Cartridge
below typical
Among the 89 cartridges in the catalogue, this one is below typical.
A band places a component against its peers and carries no price. It is deliberately the only price indicator on this page: a second one, measured against a different set, would narrow the two together far enough to give the figure away.
Linn entry MC. Bundled into Majik LP12 MC systems.
Assessed against 16 rivals across the sixty systems: 11 head-to-heads won, 53 lost.
The dimension the engine names as the weakest link, counted across every head-to-head it lost.
20 lost · Anchored, Artisan, BBC Sound, Cavity-Native, Characterful, Intimate, PRaT, Reference, Romantic, Twin Arms
Against the Anchored brief, the van den Hul The Frog keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Linn Koil MC is the weaker cartridge for that brief.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the cartridge position.
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15 lost · Anchored, BBC Sound, Cavity-Native, Characterful, Intimate, PRaT, Reference, Romantic, Twin Arms
Against the Characterful brief, the van den Hul The Crimson keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Linn Koil MC is the weaker cartridge for that brief.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the cartridge position.
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4 lost · Silent Path
Against the Silent Path brief, the Goldring Eroica HX MC keeps the slot decisively.
With the Whest Audio 60Se Pro, the pairing gives up most on quietness at rest.
On its own merits the Linn Koil MC is the weaker cartridge for that brief.
3 lost · Artisan, Reference
Against the Artisan brief, the van den Hul The Colibri keeps the slot decisively.
With the EAR Yoshino 88PB MM/MC, the pairing gives up most on quietness at rest.
On its own merits the Linn Koil MC is the weaker cartridge for that brief.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the cartridge position.
2 lost · Twin Arms
Against the Twin Arms brief, the Linn Kendo MC keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Linn Koil MC is the weaker cartridge for that brief.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the cartridge position.
2 lost · Vocals-First
Against the Vocals-First brief, the Etsuro Urushi Gold MC keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Linn Koil MC is the weaker cartridge for that brief.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the cartridge position.
2 lost · Vocals-First
Against the Vocals-First brief, the Etsuro Urushi Cobalt Blue MC keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Linn Koil MC is the weaker cartridge for that brief.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the cartridge position.
1 lost· 1 won · Romantic, Twin Arms
Against the Romantic brief, the Linn Koil MC takes the slot by a whisker.
With the Technics S-shape magnesium tonearm (SL-1200G), the pairing gains most on bass control.
On its own merits the Linn Koil MC is the weaker cartridge — yet it wins here on fit: the pairing with the Technics S-shape magnesium tonearm (SL-1200G) gains bass control under the Romantic weighting.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the cartridge position.
rounded bassPROXY: AT-OC9 platform
1 lost · Twin Arms
Against the Twin Arms brief, the Koetsu Azule Platinum MC keeps the slot decisively.
On its own merits the Linn Koil MC is the weaker cartridge for that brief.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the cartridge position.
1 lost · Twin Arms
Against the Twin Arms brief, the Koetsu Onyx Platinum MC keeps the slot decisively.
On its own merits the Linn Koil MC is the weaker cartridge for that brief.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the cartridge position.
1 lost · Vocals-First
Against the Vocals-First brief, the Ortofon MC Quintet Black S keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Linn Koil MC is the weaker cartridge for that brief.
1 lost · Silent Path
Against the Silent Path brief, the Rega Nd3 MM keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Linn Koil MC is the weaker cartridge for that brief.
It sits well above the share of the budget this brief aims at the cartridge position.
0 lost· 4 won · Anchored, Characterful, Intimate, Romantic
Against the Anchored brief, the Linn Koil MC takes the slot by a whisker.
With the ProJect Tonearm 8.6 Carbon (Debut PRO), the pairing gains most on speed stability.
On its own merits the Linn Koil MC is the weaker cartridge — yet it wins here on fit: the pairing with the ProJect Tonearm 8.6 Carbon (Debut PRO) gains speed stability under the Anchored weighting.
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0 lost· 4 won · Artisan, Cavity-Native, PRaT, Reference
Against the Artisan brief, the Linn Koil MC takes the slot by a whisker.
With the ProJect Tonearm 8.6 Carbon (Debut PRO), the pairing gains most on bass control.
On its own merits the Linn Koil MC is the weaker cartridge — yet it wins here on fit: the pairing with the ProJect Tonearm 8.6 Carbon (Debut PRO) gains bass control under the Artisan weighting.
rounded bassPROXY: AT-OC9 platform
0 lost· 1 won · Twin Arms
Against the Twin Arms brief, the Linn Koil MC takes the slot decisively.
On its own merits the Linn Koil MC is the weaker cartridge — yet it wins here on fit: the way it sits with the rest of this system under the Twin Arms weighting.
0 lost· 1 won · Twin Arms
Against the Twin Arms brief, the Linn Koil MC takes the slot decisively.
On its own merits the Linn Koil MC is the weaker cartridge — yet it wins here on fit: the way it sits with the rest of this system under the Twin Arms weighting.
entry-level MC for those stepping up from Adikt Cymbiosis dealer + Linn cartridge family overview· Timing precision
layered imaging PROXY: AT-OC9 platform (Koil is OC9-derived)· Spatial resolution
detailed PROXY: AT-OC9 platform· Presence & articulation
rounded bass PROXY: AT-OC9 platform· Bass control
| cartridge type | MC |
|---|---|
| output mv | 0.6 |
| internal impedance ohm | 15.0 |
| recommended load ohm | 150 |
| tracking force g | 1.75 |
| compliance dynamic um per mn | 13 |
| weight g | 7.0 |
| stylus profile | elliptical |
| notes |