Linn Keel SE | LP12 Sub-Chassis

Flagship Machined Sub-Chassis & Armboard for Sondek LP12

The Ultimate Foundation for Musical Perfection

The Linn Keel SE represents the super evolution of Linn’s highest-performance LP12 sub-chassis. It’s not just an upgrade — it’s the structural heart of a truly reference-level Sondek LP12.

By combining advanced Finite Element Analysis (FEA) with Linn’s state-of-the-art machining capabilities, Keel SE pushes the limits of what’s possible in precision vinyl playback. Every curve, cut, and contour has been optimised to deliver superior rigidity, perfect resonance control, and ideal mass distribution.

Re-Engineered from the Ground Up

With Keel SE, Linn’s engineers have comprehensively reimagined the LP12 sub-chassis. Using advanced virtual prototyping, they evaluated every limitation of earlier designs — and broke free from them. The result is a completely new machined sub-chassis that offers:

• 300% greater stiffness than previous designs

• Optimised resonant behaviour, breaking up and dissipating unwanted energy

• Improved mass balance, ensuring perfect isolation and suspension behaviour

Every element of Keel SE’s structure has been refined for mechanical integrity and energy control, delivering music that sounds faster, cleaner, and more alive.

Precision Machined for Musical Truth

An intricate bracing lattice, machined into the underside of Keel SE, dramatically increases rigidity while maintaining ideal weight distribution. This precision structure forces vibrational frequencies higher — and reduces their amplitude — ensuring they cannot interfere with the delicate stylus signal.

By carefully removing material beneath the armboard, the centre of mass is perfectly balanced across the LP12’s suspension. This allows the platter, arm, and cartridge to perform as a single, unified mechanical system, achieving ultimate stability and isolation.

The result is a sound that is more dynamic, rhythmically precise, and emotionally involving than ever before.

Why Keel SE Is Essential for Every LP12

Keel SE isn’t just another upgrade — it’s the foundation of your LP12’s performance.
Installing an expensive tonearm or cartridge on an inferior sub-chassis is like fitting racing wheels and tires on a 2CV: impressive components limited by a weak foundation.
With Keel SE, your tonearm and cartridge can finally work in complete harmony, extracting every ounce of musical truth from the groove.

Why Choose Keel SE at Authentic High End Brussels?

• Official Linn flagship sub-chassis, machined in-house in Glasgow

• Demonstrates Linn’s mastery of precision, resonance control, and material science

• Transforms any LP12 into a world-class, reference-level turntable

• Available for demonstration and installation at Authentic High End Brussels, your Linn specialist in Belgium

• Personally installed, serviced, and tuned by High End Mary, our LP12 Whisperer, who treats every LP12 with passion, precision, and care