British Audio Guys Partners with Linn
We’re thrilled to partner with Linn on the launch of two exciting updates for the legendary Sondek LP12 — the new Keel SE sub-chassis and armboard, and the Klimax Radikal power supply and motor control unit. These latest innovations take Linn’s iconic turntable to new levels of precision, musicality, and performance, reaffirming why the LP12 remains one of the most respected names in high-end analog audio.
At whatever level your Linn Sondek LP12 is, we’d be happy to help you explore upgrade paths — anything from power supplies and tonearms to cartridges and the incredible new Bedrock plinth. We also understand that it can be difficult to locate LP12 experts locally, which is why we also offer a service where we can travel to you, anywhere in the United States to optimize your LP12 in person.
Keel SE
Keel SE is the super evolution of Linn’s highest-performance LP12 sub-chassis. With Keel SE, Linn’s engineers have comprehensively improved upon the original using Finite Element Analysis (FEA). Thanks to this revolutionary technology, Linn has been able to evaluate all limitations of previous sub-chassis designs and break free from them, using a combination of cutting-edge virtual prototyping and their own enhanced in-house machining capabilities.
The outcome is a new and visibly improved machined sub-chassis with superior stiffness, optimised resonant behaviour, and ideal distribution of mass.
Klimax Radikal
The Klimax Radikal features hyper-accurate speed management technology, generating sustained, uniform rotation closer to 33⅓ rpm than any turntable. You’ll experience even more of your music, in perfect pitch, thanks to Klimax Radikal’s digitally managed motor control, bespoke Utopik power supply, and machined aluminium chassis with exceptional electrical and mechanical isolation.
The Utopik power supply is critical to performance, as it possesses separate, dedicated output voltage rails for each of Klimax Radikal’s two specialised tasks: controlling the motor and providing power to Urika internal phono stages. These output rails are separately self-regulating; any sudden, significant draws in power from the motor or controller don’t affect the rails supplying Urika, and vice versa. The independence of these rails ensures consistency and quality of power supplied to both the motor and phono stage, improving the performance of each.
Also critical to performance is Klimax Radikal’s enhanced mechanical isolation. Weighing in at nearly 14kg, machined from three pieces of solid aluminium, and mounted on high-mass stainless-steel feet with rubber ring inserts, its beautifully machined casework is reassuringly robust in the face of external influences.
