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https://www.whathifi.com/features/10-worlds-most-expensive-turntables

High-end hi-fi never comes “cheap”. Jump over to our Temptations reviews and you’ll regularly see speakers, streamers and of course record players with price tags as big as the deposit on a small house, or high-end sports car.

But having reviewed many of the top options in the upper echelons of hi-fi we can confirm many of them justify this by delivering incredible sonic performances that can make even the most ardent of audiophiles weep with delight when matched and set up well.

That’s why we often describe them as the super-cars of hi-fi. And in this list we’ve penned a guide detailing the 10 most expensive turntables we’re aware of.

https://www.soundstageultra.com/index.php/equipment-menu/1262-linn-klimax-lp12-turntable

At the beginning of this piece, I wrote that meeting your heroes often risks disappointment, but thankfully the Klimax LP12 exceeded my expectations by some margin. Given the LP12’s towering reputation, which has been sustained for over 50 years, this is no mean feat. I’ve had some truly exceptional turntables pass through my system over the past couple of years, from the SME Model 60 to the AVID Acutus Dark Iron last month. The LP12 predates all of them by decades. Yet, by continually refining its design, Linn has maintained the LP12’s position as one of the most enjoyable ways of playing back a vinyl record since 1973.