I have had the Ekstatik for a good 3 weeks now and it should also be played in by now. Time for me to carry out a tracking test and a resonance test. At 70 µm, the tracking is probably good enough. What worries me a lot, however, is the resonance test. In the EkosSE/1 with the correct tracking force and anti-skating force, the resonances already start at 14 Hz and are so violent at 12 Hz that you can get scared and bang. The system is shaken to such an extent that I have never seen anything like it. However, the needle does not jump out of the groove. The resonance at 10 Hz and below is remarkably quiet.
In contrast to EMT pickups, a Linn Ekstatik is suspended more softly, 15 µm/mN instead of 12µm/mN. Now the question arises for me, is the system possibly still too suspended for an EkosSE? Based on the characteristics I have observed, I would almost assume so.
By increasing the mass on the tone arm by about 4 g, this problem becomes much less dramatic. The resonance is still at 12 Hz (14 Hz), but now it mainly occurs vertically. Resonance between 12 und 8 Hz is fine.
Have you made similar observations? How do you deal with it?
In contrast to EMT pickups, a Linn Ekstatik is suspended more softly, 15 µm/mN instead of 12µm/mN. Now the question arises for me, is the system possibly still too suspended for an EkosSE? Based on the characteristics I have observed, I would almost assume so.
By increasing the mass on the tone arm by about 4 g, this problem becomes much less dramatic. The resonance is still at 12 Hz (14 Hz), but now it mainly occurs vertically. Resonance between 12 und 8 Hz is fine.
Have you made similar observations? How do you deal with it?