New Arm for dream cartridge
Posted by: Action on 14 April 2004
Hi All
Ever since I began on the road of Hi-Fi,I've always wanted an LP12 with Naim amplification and a Koetsu cartridge.Now I'm going to replace my Tiktok,10x4 but I'm unsure as to what to replace it with to best compliment a Koetsu any comments advice will be gratefully received.
Thx
Mike
Posted on: 14 April 2004 by jpk73
Posted on: 14 April 2004 by Colin Ackerman
Hi Action
What about one on these, it was made in Linn fitting.
Colin
Posted on: 14 April 2004 by Tarquin Maynard - Portly
Mike
there is a man in Beaconsfied that you ought to see...once you hear an Akiva, everything else sounds...well, I bought one. Sounds fab on the end of my Ekos.
Regards
Mike
Spending money I don't have on things I don't need.
Posted on: 15 April 2004 by Action
Mike
Did I see your ekos on ebay a couple of weeks ago?
Mike
Posted on: 15 April 2004 by Tarquin Maynard - Portly
Mike
You did see an Ekos I was selling on eBay a couple of weeks ago. I sold it but still have one.
Regards
Mike
Spending money I don't have on things I don't need.
Posted on: 15 April 2004 by Action
Mike
You seem to be mr Ekos,can I ask you what if any are the difference between the mk1 and mk2?
Yours
Mike
Posted on: 21 April 2004 by Tarquin Maynard - Portly
Mike
Sorry, I missed this: bit of a convoluted story, so I hope you are sitting comfortably...
I have bought the odd bit of kit with a view to making a bit of a buck to finance my recent purchases, and fund for future ones. I saw a deck with an Ekos at a very reasonable price, bought it, sold the bits on at a profit. One of the planned updates I will make to my LP12 is to get my Ekos mark 1 rebuilt to mark 2 standard. This involves you retaining the counterweight and collar, sending the arm to Linn via your friendly dealer, and in effect you get a new mark 2 ( less the silver cable ) for less than half of the price of an off the shelf new one.
I am informed by Colin Macey of Martin Kleiser that the new arm is an improvement over the older mark largely because the bearings are better ( in a nutshell ). He is the Sondek Meister and I take his word for it on matters like this.
I will probably do this in June as I am away for two weeks then and so will not miss my LP12.
Regards
Mike
Spending money I don't have on things I don't need.
