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Linn Krystal
Krystal
Two years in development, Krystal uses the design principles of our leading moving coil cartridge Kandid to capture the minute changes in the record groove, letting you hear every musical detail.
Krystal features a similar approach to minimising mass as Kandid, using a nude design to give the cartridge less inertia so it can react more quickly to the changes in the groove. It also uses the triple-point mounting system for a solid connection to the tonearm headshell, while the aircraft grade 7075 aluminium chassis provides a lightweight, stiff and stable platform for the generator. Even the adhesive used on Krystal was painstakingly selected to provide the most rigid bond possible to avoid any dampening effects.
Whether you specify Krystal on your current turntable or buy it as part of an Akurate LP12, you're guaranteed to enjoy a more musical performance from all your vinyl.
- Moving coil (MC)
- Precision machined 7075 aluminium body
- Triple-point mounting system
- Nude diamond stylus
| Kandid | Krystal | Adikt | |
| Cartridge Type | Moving Coil | Moving Coil | Moving Magnet |
| Stylus Type | Nude line Contact Diamond | Vital Fine Line | Gryger II (replaceable) |
| Cantilever | Boron | Aluminium tube | Aluminium Tube |
| Armature | Square | Cross | n/a |
| Pin connection type | Flying wire with termination clips | 12mm gold pin | 12mm gold pin |
| Mounting points | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Channel balanced at 1kHz | ±0,5 dB | ±1 dB | ±2 dB |
| Channel Separation at 1kHz | Better than 35 dB | Better than 30 dB | Better than 25 dB |
| Load Resistance | 50-200 Ω | 50-200 Ω | 47 kΩ |
| Load Capacitance | 100-1000 pF | 100-1000 pF | 150-200 pF |
| Tracking force | 1.72-1.77 g | 1.5-2.0 g | 1.5-2.0 g |
| Cartridge Mass | 5.7 g | 7.0 g | 7.0 g |