@rauliruegas,
Yes, you’re right the Linn K9, like the Linn Basik was made by Audio Technica, rebadged with a subsequent price hike.
I think Rega did something similarly naughty with one of their MM cartridges.
The K9 was the one with the superglue trick. Sorry for any confusion. I later replaced it with the one that featured the Allen screw, the Linn K18.
There’s an image of it here where you can see how the Allen screw is supposed to hold it together better.
https://www.lencoheaven.net/forum/index.php?topic=18115.0
Amazingly the Linn K18 also appears to be based upon the Audio Technica AT 95E!
@atmasphere,
Impressive stuff!
I remember experienced reviewers writing that Carmina Burana was one such ’torture track’.
Me, I used to get slight jitters playing the sole Maria Callas LP in my collection at decent volumes on my LP12.
Would it still track ok? Was the volume too high, or too low? Would the speakers cope, etc? Fabulous for testing dynamics and system headroom though.
Thanks again for sharing your considerable knowledge with us.
Yes, you’re right the Linn K9, like the Linn Basik was made by Audio Technica, rebadged with a subsequent price hike.
I think Rega did something similarly naughty with one of their MM cartridges.
The K9 was the one with the superglue trick. Sorry for any confusion. I later replaced it with the one that featured the Allen screw, the Linn K18.
There’s an image of it here where you can see how the Allen screw is supposed to hold it together better.
https://www.lencoheaven.net/forum/index.php?topic=18115.0
Amazingly the Linn K18 also appears to be based upon the Audio Technica AT 95E!
@atmasphere,
It’s important to get setup right but don’t get too obsessive. There will always be the odd opera torture track that will give most arm/cart combos hiccups.’There had better not be! I’ve yet to run into such a track- my system breezes through everything effortlessly.’
Impressive stuff!
I remember experienced reviewers writing that Carmina Burana was one such ’torture track’.
Me, I used to get slight jitters playing the sole Maria Callas LP in my collection at decent volumes on my LP12.
Would it still track ok? Was the volume too high, or too low? Would the speakers cope, etc? Fabulous for testing dynamics and system headroom though.
Thanks again for sharing your considerable knowledge with us.
