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=Koil Cartridge=
 
=Koil Cartridge=
 
A formidable, entry-level cartridge; Koil is a superb first step onto the ladder of premium moving coil cartridges. <br>
 
A formidable, entry-level cartridge; Koil is a superb first step onto the ladder of premium moving coil cartridges. <br>
This Majik-level cartridge offers a step up in performance from Adikt; either as an upgrade, or at the point of purchasing a new Majik LP12..<br>
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This '''Majik'''-level cartridge offers a step up in performance from Adikt; either as an upgrade, or at the point of purchasing a new Majik LP12..<br>
 
Choose Koil if you intend to use your Majik LP12 with a moving coil phono preamplifier.
 
Choose Koil if you intend to use your Majik LP12 with a moving coil phono preamplifier.
 
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<small>Note: Ekstatik requires at least 15hrs ‘burn-in’; we’ve found that performance continues to improve and reaches its peak after ~40hrs.</small>
 
  
 
=Key Points=
 
=Key Points=
• A micro-ridge stylus on a sapphire cantilever makes for an extraordinarily responsive cartridge.<br>
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:* Moving coil (MC)
• Featuring aluminium-bronze inserts, to reap the sonic benefits of this alloy.<br>
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:* Nude Microlinear Stylus
• Bespoke honeycomb cut into the cartridge body means mass is reduced to our preferred sweet spot of close to 7g.<br>
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:* Low mass boron cantilever
• Designed to outperform our Kandid MC cartridge. <br>
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=Mounting=
 
If the Ekstatik cartridge has been provided with 2 long and 1 short screws (later cartridges have been supplied with 3 short screws):
 
: The <b>long</b> screws are <u>only</u> for the <b>outer/side</b> mounting points.
 
: The <b>short</b> screw is for the <b>rear centre</b> mount
 
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=Technical Specifications=
 
=Technical Specifications=
 
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| Type :
 
| Type :
 
| Moving Coil Tracking
 
| Moving Coil Tracking
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| Impedance:
 
| Impedance:
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| 12 Ω  
 
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|Recommend capacitance:
 
|Recommend capacitance:
| 100 nF
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| 1 nF
 
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| Recommended Load:
 
| Recommended Load:
| 42Ω ~ 1kΩ (determine optimum by listening)
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| 42Ω ~ 1kΩ (determine optimum by listening, baseline 100Ω)
 
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| Output voltage:
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| RMS Output voltage:
| 0.4mV @ 3.54 cm/s
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| 0.4mV @ 5cm/s
 
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| Stylus:
 
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| Crosstalk:
 
| Crosstalk:
| > 28dB
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| > 27dB
 
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|Channel balance at 1kHz:
 
|Channel balance at 1kHz:

Latest revision as of 15:11, 1 August 2024

Linn Koil

Moving coil cartridge

Koil 72dpi.png

Koil Cartridge

A formidable, entry-level cartridge; Koil is a superb first step onto the ladder of premium moving coil cartridges.
This Majik-level cartridge offers a step up in performance from Adikt; either as an upgrade, or at the point of purchasing a new Majik LP12..
Choose Koil if you intend to use your Majik LP12 with a moving coil phono preamplifier.

Key Points

  • Moving coil (MC)
  • Nude Microlinear Stylus
  • Low mass boron cantilever



Technical Specifications

Koil 72dpi.png Introduction: 2022
Type : Moving Coil Tracking
Impedance: 12 Ω
Recommend capacitance: 1 nF
Recommended Load: 42Ω ~ 1kΩ (determine optimum by listening, baseline 100Ω)
RMS Output voltage: 0.4mV @ 5cm/s
Stylus: Nude Microlinear
Cantilever Boron
Weight: 7.6 grams
Crosstalk: > 27dB
Channel balance at 1kHz: < 1dB
Tracking force: 1.8 - 2.2g (2.0g nom)