Audio Technica AT-OC9XSL MC Cartridge

• AT-OC9XSL
• The next Generation of the legendary OC9 cartridge series
• Since its introduction more than 30 years ago, Audio-Technica’s pioneering moving coil OC9 cartridge series has been prized by demanding vinyl listeners and professional critics alike for its musical transparency, expression of sound and precise construction. Special Line Contact as featured in our flagship ART1000, this diamond profile offers the ultimate in accurate sonic reproduction with a sense of space and realism to all instruments that few other configuration can achieve.
• Features Nude Special Line Contact stylus and boron cantilever with accurate tracking ability and high transient response
• A neodymium magnet and permendur yoke provides dramatically increased magnetic energy
• Threaded inserts in the cartridge body enable the cartridge to be mounted on to the headshell or integral tonearm with just two screws – no nuts required
• Aluminium body minimizes unwanted vibration for reduced resonance and a superior audio reproduction
• Pure Copper by Ohno Continuous Casting process (PCOCC) is used for the coils to achieve pure signal transfer
• Special Line Contact Stylus
• Special Line Contact diamond profile offers the ultimate in accurate sonic reproduction
• Easy mounting
• Threaded holes in the cartridge body enable the cartridge to be mounted on to the headshell, or integral tonearm, with just two screws M2.6 – no nuts or bolts required.
• Aluminium Body
• Aluminum body minimizes unwanted vibration for reduced resonance and superior audio reproduction
• Made in Japan
• Produced in the Audio-Technica Fukui factory in Japan under strict quality control for precise manufacturing.
  

• Cartridge & Stylus
• Frequency Response
  20 - 50,000 Hz
• Channel Separation
  28 dB (1 kHz)
• Vertical Tracking Angle
  20 degrees
• Vertical Tracking Force
  1.8 to 2.2 g (standard 2.0 g)
• Stylus Construction
  Nude rectangular shank
• Recommended Load Impedance
  Min 100 Ohms
• Coil Impedance
  12 Ohms (1 kHz)
• DC Resistance
  12 Ohms
• Coil Inductance
  25 μH (1 kHz)
• Output Voltage
  0.4 mV (@ 1 kHz, 5 cm/sec)
• Output Channel Balance
  0.5 dB (1 kHz)
• Stylus Shape
  Special Line Contact
• Cantilever
  0.28 mm Ø nude boron
• Static Compliance
  22 x 10 – 6 cm / dyne
• Dynamic Compliance
  18 x 10 – 6 cm / dyne (100 Hz)
• Mounting
  1/2” centers / Threaded inserts
• Cartridge Weight
  7.6 g
• Dimensions
  17.3 (H) x 16.8 (W) x 25.7 (L) mm
• Accessories Included
  1 non magnetic screw driver
  1 brush
  2 washers
  4 pairs of mounting screws: 5mm, 8mm, 10mm, 12mm
  1 plastic protector
• Body Material
  Aluminium
• Model
  AT-OC9XSL
• Stylus Size
  1.5 x 0.28 mil
• Terminal Pins
  Brass
• Wire Used for Coil
  PCOCC (Copper by Ohno Continuous Casting process.)
  
  
  

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