Sumiko Songbird Phono Cartridge

Sumiko Songbird Phono Cartridge

$899.00

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The Songbird comes in at a perfect price-point for launching the part-time audiophile into some serious listening. As its name suggests, this open-architecture moving coil cartridge excels at providing colorful and rich vocals and highlights the powerful low and mid-end of funk and rock. The long 7-micron stylus face will handle different cutting angles well, and this cartridge is also great at providing creating excitement in classical system setups.
OVERVIEW

The Songbird comes in at a perfect price-point for launching the part-time audiophile into some serious listening.

As its name suggests, this open-architecture moving coil cartridge excels at providing colorful and rich vocals and highlights the powerful low and mid-end of funk and rock. The long 7-micron stylus face will handle different cutting angles well, and this cartridge is also great at providing creating excitement in classical system setups.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Cartridge Type: Moving Coil
• Stylus: 0.3 x 0.7 micron Elliptical
• Cantilever Material: coated aluminum pipe
• Wire Material: pure copper
• Internal Impedance: 135 Ohms
• Load Impedance: 47kΩ
• Frequency Response: 12Hz – 40kHz
• Output Voltage: 2.5mV
• Channel Separation: 30dB @ 1kHz
• Channel Balance: <0.5dB @ 1kHz
• Compliance: 12×10-6 cm/dyn @ 100Hz
• Recommended load capacitance: 100pF – 200pF
• Vertical tracking angle: 20°
• Tracking Force: 1.8g – 2.2g
• Recommended Force: 2.0g
• Cartridge Weight: 8.5g

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