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Agoodmodernpoprecording,suchasGeorgeEzra’sStayingAtTamara’scameacrosrealywel,with thesinger’sverypleasingbaritonebeingprojectedwelintotheroomandthequalityoftheproduction veryeasytohear.TheLinn’spaceandtimingrealypropeledthemusicforward.Iamnotgoingto cataloguethelargenumberofrecordsthattheKlimaxLP12playedformeduringitsfourweekstay,but itconsistentlydeliveredanextraordinarylisteningexperience. Conclusion Let’saddrestheelephantinthevirtualroom.Yesthisisanexpensiveturntable,anditmaybebeyond thefinancialreachofmanyofus.However,ifyouareinthemarketforamachineatthispricepoint,I wouldbeverysurprisediftheKlimaxwasnotonyourshortlist.Itcomesloadedwithanextraordinarily goodmovingcoilcartridge,arobustandextremelywelengineeredpowersupply,atonearmthatcan holditsownagainsttheverybestandasuspendedsubchasisdesignthathasalmosthalfacenturyof experiencebehindit.Italsohasadustcover(whichshouldnotbeunder-estimated),abeautifulwooden plinthandlookswhichhavestoodthetestoftime.
IfyoualreadyownanLP12,andyouarewonderingwhethertostartonthepathtowardsupgradingit toKlimaxspecificationalIcansayis–goforit.ThisistheverybestturntablethatLinnhasever produced,andithasarivedwiththeknowledgeandexperiencethatcanonlycomefromalmosthalfa centuryofresearchanddevelopment.Itisamajorachievement,evenbythatcompany’shighstandards. IfyouarealreadyintovinylreplayandwonderingwhethertheLinnsoundisforyouandarebalkingat theKlimax’sprice,youcanstartwithalowerspecificationmodelandovertime,inconjunctionwitha goodspecialistdealer,buildituptothefulKlimaxspecification.Manyhavetroddenthatpathandare stilveryhappyLP12userstothisday.IknowthatIshalalmostcertainlynowtakeastepalongthat path,byupgradingtotheKarouselbearingforexample.
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