annual oil and wax on the plinth.




A hearty thank you to Mr. Ivor and all the engineers that had a hand in creating the LP12.
Money well spent...best purchase I ever made.

The big question is are you going to give it a heart transplant for continued enjoyment and good health.
Give it a treat it deserves it.

I may be the one who needs the heart transplant , the LP12 may get a treat of a Lyra Atlas λ Lambda SL in a few years.

Steady mate lets hope not.
Might give the deck a new set of wings and get the most from your cartridge.

[LD100]

Not sure about wings, might need an exorcism, looks like Halloween came early; seems this record is possessed by spooks and or goblins.

[Mr Onion]

2 years older than my totally original LP12*







*Well, the hinge plates are original

[LD100]

2 years older than my totally original LP12*







*Well, the hinge plates are original

And there in lies the magic...whether all original or just the hinges, the LP12 never fails to envelope the listener and elicit an emotion response to the music.

[Wenge1]

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Congrats on your deck's birthday ........

Speaking as a fellow Lyra cart owner I would definitely be looking at one or two other upgrades before looking at an Atlas - I only say this because I don't think you will get a lot of the benefit of the costly Atlas without them. But of course, it's your deck and most certainly your money .....

[Coyote Jim]

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Congrats on your deck's birthday ........

Speaking as a fellow Lyra cart owner I would definitely be looking at one or two other upgrades before looking at an Atlas - I only say this because I don't think you will get a lot of the benefit of the costly Atlas without them. But of course, it's your deck and most certainly your money .....

Diplomatically put Adam unlike my pile of bricks.

[Wenge1]

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Congrats on your deck's birthday ........

Speaking as a fellow Lyra cart owner I would definitely be looking at one or two other upgrades before looking at an Atlas - I only say this because I don't think you will get a lot of the benefit of the costly Atlas without them. But of course, it's your deck and most certainly your money .....

Diplomatically put Adam unlike my pile of bricks.

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[LD100]

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Congrats on your deck's birthday ........

Speaking as a fellow Lyra cart owner I would definitely be looking at one or two other upgrades before looking at an Atlas - I only say this because I don't think you will get a lot of the benefit of the costly Atlas without them. But of course, it's your deck and most certainly your money .....

Diplomatically put Adam unlike my pile of bricks.

I was born and raised in Chicago so I don't speak English...I'm trying to decipher what "wings and a heart transplant" signify.

After 44 years I'm very enthralled with the "house sound" of the original LP12; really no interest in tampering with perfection.
As a woeful child of the Great Depression, I change out parts when they wear out. On the last oil change the bearing looked fine, so unless the 60 Hz electric AC motor gives up the ghost, I don't see much chance of any changes other than replacing the cartridge when it wears out...

but we shall see...

[On the vinyl]

It has been said that the LP12 is not the most accurate of turntables but I have to say that the Linn sondek LP12 is the most toe tapping, musical and bang for buck turntable out there at any price.
And yes I can speak from experience.
It has a soul folks a musical soul.