Linn Kandid Moving Coil Cartridge

Linn Kandid Moving Coil Cartridge

Linn kept the weight of the cartridge down on the Linn Kandid by using a plastic front yoke screw rather than metal. As well as allowing the counterweight to be moved closer to the bearing point which gives a quicker reaction to changes in the vinyl, using a plastic screw eliminates any magnetic interference to the delicate coils in the cartridge.

Another notable innovation in Kandid is the angle of the mechanical body and the tracking angle of the cantilever which have also been moved from 23° to 20°. This means that when it’s placed under tracking force on the LP surface, the flux lines remain symmetrical, ensuring that mechanical forces on the coils and iron core remain equal in all directions, avoiding any deformation.

The Linn Kandid uses the finest nude diamond, micro-ridge stylus and benefits from a ceramic boron cantilever for ultra low mass and extremely high rigidity. The suspension mechanism supports hand-wound coils secured in a high-precision rigid assembly, terminated with gold contacts on flying leads for superb signal transmission. The coils in the Kandid also feature an extra winding to increase output.

Kandid’s assembly structure has been designed to perfectly partner with the Linn Ekos SE tonearm. It is constructed around a machined-from-solid, 7075 aluminium alloy body for complete rigidity and includes our unique triple-point mounting system to ensure a more rigid and accurate coupling.

• Linn’s highest performing cartridge
• Moving coil (MC)
• Low mass housing and cantilever
• Precision machined 7075 aluminium body
• Triple-point mounting system
• Nude diamond micro-ridge stylus

About Linn

Linn’s aim is simple. They want to bring you closer to the music you love, to feel every note, to experience your music with a clarity and power unlike anything you’ve ever heard. The philosophy is simple too. They don’t make anything unless it’s better than what’s available elsewhere. For us, “good enough” isn’t good enough.

Linn have even set up our own award-winning record label to better understand the recording process: the same people who record the music so wonderfully help design their systems too. They go to extremes to pursue musical perfection.

When you hear the results, you’ll understand why.