Linn Ekststik MC Cartridge connected to arm playing Vinyl LP

Linn Ekststik MC Cartridge in wooden box

Linn Ekstatik MC Cartridge

£6,050.00

Linns’ all-new, flagship cartridge, Linn Ekstatik, sets a new bar for arm/cartridge synergy; its unique construction forges an harmonious synergy with Linns Tone arm Ekos SE; wicking away more unwanted resonances along the arm, and out through the sub-chassis.

The Linn Ekstatik MC Cartridge. In order to make their best cartridge ever, Linn needed to look further afield, and at more varied materials. Linn conducted extensive experiments; auditioning different materials and configurations for the body, inserts, cantilever, suspension, windings and leads. The result is Linn Ekstatik – the new jewel in the crown of the Linn cartridge range. Linns’ all-new, flagship cartridge, Linn Ekstatik, sets a new bar for arm/cartridge synergy; its unique construction forges an harmonious synergy with Linns Tone arm Ekos SE; wicking away more unwanted resonances along the arm, and out through the sub-chassis. In their search for ever better materials, experiments led to the implementation of aluminium-bronze inserts. Now a feature of Linn Ekstatik, these inserts allow to reap the sonic benefits they found this alloy to possess. With a bespoke, honeycomb cut into the cartridge body, Linn have skeletonised Linn Ekstatik so that overall mass is reduced to their preferred sweet spot of close to 7g. A micro-ridge stylus on a sapphire cantilever makes for an extraordinarily responsive cartridge. The sapphire cantilever is far stiffer than boron or aluminium, resulting in less loss between the stylus and the generator. The overall result is an agile, responsive cartridge with the added performance yielded from specifying these materials; masterfully matched in unique configurations.

Key features

Linn’s highest-performance cartridge Aluminium-bronze inserts Micro-ridge stylus on sapphire cantilever Machined honeycomb 7075 aluminium body Triple-point mounting system for accurate geometry Diamond-like Carbon (DLC) coated chassis