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Linn CD12 MK3

A friend of mine who is a long time Linn's user told me about Linn CD12 mkIII. He previously used Linn CD12 mk1, mk2. Also,he has Linn LP12SE full stack and Klimax DSM in his system. He had purchased this USED Linn CD12 MK3 for $18000. To my knowledge, Linn CD12 CDP mk1(20bit) and mk2(24bit) serial number are of 3digits. But this so called Linn CD12 MK3 had 6 digits serial number. He said this CD12 MK3 is very rare and Limited. My friend has A/B comparison many Linn sources in his own system. And what he said is CD12 mk2 better than mk1. But the 6digits serial number CD12 MK3 is a true Linn masterpiece. It easily beat mk2 in every aspect. He had compared to Linn LP12SE full stack, and the new Klimax DSM and he even prefered Linn CD12 MK3. He told it preserved the Linn's maximum musical magic of LP12SE full stack plus more dynamic extreme, more details yet very musical.
My question is who ever had experience in Linn CD12 6digits serial number MK3? I have never seen this version before. Where can I get one?
samie

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samie OP
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Mjcmt,
Thank you for your helpful advice. I will search those forums.

Larryi,
I also do like streaming music from server or internet radio for convenience and its sound quality keep improving. However, when I'd like to go for critical listening, Linn CD12 MK3 limited sounds like my cup of tea.
samie OP
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Thank you you guys for helpful responses.

Audiooracle,
Would you mind suggest DAC that rival vinly in musical mid rangearea? I have tried seperate transport+DAC from Esoteric, DCS, etc. Even I got amazing sound stage, excellent PRAT, I always miss musical midrange from vinly. That's why I pay attention on the Linn CD12 limited MK3 (with 6 digits serial number). If this limited CD12 mk3 is too difficult to find, I'll give a try on others instead. Have you ever auditioned separate transport+dac from CH precision C1/D1 and MBL stack? Can their mids compare to vinly playback?
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