Audition of LP-12/Keel/Ekos SE

[Chas]

Boy, this sure is a quiet forum. I guess it's because most Linn owners are too busy listening!:banana::music:

Anyway, I had a chance to audition a fully loaded LP-12 against the newer Keel/Ekos SE version this weekend at a local dealer. FWIW, I own two LP-12's myself, a Valhalla/Ittok LVII/Shure V15xMR and a Lingo/Ekos/Lingo/Akiva/Linto for purposes of reference.

My take on the newer version is that the difference is not subtle, it's definitely an order of magnitude better in terms of music and ambience retrieval. If I had to use two words to describe it, I would probably say "improved resolution", even if this may have a negative connotation to some folks.

It just does what an LP-12 has always done, only better, to my ears.

Anyone else had a chance to listen to both side by side?

[Nakdoc]

Linn owners are busy brining the sheep down from the high pastures for winter.

[Bigerik]

Saw a new one, but have not heard one yet. Gonna try to make it happen soon. While the idea of a turntable that costs as much as a mid-size car boggles the mind, if I had the kind of bucks that would make such a purchase painless, I could see myself doing it.... :)

[Chas]

Saw a new one, but have not heard one yet. Gonna try to make it happen soon. While the idea of a turntable that costs as much as a mid-size car boggles the mind, if I had the kind of bucks that would make such a purchase painless, I could see myself doing it.... :)

Yeah, I hear you. Of course, one of the nice things about the LP-12 (and a few others, I'm sure) is that you can buy a bare bones machine and upgrade it slowly with less immediate pain to the wallet. :thmbsp:

I hope you share with us your experience when you get a chance to compare.