Cartridge/Ekstatik

Linn Ekstatik

Moving coil cartirdge

Ekstatik Cartridge

In order to better Kandid, we needed to look further afield, and at more varied materials. We 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.

Note: Ekstatik requires at least 15hrs ‘burn-in’; we’ve found that performance continues to improve and reaches its peak after ~40hrs.

Key Points

• A micro-ridge stylus on a sapphire cantilever makes for an extraordinarily responsive cartridge.
• Featuring aluminium-bronze inserts, to reap the sonic benefits of this alloy.
• Bespoke honeycomb cut into the cartridge body means mass is reduced to our preferred sweet spot of close to 7g.
• Designed to outperform our Kandid MC cartridge.

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 long screws are only for the outer/side mounting points.

The short screw is for the rear centre mount

Technical Specifications

	Introduction:	2021
	Type :	Moving Coil Tracking
	Impedance:	12 Ohms
	Recommend capacitance:	1 nF
	Recommended Load:	42Ω ~ 1kΩ (determine optimum by listening)
	Output voltage:	0.45mV @ 3.54 cm/s
	Stylus:	Micro ridge
	Cantilever	Sapphire
	Weight:	7 grams
	Crosstalk:	> 28dB
	Channel balance at 1kHz:	< 1dB
	Tracking force:	2.0 gram