It is constructed around a machined-from-solid, 7075 aluminium alloy body for complete rigidity and includes our unique triple-point mounting system to ensure a more rigid and accurate coupling. Kandid’s assembly structure has been designed to perfectly partner with the Linn Ekos SE tonearm. The coils in the Kandid also feature an extra winding to increase output. The suspension mechanism supports hand-wound coils secured in a high-precision rigid assembly, terminated with gold contacts on flying leads for superb signal transmission. Kandid uses the finest nude diamond, micro-ridge stylus and benefits from a ceramic boron cantilever for ultra low mass and extremely high rigidity.
This means that when it’s placed under tracking force on the LP surface, the flux lines remain symmetrical, ensuring that mechanical forces on the coils and iron core remain equal in all directions, avoiding any deformation. I did not get on well with at all with the original Linn EKOS but I am doing ok with the EKOS SE/1. As well as allowing the counterweight to be moved closer to the bearing point which gives a quicker reaction to changes in the vinyl, using a plastic screw eliminates any magnetic interference to the delicate coils in the cartridge.Īnother notable innovation in Kandid is the angle of the mechanical body and the tracking angle of the cantilever which have also been moved from 23° to 20°. I recall the original in mint was going for 7k on ebay a few years back. Linn also kept the weight of the cartridge down by using a plastic front yoke screw rather than metal. Linn Ekos: Fixed-pivot, medium-mass tonearm with fixed headshell and aluminum armtube.
We have 1 Linn Ekos manual available for free PDF download: Glossary. With no cartridge housing potential sources of resonance are removed, resulting in purer, cleaner sound, making all your vinyl sound better than ever. Find great deals on eBay for linn lp12 and linn turntable. The first thing you’ll notice about Kandid is that the motor housing is exposed. Kandid is Linn's best moving coil (MC) cartridge yet, designed to extract as much musical detail from your vinyl records as possible.