Linn Ekos SE Tonearm | LP12 Precision Arm | Martins Hi-Fi

Precision engineering. Musical truth.

Ekos SE represents the pinnacle of tonearm design, where advanced materials and precision engineering converge to eliminate resonance, interference, and microphony. Each arm is hand-built to exacting standards, ensuring your cartridge tracks every groove with unwavering accuracy. This is what happens when obsessive attention to detail serves musical integrity.

Features & Benefits

Machined Titanium Arm Tube

The arm tube is precision-machined from aerospace-grade titanium, selected specifically for its exceptional strength-to-weight ratio and superior resonance damping properties. Titanium's inherent characteristics minimise unwanted vibrations that would otherwise colour the sound, allowing your cartridge to retrieve musical information without mechanical interference. The result is exceptional clarity, precise transient response, and natural tonal accuracy.

Ultra-Low Friction Bearings

Ekos SE employs bearings engineered to near-zero friction, ensuring effortless cartridge movement through even the most demanding groove modulations. These precision bearings maintain consistent tracking force and azimuth throughout the record surface, extracting maximum detail from quiet passages whilst handling dynamic peaks with absolute stability. You'll hear improved resolution, better tracking of complex musical textures, and reduced distortion.

Temperature-Compensated Precision Springs

Sophisticated spring mechanisms maintain optimal tracking force regardless of ambient temperature fluctuations. Whether you're starting your first record of the day or enjoying an extended listening session, Ekos SE delivers consistent performance as the room temperature changes. This thermal stability ensures your cartridge always operates within its optimal parameters for best sound quality.

Stainless Steel Bearing Housing

The bearing housing is precision-machined from stainless steel, providing an incredibly stable, resonance-free platform for the ultra-low friction bearings. This rigid structure ensures absolute precision of movement in all planes, maintaining perfect geometry between cartridge and groove. Improved bearing stability translates directly to better stereo imaging, more accurate soundstage depth, and enhanced musical timing.

Extended Headshell Compatibility

The long headshell design accommodates virtually any cartridge on the market, from compact modern designs to larger vintage classics. This universal compatibility ensures Ekos SE remains relevant regardless of your cartridge choices, whilst maintaining optimal geometry and alignment. Future cartridge upgrades are accommodated without compromise.

Advanced Material Selection

Every component is chosen for its acoustic properties and resistance to resonance. From the titanium tube to the stainless steel housing, materials are selected to minimise microphony and mechanical interference. This holistic approach to vibration control creates a silent mechanical foundation, allowing your cartridge's signal to emerge pristine and uncoloured.

Hand-Built Precision Engineering

Each Ekos SE tonearm is individually hand-assembled by Linn's master craftsmen, ensuring exceptional build quality and decades of reliable performance. This artisanal approach guarantees tolerances that automated production cannot achieve, whilst rigorous quality control ensures every arm meets reference-grade standards. You're investing in an heirloom component built to last generations.

Perfect Cartridge Partnership

Ekos SE is optimised to work seamlessly with Linn's flagship Ekstatik and high-performance Kandid moving coil cartridges, though its universal compatibility ensures exceptional results with any premium pickup. The arm's precise geometry, low resonance characteristics, and stable bearing platform allow your chosen cartridge to perform at its absolute best.

Technical Specifications

Arm Tube Construction

• Precision-machined titanium
• Advanced resonance damping properties
• Optimal strength-to-weight ratio
• Low microphony characteristics

Bearing System

• Ultra-low friction precision bearings
• Stainless steel bearing housing
• Near-zero friction operation
• Exceptional stability in all planes

Spring Mechanism

• Temperature-compensated precision springs
• Maintains consistent tracking force
• Thermal stability across temperature ranges
• Reliable long-term performance

Headshell Design

• Extended length for universal cartridge compatibility
• Accommodates virtually any cartridge geometry
• Optimal alignment and geometry maintenance
• Future-proof flexibility

Build Quality

• Hand-built by Linn craftsmen
• Precision-engineered components throughout
• Reference-grade quality control
• Built for decades of service

Included Accessories

• T-Kable phono interconnect supplied
• Professional installation hardware
• Alignment tools and documentation

Compatibility

• Designed specifically for Linn LP12 turntables
• Optimised for Ekstatik and Kandid cartridges
• Compatible with any premium moving coil cartridge
• Professional installation required

Materials

• Titanium arm tube
• Stainless steel bearing housing
• Advanced composite materials throughout
• Selected for acoustic performance and longevity

Why Buy from Martins Hi-Fi

As an authorised Linn specialist dealer, we provide expert Ekos SE installation and precise cartridge alignment to ensure your tonearm performs at reference standards. Our engineers have decades of LP12 experience, understanding the critical setup procedures required for optimal geometry and tracking. Visit our Norwich demonstration facilities to experience Ekos SE's remarkable transparency and musical accuracy. We offer comprehensive LP12 upgrade consultation, helping you build the perfect system pathway. Benefit from professional installation, lifetime support, and genuine Linn components with full UK warranty.

Call: 01603 627010 | Email: info@martinshifi.co.uk