Sorry, haven't tried what you are asking myself, but I would take an RB300 over an Akito 2. Tweak the RB300 with a Cardas wiring harness, an Expressimo Heavy Weight and a height adjuster and you have a tone arm which will take a good MC cartridge for the price of the Akito 2. Linn themselves say the Akito's bearings are not good enough for an MC cart.
