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If you don’t buy Jony Ive’s $60,000 turntable, are you really a music fan?



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You enjoyed his iMacs, his iPhones, his iPads. You thrilled at the way he said “aluminium” [sic]. You admired the typeface. Are you ready for the $60,000 turntable? Better make up your mind fast, because Linn is only producing 250 of these handmade bad boys.
A record player doesn’t seem like a logical extension of Jony Ive’s post-Apple career — but then, nothing about Jony Ive’s post-Apple career has seemed especially logical. And hey, more power to him. Apple’s longtime chief designer officer likely isn’t hurting for funds, so who can blame the guy for just having a little fun with it?
Ive and his firm LoveFrom have designed Sondek LP12-50, a clear labor of love for all parties involved that marks the 50th anniversary of Linn’s iconic Sondek LP12 turntable. The original version, introduced in 1972, was a relatively minimalistic system in its own right, but Ive and team took th …

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