![]() ![]() Bass was vast, voluptuous and a tad overblown, the midband smooth as silk and treble was sweet as builders’ tea. It was a thousand miles away from being neutral, but the stock Sondek was mightily enjoyable to listen to. ![]() If you’ve never heard an early deck, then you’ll be amazed how sumptuous it is. The LP12, in original guise, was a beautiful sounding device. Belt drive was chosen because it was quieter than idler (considerably so), while direct drive had barely been invented back then! Rather than the appliance of new science, the LP12 was all about precisely engineered component parts, meticulously assembled to work well together… Instead of eye-catching design flourishes, it was all about getting the very best out of a conventional three-point sprung subchassis design, as seen in the original Acoustic Research white paper. It certainly lacks the acres of shiny Perspex and fancy gold plated fineries that seem so trendy nowadays, but in truth it wasn’t exactly at the forefront of fashion back when it was launched either – and unapologetically so. That’s a long time gone, and indeed in more recent years the Sondek has been lambasted for being “old hat”. The story of this legendary record player starts with it emerging from the Castlemilk factory, blinking into the Glasgow sunlight, way back in 1972. ![]()
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