{"product_id":"lin-sondeklp12akito","title":"Linn LP12 Sondek — Akito \/ Asaka","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe LP12 needs no introduction in this room. Linn has been building the same suspended subchassis belt-drive turntable since 1972, and the reason it’s still in production — still being upgraded — is that the fundamental engineering was right from the start. This is the platform that changed how the industry thought about where hi-fi reproduction actually lives: in the source, not the speakers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis example is fitted with the Akito tonearm and the Asaka moving coil cartridge — a classic Linn pairing from the period when Linn made everything in the chain themselves. The Asaka is a hand-wound MC that Linn produced in limited quantities; it’s genuinely rare now and was considered among the best cartridges Linn ever made. Tight, fast, extraordinarily musical — it tracked the way a Linn system is supposed to track.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eStylus hours on the Asaka are unknown, which is worth factoring into how you approach this piece. If the stylus is worn, it can be retipped by a specialist; the cartridge body itself is worth preserving. We’ll give you the honest assessment when you come in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe LP12 is fully upgradeable from this starting point — Keel, Radikal, Karousel, Urika — there’s a path forward for it. That’s what makes a used LP12 different from most turntables: it’s a platform, not just a piece.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Linn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48835790307465,"sku":"SONDEKLP12AKITO","price":3000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0680\/4557\/0185\/files\/LinnLP12copy8.png?v=1793901410","url":"https:\/\/echohifi.com\/products\/lin-sondeklp12akito","provider":"Echo Audio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}