Ortofon Jubilee on Ekos II - comments?

Going out of the manufacturer's recommmended mass range could cause a problem with resonance. But, it is possible that it wouldn't be a problem with your particular system. I would check the total mass figures for the arm and cartridge on the mass/resonance charts for a guideline. Around 12 is a good figure, but as low as 8, and as high as 16 could be ok.

I am using an Ortofon Kontrapunkt B in an Ittok with excellent results. I don't think you will have a problem with the B in the Ekos. You may want to contact Mrstereo, a member who sells cartridges and has had much experiences with compatibility (of vinyl).

I owned Linto, Troka, and Arkiv B for an extended period of time. My experience with Linto and trying different cartridges concluded that Linto sounded best with Linn cartridges. I tried Troika as well as Arkiv B. Even with a more expensive Koetsu plugging into the Linto, the music sounded funny.

So if you plan on maximizing the quality of Linto - very fast, tight sound, and a bit reticent in HF seems to complement the very fast and dynamic, but slight bright Linn cartridges.

The match was so good, if I continue to use Linn cartridge, I wouldn't have traded the Linto for a million. Someone commented that the Linto+Arkiv/Troika combo seriously kicked a much more expensive FM Acoustic setup.

For the same price of Kontrapunkt, get an used Troika. It can be retipped to like new for about $600.

Extreme is right. If you have a Linto get a Linn cartridge and don't look back.