Ekstatik | All-new, flagship moving coil cartridge
In order for Linn to make their best cartridge ever, they needed to look further afield, and at more varied materials. They conducted extensive experiments; auditioning different materials and configurations for the body, inserts, cantilever, suspension, windings and leads. The result is Ekstatik – the new jewel in the crown of the Linn cartridge range.
The all-new, flagship cartridge, Ekstatik, sets a new bar for arm/cartridge synergy; its unique construction forges an harmonious synergy with Ekos SE; wicking away more unwanted resonances along the arm, and out through the sub-chassis.
In their search for ever better materials, Linn's experiments led them to the implementation of aluminium-bronze inserts. Now a feature of Ekstatik, these inserts allow Linn to reap the sonic benefits they found this alloy to possess.
With a bespoke, honeycomb cut into the cartridge body, Linn have skeletonised Ekstatik so that overall mass is reduced to a 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 the use of these special materials.
Technical Specifications
Stylus Type Micro-ridge
Cantilever Sapphire
Pin Connection Type Flying wire with termination clips - 1.2mm, gold
Mounting Points 3
Coil Wire Copper 4N
Output Voltage 0.45V @ 3.54cm/s
Recommended Load 100 Ω
Recommended Capacitance 1nF
Tracking Force 2.0g
Cartridge Mass 7g