LINN SONDEK LP12 ITTOK LV II  TURNTABLE  (1977) À MARSEILLE

Linn Sondek LP12 Ittok LV II Platine Hi-FI Vintage Tourne disque turntable . État : Reconditionné par le vendeur I boughtthis deck in 1988 from the original owner and used it for approximately 7years, and since then it has been boxed unused. The serial number 21846 datesit to 1977, so one of the earliest examples and it has the Valhalla power supply. It probablyrequires a revision to put it back in perfect working order, (c 100€) butremains a excellent opportunity to purchase this iconic turntable, and ofcourse could be upgraded to your own personal specification. The stylus isbrand new and boxed.  The LinnSondek LP12 (often shortened to Sondek or LP12) is atranscription turntable produced by Glasgow based Linn Products Hi-Fi Choice reviewers voted the LP12 "the most important hi-ficomponent ever sold in the UK"and The Absolute Soundranked it the second most significant turntable of all time in 2011 Thefirst Linn-badged arm, the Ittok LVII, was in production 1979–93. A3-point-mounted arm with a large-bore arm tube designed and manufactured in Japan. Astandard fitment for the LP12 Sondek throughout the eighties was Linn’s ownpickup arm, the Ittok LVII The burly Ittok used high-quality bearings, has auseful amount of adjustment of the key parameters of arm geometry, and is agood supporter of heavier moving-coil cartridges, making a fine starting pointfor revision. But it does have some coloration of its own, in part contributedby peaky arm resonances set off by energy from the cartridge. The LP12 is popular with many audiophiles around the world for its excellentability to play music with "pace, rhythm and timing. It is sometimes usedby hi-fi reviewers as a reference turntable. It'simpossible to imagine the high-end industry without the LP12". The LinnSondek was at its most popular in the golden age of vinyl playback, principallythe 1970s through to the 1980s. DavidThompson, writing in Record Collector News, said that the LP12 enjoyed a"stranglehold on the qualities of LP reproduction for many years" The LP12 has acquired such cult status amongst audiophile turntables that manyseek to knock it off its pedestal. Although the design has not beenfundamentally revisited, there have been improvements to the turntable's designsince its launch using advances in material science, over 40 years ago. Itremains possible to buy a Sondek LP12 in a configuration not dissimilar to onemade in 1972 and this one is an example.   I boughtthis deck in 1988 from the original owner and used it for approximately 7years, and since then it has been boxed unused. The serial number 21846 datesit to 1977, so one of the earliest examples and it has the Valhalla power supply. It probablyrequires a revision to put it back in perfect working order, (c 100€) butremains a excellent opportunity to purchase this iconic turntable, and ofcourse could be upgraded to your own personal specification. The stylus isbrand new and boxed.