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Offered is „Klimax LP12 mit Ekstatik und Radikal 2“ by LINN as second-hand device from the category „Record Player complete“ on audio-markt.de - the online market place for high-end. The advert with the number 4139471649 ends on 09.11.2026 at 10:41 o'clock.
Compared with the obvious alternative of putting €13,990 into a newer deck plus a separate arm and phono stage, this sits just above the market’s middle but still within a normal band: the €13,684 median and €13,927 75th percentile put it essentially at the top end of fair, not into overpriced territory. For a good-condition LP12, that makes the asking price reasonable rather than a bargain, and close enough to the going rate that the right spec can justify it.
The appeal here is the LP12 itself: a classic suspended design with huge upgrade depth, superb timing, and a long service life if it has been maintained properly. At this level, the value is in configuration and provenance, so the main things to verify are exactly which subchassis, arm, power supply, and cartridge are included, plus whether recent setup/service work has been done. A clean, well-specified example at this price is a solid buy.
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Linn Products: Brand Overview
Linn Products was founded in 1973 by Scottish engineer Ivor Tiefenbrun in Glasgow as a vehicle to manufacture the Sondek LP12 turntable, which would become the company's most iconic product and a cornerstone of high-fidelity audio. The brand emerged during the golden era of British hi-fi with a revolutionary "source first" philosophy—challenging the prevailing industry belief that loudspeakers mattered most by demonstrating that superior sound quality begins with the audio source. This foundational principle has guided the company's engineering ethos for over five decades.
Linn's product portfolio spans the complete hi-fi chain, from turntables and tonearms to preamplifiers, power amplifiers, and loudspeakers. The company introduced the world's first microprocessor-controlled preamplifier and power amplifier in 1985 (the LK1 and LK2), establishing itself as an electronics specialist. From 2007 onward, Linn pivoted toward digital music streaming, becoming an early adopter of network-based audio playback supporting studio master-quality recordings at 24-bit/192 kHz resolution, and discontinued CD player production in 2009 to focus on this strategic direction.
Linn occupies the high-end segment of the audio market, commanding respect among discerning audiophiles and collectors for its uncompromising engineering approach and longevity. The brand's reputation rests on meticulous product design, acoustic isolation principles, and a commitment to eliminating weak links in the signal chain—a philosophy that has made Linn one of the most influential manufacturers in hi-fi history and a benchmark for quality-focused audio engineering.
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