Linn Arko
With Linn Arko, they have returned to fundamentals, by removing all bar the mission-critical elements of tonearm design, boiling these down to their essence, and then honing what was left to superlative standards.
Perfectly poised and rigorously refined, Arko is effortful simplicity.
This tonearm features an ultra-stable gimbal platform which facilitates superb bearing concentricity and alignment.
Its arm wand travels in space with minimum hindrance; the affixed cartridge bobs and moves with the warps and grooves of the record, with finesse and fluidity.
Special care and effort was taken to ensure that 7075-grade aluminium would be used exclusively throughout the arm wand assembly – from headshell to gimbal – with the resultant material synergy and coupling effectively banishing undesirable resonances away from the delicate generator, and out through the sub-chassis.
Marry the Linn Arko to its perfect partner, their aluminium-bodied Kendo moving coil cartridge, and this energy transfer is improved yet further.
Linn Arko Key features
- 7075-grade aluminium used throughout arm wand, to produce superb resonant behaviour
- Machined headshell with weight reduction pockets for increased agility
- Cold-drawn 7075 aluminium arm tube produced to exceedingly high tolerances and accuracy
- Gimballed design results in improved depth, impact, and emotion conveyed
- Machined stainless-steel counterweight decreases arm wand inertia
- Single piece, polished stainless-steel through-spindle for improved alignment and stability
Brand
Linn
Origins
Founded by Ivor Tiefenbrun in 1973, Linn was born from one man’s belief that he could vastly improve the sound quality of his music system at home, using precision-engineering and determined experimentation.
Their first-ever product, the modular and upgradeable Sondek LP12, revolutionised the hi-fi industry by demonstrating the huge musical difference a superbly engineered turntable could make to any hi-fi system.
Its demonstrable ability to extract more music from the grooves of a record than the standard of the day led to the step-change in doctrine that the source component in a system, and not the loudspeakers, mattered most.
Over fifty retrofittable mechanical and electrical upgrades to its original design, over the last five decades, have ensured that Sondek LP12 remains the performance benchmark in vinyl playback through to present day.
Since 1973
They are now into their sixth decade of designing, engineering and manufacturing systems that deliver exceptional detail and emotional impact.
Linn picked up their fair share of awards over that period - because they have consistently been pushing the boundaries of technology in the pursuit of breathtaking sound.
From their very first product, Sondek LP12, they have been at the forefront of home audio.
They don't just embrace technology for technology's sake, though.
Everything they do has to answer one simple question: does this bring you closer to your music?
In a world of planned obsolescence, they staunchly do the opposite.
Ther hardware is modular and their software upgradeable.
That means the best possible sound not just today, but for the lifetime of the product.
So when technology improves, so can your enjoyment.
