Well if @Skeptikal doesn’t know about it, must be an (ex) secret feature. 
Probably the reason the arm housing is now a separate item. Easier to machine and less costly if they cockup the machining.
As soon as I saw it, I thought, that’s going to be more stable.
I once bought a carbon bicycle frame to build up a custom bike. The head tube looked like that, and was never going to accept a headset properly. The frame was replaced under warranty immediately.
Dont know yet only had time to roughly get it working, this is a super fiddly thing to set up, will try and report later this week.
Its unlikely Skeptikal would know as he’s not inhabit of removing the arm by himself to see what’s beneath. The collar is circular and then there is an additional machining made as you can see and if you think about it when the circular arm pillar now is retained within the collar and secured by the locking Allen bolt, then the arm pillow will be supported on three points. Not the entire circumference or even half of the circumference with the Bolt pushing it! Three-point mounting is a good engineering solution to guarantee uniform connection. I don’t think I need to go further on this one as I’m on holiday at the moment, but was asked to post here!
The removal of the machining of the collar serves two purposes, firstly it allows Linn Products Ltd to achieve a far higher quality of analysing and if anyone wants to compare the new SE against the original you will see what I mean. Secondly, it allows for the fitment of other arms on the flat surface now such as the Bool Audio and possibly the ARO, if I’m able to organise an adapter from the ARO fitting that could be mounted on a standard Linn fitting .
Food for thought! And remember Linn Products generally always have a very good reason for doing things when it comes to design.
Regards, Peter
I know. I pointed this out yesterday.
It’s obvious to anybody with engineering design knowledge what’s going on. 
So just spent another 30 mins setting up and setting up for arm inertia, by using a supplied weight you need to attach to the arm, this is because I have a low compliance cartridge.
This arm is not for novices, I’m quite experienced at setting arms up but this is totally different to the norm. The instructions are quite detailed on some points and vague on others and could to with more diagrams.
There is a really important magnet you attach near the bearing I initially didn’t see that.
The instructions are not clear either on adjusting for cartridge compliance I had to find a video of an arm in use with the mass block fitted to see where it goes. This was really important.
There are also fiddly magnetic weights for downforce and I already hate them.
Everything is adjustable on this arm if you have neurosis it will only get worse. 
Sound? Absolutely bloody amazing I think is the term! I still haven’t properly set the cartridge alignment yet and this is blowing everything I’ve heard before away.
Vocals are solid and smooth with in the room presence, super dynamic, great tracking and realistic sounding instruments.
Cant wait to see what its like when fully set up.
That’s good then, fat cat but I’m on holiday and I just chimed into that particular post after Office requested to do so, so we’re both in agreement and I wasn’t prepared to read the rest of the thread. I will post in future when I return to the shop in a week time.
Enjoy your holiday. 
Looks very classy and hope it has sounds to match
Strange
Maybe they didn’t want people to know about it.
Great investigative work.
I wonder how much of the SE SQ improvement is down to the improved arm stability.
It wouldn’t take a precision machine shop 15 minutes to modify the arm mounting housing of an original keel.
How about static build up?
Why have you posted a photo of a member of Southampton’s coaching staff going about his business?
What a beauty!!!
What’s the plinth?
Tony
Tried it out today and works really well. Surprisingly i do not feel static charging. May be because it has a metal fan.
Congrats! What an amazing combo. Really looking forward to your report.
Good luck so far 
Hi
It’s a very old rosenut……pre corner braced
Rubbed down and the danish oil
Moorgate acoustics have braced it and done the kore Karousel
any preference between the two? I can only get one!
