Linn Kendo Moving Coil Cartridge

Linn Kendo Moving Coil Cartridge is an absolute gem of a cartridge. If you are passionate about vinyl and want your tunes to come out sounding more vivid, richer and clearer than ever. Then the Linn Kendo cartridge is just what you need. To make the listening experience personal and authentic. This cartridge mixes the best of modern technology with expert craftsmen.

Linn Kendo Moving Coil Cartridge

Linn has developed the moving coil cartridge not only to reveal more details in your records. But also to keep it hard-wearing and dependable for many years of use.

Perfect Partner For The Arko

The​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ body of Linn Kendo Moving Coil Cartridge is made from 7075-grade aluminium, which is a very rigid type of metal and is nickel-coated at the same time. This particular aluminium grade is the same one we use in our Arko tonearm and indeed. Kendo was developed to be the perfect partner for the Arko.

This makes the material synergy in the entire tonearm system very effective and consequently. Any unwanted resonances are first directed away from the sensitive generator, then along the arm, and finally out through the ​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌sub-chassis.

High Performance Cartridge

Linn Kendo Moving Coil Cartridge came about as a result of our engineers’ desire to focus on the particular aspects of Ekstatik that are so successful. Via our tried-and-tested, trickle-down development methodology. We have created a cheaper, high-performance cartridge that still maintains the same fundamental design principles and acoustic fingerprint. The body of Kendo is made from a very sturdy, nickel-coated 7075-grade aluminium.

Aluminium Grade

This particular aluminium grade is the same as our Arko tonearm. With which Kendo was intended to be the ideal companion. This enables excellent material harmony within the tonearm system and very effectively removes unwanted resonances from the delicate generator, along the arm, and out through the ​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌sub-chassis.

Features and Benefits

• Low-Mass​‍​‌‍​‍‌​​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ Body: Reduces vibrations to a great extent. Therefore the sound is purer and cleaner.
• Precision Tracking: With Boron cantilever, the most minute expressions of music will not go unnoticed.
• Nude Fine-Line Stylus: Reveals the tiniest aspects so that the sound coming from vinyl records is crisp and pleasant.
• High-Quality Build Materials: The design is solid and reliable for a long time of enjoyment.
• Optimized for Linn Turntables: Will be capable of securing the best changes with Linn tonearms and the whole system.
• Improved Dynamics: More convincing tones. Plus, larger sound stages are ​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌revealed.

Summary of Linn Kendo Moving Coil Cartridge

Linn Kendo Moving Coil Cartridge is the outcome of Linn engineers’ efforts to capitalise on the elements of Ekstatik which work so well. Using their tried and true, trickle down development methodology to produce a more affordable, high performance cartridge which retains the same core design principles and acoustic fingerprint.

Cartridge Mass 7.6 Grams

Linn realized that the musicality got better and better the less they made the cartridge’s overall mass. So finding the ultimate sweet-spot they landed at 7.6g. Aluminium-bronze is a working material that is not hard, but tough.

This gives rise to a beneficial side effect, of the contact area of the screws holding Kendo to a headshell after tightening is more than hundred times that of a usual steel on steel ​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌connection.