Sumiko Announces 6 New Phono Cartridges
Sumiko is proud to announce six new phono cartridges, the outcome of a 3-year development effort. Sumiko is introducing four new moving magnet cartridges: the Rainier, Olympia, Moonstone, and Amethyst, which join the existing Oyster product lineup. Two new moving coil cartridges, the Songbird and Starling, will join the Reference Series product line.
The four new additions to the acclaimed Oyster series are the most ambitious Moving Magnet (MM) cartridges Sumiko has released to date. The Rainier, Olympia, and Moonstone all utilize a common housing and generator assembly, so the stylus assemblies are interchangeable. You can purchase the Rainier and upgrade to the Olympia or Moonstone without replacing the entire cartridge. They set a new performance standard for the audiophile on a budget.
The Amethyst is the flagship Moving Magnet (MM) design and requires its own unique cartridge body to maximize the performance of the excellent Nude Line Contact stylus. This exceptional cartridge even surpasses some moving coil cartridges in resolution and detail, setting a new benchmark for moving magnet cartridges with replaceable stylus assemblies.
Joining the Reference Series line are two new Moving Coil (MC) designs including the new Songbird, which features exceptional tracking capability and the flexibility to mate well with a wide variety of tonearms and turntables. The Songbird’s high output voltage ensures noise-free musical reproduction compatible with not only moving coil phono inputs, but also moving magnet inputs.
The Starling is Sumiko's reference open-architecture design featuring a MicroRidge stylus on a boron cantilever in a low output/low mass configuration. This is a powerful, dynamic cartridge with a very refined and coherent presentation. The Starling is the latest manifestation of Sumiko’s forty years of refinement of phono cartridge design. Both cartridges feature a new CNC-precision milled high grade aluminum body with optimized resonance properties.
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