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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.

https://www.stereophile.com/content/clearaudio-signature-turntable-tracer-tonearm

The final element in the Musical Surroundings Signature package is the Clearaudio Professional Power outboard power supply, which powers the Signature AiR motor and electronics. “The Professional Power supply uses a vibration-damped, toroidal transformer in conjunction with stiff regulation, providing clean power to the AiR motor,” stated a press release.

A discrete rocker switch on the rear of the power supply summons the unit to life, its presence reflected in a blue LED on the front. A plump, 1.5″ wide, tapered dial atop the plinth presides over the platter’s speed, a single press coaxing it into 33 1/3rpm, a second to 45rpm. A halo of blue light encircles the button when energized, a sensual design flourish that signals completeness, at least to me

https://www.stereophile.com/content/gramophone-dreams-92-technics-sl-1300g-record-player

For me the biggest news was the 1300G’s delta-sigma drive system: a digital rotational control technology that, according to Technics, suppresses microvibrations.

According to the Technics website: “The ΔΣ-Drive uses delta-sigma conversion technology to reduce errors in the drive signals, obtaining low distortion drive signals through highly precise PWM generation technology. It also helps to reduce the minor rotational inaccuracies and minute vibrations that cannot be picked up with wow and flutter or S/N ratios.”

This noise-reducing technology is assisted in its tasks by Technics’ Multi-Stage Silent Power Supply, which features active noise canceling.

The result of these new technologies, as I describe in my auditioning below, is a modestly priced record player that performs (noise-, speed-stability-, and momentum-wise) like those big-ticket luxury decks