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The new LP12 SE upgrades from Linn offer a revelation in turntable
performance, to deliver even more music from your vinyl collection.
Comprising the Ekos SE tonearm, Keel sub-chassis, armboard
and collar, and a new metal Trampolin base board, each upgrade
represents the highest performance product of its type ever
produced by Linn.
The upgrades benefit from design and craftsmanship of the highest
standard, developed over 35 years of Linns precision engineering
experience. Each upgrade delivers a revelation in performance in
its own right, but combined the result is absolutely breathtaking.
Ekos SE is Linns flagship tonearm, designed
to nurture your vinyl and extract the maximum
information from your cherished vinyl collection.
Setting a new performance benchmark,
Ekos SE features advanced materials carefully
selected for their mechanical properties, low
resonance characteristics and ultimate sound
performance, to extract even more music from
your vinyl collection. These materials include
a machined titanium arm tube to reduce
resonance within the arm and a stainless steel
bearing housing which helps reduce unwanted
tonearm movements.
Every Ekos SE tonearm is built to last using the
latest manufacturing techniques and handcrafted
to the highest quality standard, so that you
can continue to enjoy your vinyl collection for
decades to come.
Ekos SE also comes with T-Kable, Linns
low-loss cable which protects the audio
signal the audio signal in transmission to the
pre-amplifier, getting you even closer to the
original recording.
DESIGN FOCUS ON THE
EKOS SE BEARING HOUSING
In the development of the Ekos SE virtually every
component has changed, however we will focus
on the bearing housing. The horizontal bearing
housing has undergone extensive modification,
however the primary engineering goals have
remained the same; the bearing assembly must
be very rigid, resonance free, temperature stable
and free from play whilst maintaining extremely
low levels of friction. Designed to provide additional isolation for your
Sondek LP12 turntable, the Trampolin is fitted
directly to the wooden plinth of the turntable.
It is manufactured from high quality aluminium
and features acoustic dampening material to
minimise unwanted movement and vibration
to provide an even better audio performance.
The Trampolin base board can be specified
on all new Sondek LP12 turntables or to
upgrade your existing Sondek LP12, bringing
a revelation in performance and an even more
involving musical experience.
The improvements we have made over the
original Ekos tonearm include machining the
bearing mating surfaces to an even higher
tolerance and better surface finish. This
improves the fit between the bearings and
the housing which ensures minimum friction.
All mounting and assembly holes are finished
to the highest standards and where possible
have been moved outside the central bearing
area, ensuring a stress free assembly that will
not distort once assembled into the main arm
unit.
The wall thickness of the bearing assembly has
been increased approximately three fold. This
increases the strength and also considerably
reduces resonance throughout the arm.
EKOS SE
TRAMPOLIN
Reduction in the number of components
ensures that the arm is mounted directly
to the arm collar rather than being mounted
via an additional tube assembly. The strength
of the single component avoids the risk of
distortion and ensures minimum loss of
information when locked together.
n Ekos SE bearing housing
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KEEL
The Keel is a combined sub-chassis,
armboard and collar machined from one
solid piece of aircraft grade aluminium alloy,
providing rigid support to the tonearm and
platter for even more accurate reproduction
of your vinyl collection.
There are no screws, fixings or joins
between each part, which significantly
reduces vibration for enhanced audio
performance.
The Keel has been engineered to maintain
the same mass and centre of gravity as
achieved with the separate sub-chassis,
armboard and collar, ensuring that it
integrates seamlessly with the suspension
system of every Sondek LP12 turntable.
The Keel is produced in a standard black
anodised finish to complement the simple
design of the Sondek LP12 turntable.
FOCUS ON LINNS ADVANCED
MACHINING METHODS
Sophisticated manufacturing processes have
been developed for the Keel to ensure that the
highest possible audio performance is achieved.
We have taken great care to ensure that the
Keel is completely free from any distortion
which would degrade the audio performance.
Our machining process enables us to hold
the material securely around the edge in a
stress-free manner when machining the part, as
opposed to common machining methods which
use huge clamps to hold the material in place,
causing significant distortion.
The bottom surface of the Keel is pocketed
out with a machining pattern designed for
maximum strength, along with an overall
weight and centre of gravity to match that of
the original sub chassis, arm board and collar
assembly.
The differing wall thickness and depth of pocket
variations break up vibration and also ensure
correct weight distribution. n
n Final top surface machining n Bottom surface of the Keel being pocketed out n Finished rear surface. Differing wall thickness and pocket variations breaks up vibration n The Keel is diamond machined for the smoothest finish possible
HOW THE KEEL IS MACHINED
