Linn LP12. What tonearm and cartridge?

Thanks alot for your inputs! I just purchased the Micro-Benz Ref. cartridge to replace my rega, it changed everything. The sound is now much more refined, and soft, as oppose with the rega, it was forward and upfront.. The dynamic of the music has also changed, now the music has more layers and details are better resolved..But the Ref. cost as much as 5 times more than the rega...

had an lp12/ittok/valhalla/k9 loved it, wished for more detail & image. best combination i have heard for image was lp12/ittok ii/valhalla/linn karma(linn dealer agrees) heard
lp12/ekos/lingo/troika with opus 3 flamenco recording...fastest most dynamic thing i have ever heard but due to room i couldn't get a good idea of the image

I heard the LP-12 with a Graham and thought it was NOT a good match. The Ekos was a better match and I really knew what they (reviewers) meant when said the Ekos adds "zing" to the presentation. I have heard the ARO and liked it the best.

I had an Akito 1 and an AT OC-9 on my Lingoed LP12. The arm got damaged and with under $ 1500 to spend I settled on a rewired ( Cardas wiring ) Rega RB 300 with the Express Machining Heavy Weight counterweight and VTA adjuster base. Cartridge is a Benz Glider 2.

In the course of my research I was told that the SME IV and V arms are problematic on the LP12 because the TT suspension needs a relatively massive arm to compress it to thepoint where setup becomes easy and / or stable. So check your arm assembly's mass before you buy--a measurement around the same as that of the Ekos means the arm's a good bet for an LP12.

Get a used Ittok (make sure the bearings are good) and get the new Sumiko Celebration cartridge. You'll come in under $2,000.00. Only then will you be able to look in the mirror and dig yourself.