Float the arm and level it correctly, then put the cart on with a mint LP or other good protractor. I had an Ekos and 2 Ittok LVII's and a Basik LVX and never had a problem. Set the anti-skate a bit lower than VTF. 1.7g for VTF. Best of luck.
Warning: Linn tonearm anti-skate not accurate
Hi,
After repeatedly having problem, including ruining a perfectly aged Koetsu Urushi, I found with the aid of HFNRR that the Linn Ekos antiskating is not accurate.
With 3 different cartridges tracking between 1.7 - 2.0g, the optimal anti-skatings were found to be between setting the tonearm anti-skating dial to "2.4-2.6 g". I checked with the anti-skating setting tracks on HFNRR test record (most MC can cover the first 2 tracks, but Shure V15 can go through 3 tracks).
After using my cartridge on the Ekos for about one year, playing about 100 hours, at 1.9g VTF, anti-skating dialed to '1.9g', my cantilever was slanted about 5 degree to the left (view towards the rear of tonearm), indicating undercompensation.
Another fellow Linn users told me he found same thing with Akito tonearm and also had a slanted cantilever.
So please check your setting before ruining another cartridge.
www.extremephono.com
After repeatedly having problem, including ruining a perfectly aged Koetsu Urushi, I found with the aid of HFNRR that the Linn Ekos antiskating is not accurate.
With 3 different cartridges tracking between 1.7 - 2.0g, the optimal anti-skatings were found to be between setting the tonearm anti-skating dial to "2.4-2.6 g". I checked with the anti-skating setting tracks on HFNRR test record (most MC can cover the first 2 tracks, but Shure V15 can go through 3 tracks).
After using my cartridge on the Ekos for about one year, playing about 100 hours, at 1.9g VTF, anti-skating dialed to '1.9g', my cantilever was slanted about 5 degree to the left (view towards the rear of tonearm), indicating undercompensation.
Another fellow Linn users told me he found same thing with Akito tonearm and also had a slanted cantilever.
So please check your setting before ruining another cartridge.
www.extremephono.com