Audio Technica AT-ART20 MC Cartridge

• A new realm of analogue sound
• Based on cartridge technologies and know-how cultivated over our long history, and employing the best materials and advanced processing techniques, we created a magnetic core moving coil cartridge that’s optimally structured to reproduce sound with the full expressiveness of the original recording.
• The AT-ART20 has been designated an Audio-Technica Excellence Product, a recognition that identifies products that meet our highest standards of high-fidelity performance. 
• The high-frequency response of the AT-ART20 is extended and detailed, while the low-frequency sound, which cartridges tend to bury, is reproduced with full clarity and force. Vocals come through with all the variety and expressiveness of the human voice, even at low volumes, and, indeed, the full character of the sound source blossoms anew for the listener, with extended sound depth and rich spatial imaging to convey the original environment of the performance.
• All sonic details carefully and accurately reproduced
• Emotional Sound Quality
• Unparalleled expressive power to depict every tone and space As a top-of-the-line MC cartridge, the AT-ART20 transmits an astonishing amount of information with high resolution, while capturing musical expression. The sound field stage is realistic, regardless of music genre, fully delivering the expressiveness of a performer's voice and the instrument’s original dynamic qualities.
• Made with high-quality materials
• Exceptional Build
• High-quality terminal pins with thick gold plating
• The thickness of the gold-plated portion has been increased to approximately 30 times than that of conventional products to reduce contact resistance.
• Resonance suppression by combining various materials
• The cartridge construction consists of an aluminium base, titanium housing, and elastomer undercover. The unique combination of these materials minimises resonance.
• Utilizing Fukui Prefecture’s world-class technology in cartridges
• Design That Expresses a Sense of Life and Dynamism
• Precision-machined titanium with polished finish
• By utilising the advanced cutting and polishing technologies cultivated in the eyeglass industry of Sabae City, Fukui Prefecture, which has a history stretching back more than 100 years, Audio-Technica has realised an organic design with a beautifully curved surface that has never been seen in a cartridge before. The combination of this design and advanced cutting technology has also made it possible to reduce the thickness of the titanium, resulting in a significant weight reduction.
• Provides superlative analogue sound reproduction
• Reproduces sound with the full expressiveness of the original recording
• Newly designed magnetic circuit improves the cartridge’s efficiency
• Output voltage is improved by more than 15% without increasing the number of coil turns which can increase mass and impedance.
• High-quality terminal pins with thick gold plating are approximately 30 times than that of conventional products to reduce contact resistance
• Constructed of titanium, and aluminium with an elastomer undercover to reduce undesirable resonance
• Special line contact stylus and solid boron cantilever with a 0.28 mm diameter provide premium high-frequency response with minimal inner-groove distortion for consistent reproduction
• Utilizes the advanced cutting and polishing technologies cultivated in the eyeglass industry of Sabae City, Fukui Prefecture, with history stretching back more than 100 years
• Threaded cartridge mounting holes allow easy installation to a headshell or integrated tonearm
  
  
  

• Cartridge & Stylus
• Frequency Response
  20 to 50,000 Hz
• Channel Separation
  30 dB (1 kHz)
• Vertical Tracking Angle
  20°
• Vertical Tracking Force
  1.6 to 2.0 g (1.8 g standard)
• Stylus Construction
  Nude
• Recommended Load Impedance
  ≥ 100 ohms (when head amplifier connected)
• Coil Impedance
  12 ohms (1 kHz)
• DC Resistance
  12 ohms
• Coil Inductance
  25 μH (1 kHz)
• Output Voltage
  0.55 mV (1 kHz, 5 cm/sec.)
• Stylus Shape
  Special Line Contact
• Cantilever
  0.28 mm (0.011”) diameter solid boron
• Static Compliance
  23 × 10-6 cm/dyne
• Dynamic Compliance
  13 × 10-6 cm/dyne (100 Hz)
• Cartridge Weight
  9.0 g (0.32 oz)
• Dimensions
  17.3 mm (0.68”)×16.8 mm (0.66”)×26.6 mm (1.05”) (H×W×D)
• Accessories Included
  Non-magnetic screwdriver,
  Brush, Washer × 2,
  Cartridge installation screws (M2.6) (5.0 mm (0.20”) × 2 , 8.0 mm (0.31”) × 2, 10.0 mm (0.39”) × 2 , 12.0 mm (0.47”) × 2), Protector
• Threaded Hole
  M2.6 × 2
• Stylus Curvature Radius
  1.5 × 0.28 mil
• Type
  MC
  
  
  

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