Linn Troika MC phono cartridge
Some six or so years ago, the Linn Asak cartridge set new standards for imaging and soundstage reproduction. I can remember the first time I heard an Asak in a system using <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/416">Quad ESL-63s</A>—I had never experienced such depth of soundstage and solidity of imaging from <I>any</I> system, and that with Quad amplification! The Asak was relatively quickly overshadowed in this area, however, and in any case, soundstaging precision by itself didn't seem to be a high priority for the Linn design team, who were apparently more concerned with dynamics and a musical integration of the sound across the frequency range.
