Linn · LP12 upgrades
$7,890
Linn · LP12 upgrades
Radikal (Standard) and Urika together: Linn's DC motor and speed control for the Sondek LP12 plus the analog moving coil phono stage that mounts inside it, for a system with a conventional preamplifier.
Two components, fitted together; feeds any analog preamplifier.
Authorized Linn dealer · Delivery and installation by Pearl Audio · Trade-ins welcome
The story
This package pairs the two components an LP12 needs for Linn's internal phono stage. The Radikal (Standard) replaces the deck's AC motor and supply with a brushed DC motor in an acoustic housing and an FPGA-managed controller that checks speed on every rotation, and it provides the power for a Urika inside the plinth, which cannot be fitted without a Radikal. It comes in Linn's standard full-width enclosure, matching Akurate-series electronics.
The Urika is Linn's analog internal MC phono stage: dual mono, 62.5 dB of gain into a fixed 75 Ω / 10 nF load, RIAA accurate to ±0.15 dB, with direct-coupled RCA and transformer-coupled XLR outputs into any preamplifier. Herb Reichert reviewed a Klimax LP12 with Radikal and Urika for Stereophile and found its tempo, focus and immediacy "near-laboratory quality."
Each component is described in full on its own page. Fitting the pair is a single workshop visit: the motor is changed, the Urika mounted on its Trampolin board, the suspension set and the deck calibrated. The alternative packages pair the Radikal with the Urika II, or either Urika with the machined Radikal.
| Package contents | Radikal (Standard) (motor, controller and power supply) and Urika phono stage |
| Fits | Sondek LP12 |
| Speeds | 33⅓ and 45 rpm |
| Radikal enclosure | Standard (Akurate-style), 380 × 91 × 380 mm |
| Phono stage | Urika: 62.5 dB gain, 75 Ω / 10 nF, RCA 300 Ω and XLR 600 Ω outputs |
| Requires | Analog preamplifier with line input |
| Status | Current Linn components |
Linn's phono stages and the Radikal-plus-Urika packages, in order of price.
Components: Radikal (Standard) and Urika.
Plan your Linn system with Pearl Audio
Pearl Audio is an authorized Linn dealer. Our technicians fit LP12 upgrades in our Portland workshop; bring your deck in or ask us to plan an upgrade path for it. Call (503) 222-2599 or email sales@pearlaudio.com.
The Pearl Audio experience
A system at this level should be heard, thoughtfully matched, and properly set up. From the first audition to long-term ownership, you work with the same people, in person.
Hear the Radikal Power Supply and Motor - Akurate Enclosure + Urika I Phono by appointment in one of our two purpose-designed demonstration rooms, with your own music and time to compare without pressure.
We deliver and install throughout the Portland area, taking care of placement, connections, ventilation and system configuration ourselves.
We support everything we sell for as long as you own it, whether the answer comes by phone, in your home, or through factory service.
Trade-in assistance and qualifying 100% Trade-Up options give you flexibility when your listening priorities or your system change.
