Which cartridge for Linn Akito II ? Ittok LVII ?

Hi George,
Having tried Ittoks. Akitos and a Grado or 2.
Possibly keep the Ittok and try it with a Goldring 1042

Rgds Simon

Hi George,
just an aside you may find of interest.
I was at the Linn factory yesterday for a training course.
I asked about a fluted Rosewood linn I have just sold.
Seemingly they are rare as Hens teeth & not many were made.
A guy who was a Linn dealer for many years suggested to me the Rosewood plinths possibly sound better because it is a more dense wood.
Not sure the age of your arms but I was told emphatically that a current Akito was better than the Ittok.
I would have thought the Akito more suited in terms of mass to a Grado.
Sure you will have noticed the Grado tends to pick up noise from the motor but usually only in the run out grooves.

I tried a Grado Ref. Platinum on a pink - linked toplate, origin live dc kit Linn sporting a Syrinx PU2 arm.
It shocked me and the guy I built it for and really made us wonder why we have both spent silly money on moving coils.

To Oscar I would tend to agree about the Tabriz Zi and until I tried the Tabriz on a Cirkused Linn would have agreed about the Xerxes.
I have a funkfirm kitted Linn/Kuzma/Koetsu, an Oracle/Syrinx PU 3/ZYX Airy and a Xerxes awaiting my well tempered arm which is being modified to fit.
I'd love to have just one table but can't make up my mind between them. They all have their strengths & weaknesses but all sound great, if different - argghhh!
I just love turntables.
Good Luck in your quest!

Simon

Hi Geor,

If you are happy to go inside the deck, I would disconnect the short earth cable from the armbase to the sub-chassis.
I would hazard a guess that this would cure your hum problem.
The chassis is earthed thru the psu and the arm cable will be earthed at the phonostage.
I've had a few instances (with Linn arms)where disconnecting the short loop to the sub-chassis has cured hum problems - worth a try.
Why this set up sometimes causes a ground loop defeats me but I know from using lots of non -Linn arms which don't have the short extra wire that these never have hum problems,
so have on occasion resorted to disconnecting this on Linn
arms.

My plinth is custom made from Yew, not sure about the sound (or the PC aspect) but it looks gorgeous.
Happy listening.
Rgds Simon

Hi George,

my plinths are made by a furniture/cabinetmaker.
Mail me direct if you want some photos.

Rgds Simon