Linn · LP12 upgrades
$8,165
Linn · LP12 upgrades
Radikal (Standard) and Urika II together: Linn's DC motor and speed control for the Sondek LP12 plus the digital phono stage that sends your records losslessly over Exakt Link to a Linn DS or DSM.
Two components, fitted together; requires an Exakt-enabled Linn DS or DSM.
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 II digitizes the cartridge signal inside the deck, applies RIAA equalization in the digital domain with per-unit calibration, and sends it losslessly over Exakt Link to a Linn DS or DSM with Exakt sockets; gain and loading are set in software for your cartridge. It needs an Exakt-enabled Linn player in the system. Alan Sircom in Hi-Fi+ concluded that "the detail, the timing, and the atomic-clock like precision win."
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, or either Urika with the machined Radikal.
| Package contents | Radikal (Standard) (motor, controller and power supply) and Urika II phono stage |
| Fits | Sondek LP12 |
| Speeds | 33⅓ and 45 rpm |
| Radikal enclosure | Standard (Akurate-style), 380 × 91 × 380 mm |
| Phono stage | Urika II: digital RIAA, software-set gain and loading, Exakt Link and Toslink 24/192 outputs |
| Requires | Linn DS or DSM with Exakt Link |
| Status | Current Linn components |
Linn's phono stages and the Radikal-plus-Urika packages, in order of price.
Components: Radikal (Standard) and Urika II.
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 II Phono Stage 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.
