Sumiko Moonstone MM Cartridge

• By combining a reduced moving-mass and output with a listen-tested elliptical diamond profile, Moonstone transcribes sonic imagery with weight, richness, depth & sparkle. Texture is keenly realistic. The sonic image is suspended and well-controlled over a nearly-absent noise floor, providing fantastic clarity.
• Stunningly clear sound, with almost no perceptible noise
• Tipped Elliptical diamond stylus profile
• Overhead mounting cartridge for installing into a headshell
• Moving magnet cartridge with removable stylus
• Low-resonance body and generator system
• MOONSTONE
  The Moonstone features a finely polished elliptical stylus for accurate information retrieval from the record groove. Mounted on to a bespoke cantilever, and utilising a smaller magnet than its more affordable siblings, the Moonstone still uses the same integrated body and generator system as its kin, which is designed to significantly reduce internal resonances. The end result is a still affordable high-performance moving magnet cartridge that gives the punch and convincing realism of a good moving magnet design, but with a well-balanced, dimensionally dense and breathtakingly dynamic sonic spectrum that's more relatable to a moving coil-type.
• LATEST GENERATION OYSTERS
  Designed for discerning, value-minded audiophiles, Sumiko's latest generation premium moving magnet Oysters build upon, enhance and refine the sonic character that listeners worldwide have enjoyed for decades. The cartridge body design addresses the problem of resonance by dispersing and dissipating it away from the generator system resulting in a sound quality, reminiscent of moving coil designs.
• MADE IN JAPAN
  From Oyster to Reference, each Sumiko phono cartridge is crafted by hand in Yokohama, Japan — near the waters where their namesake Oysters dwell. They’ve selected by ear the finest materials that combine to deliver performance that has enlightened generations of listeners. Each design is thoroughly auditioned until perfected. Production is then executed by world-class cartridge makers with a collective eye for precision and quality.
  

• SPECIFICATIONS
• OUTPUT VOLTAGE
  3 mV
• CHANNEL BALANCE (@ 1000HZ)
  0.5 dB
• CHANNEL SEPARATION (@ 1000HZ)
  30 dB
• CHANNEL SEPARATION (@ 15000HZ)
  15 dB
• FREQUENCY RANGE (@ -3DB)
  6000 Hz
• FREQUENCY RESPONSE
  12 - 33000 dB
• TRACKING ABILITY
  (@ 315HZ AT RECOMMENDED TRACKING FORCE)
  70 μm
• COMPLIANCE, DYNAMIC, LATERAL
  12 μm
• STYLUS TYPE
  0.3 x 0.7mil Elliptical
• TRACKING FORCE RANGE
  1.8 - 2.2 g
• RECOMMENDED TRACKING FORCE
  2.0 g
• TRACKING ANGLE
  25 °
• INTERNAL IMPEDANCE
  1130 Ω
• INTERNAL INDUCTANCE
  450 mH
• MAGNET TYPE
  Alnico
• CANTILEVER MATERIAL
  Aluminium Tube
• COIL WIRE MATERIAL
  Pure Copper
• RECOMMENDED LOAD IMPEDANCE
  47000 Ω
• RECOMMENDED LOAD CAPACITANCE
  100 - 200 pF
• CARTRIDGE WEIGHT
  6.5 g
  
  

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