Sumiko Amethyst Moving Magnetic Cartridge

Name: Sumiko Amethyst Moving Magnetic Cartridge
Brand: Sumiko
SKU: SUMIAMETHYST
Price: 599 GBP
Availability: InStock

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Usually bookshelf speakers*

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Usually TVs under 60" or £1000, and most floorstanding speakers*

Standard Deliveries Order by 3pm Mon-Fri	Free 2 weekday delivery
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Usually TVs over 60" or £1000, and heavy separates over 35kg*

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Pallet Sized Items (PALLETFORCE)

Usually large/high-end floorstanding speakers or subs*

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*Not exclusive to only these product types. Product value, weight, and fragility can influence the courier service used.

	Standard Items* DPD	Medium Sized Items* FEDEX or DPD Freight	Large or Heavy Items* BJS (2-man delivery)	Pallet Sized Items* PALLETFORE
Standard Deliveries Order by 3pm Mon-Fri	Free 2 weekday delivery	Free 2 weekday delivery	Free 3-5 weekday, 2-man delivery	2 weekday kerbside delivery - £50 per item
Express Deliveries Order by 3pm Mon-Fri	Next Weekday or Choose a Day Standard - £10 for the first box + £3 per additional box Next Weekday or Choose a Day Pre-12pm Noon - £15 for the first box + £3 per additional box	Next weekday delivery - £20	✕	✕
Weekend Deliveries Order by 3pm Friday	£15 for the first box + £3 per additional box	✕	✕	✕
Remote & Off-Shore Region Deliveries Order by 3pm Mon-Fri	2 weekday remote service - £20 for first 2 boxes + £9 per additional box 2 to 5 weekday off-shore service - £30 for first 2 boxes + £9 per additional box	Unfortunately, delivery of these product types is not available to remote locations	Unfortunately, delivery of these product types is not available to remote locations	Unfortunately, delivery of these product types is not available to remote locations

*See below most common product types for each delivery service, this is not exclusive to only these product types. Product value, weight, and fragility can influence the courier service used.

DPD: Usually Bookshelf Speakers
FEDEX: Usually TVs under 60" or £1000, and most floorstanding speakers
BJS: Usually TVs over 60" or £1000, and heavy separates over 35kg
PALLETFORCE: Usually large/high-end floorstanding speakers or subs

Featuring a nude Line-Contact stylus coupled to a 0.5mm diameter aluminium cantilever, it's capable of extracting every minute detail from the record groove. The Amethyst is the flagship of the series, and easily Sumiko's most ambitious moving magnet cartridge to date.

AMETHYST

Amethyst competes favourably with similarly priced MC designs. It’s shockingly quiet and thus transparent as can be, skillfully tracing even the most complicated passages your LP collection has to offer.

• Effortless dynamic handling, depth and clarity with low-noise and exceptional soundstaging
• Nude Line-Contact diamond stylus profile
• Overhead mounting cartridge for installing into a headshell
• Moving magnet cartridge with removable stylus
• Unique low-resonance body with tuned generator system

AMETHYST
The Amethyst is the flagship of the series, and easily Sumiko's most ambitious moving magnet cartridge to date. Featuring a nude Line-Contact stylus coupled to a 0.5mm diameter aluminium cantilever, it's capable of extracting every minute detail from the record groove. Due to the level of fidelity on offer, the Amethyst also employs a mechanically enhanced body compared to the more affordable Rainier, Olympia and Moonstone models. With its unique body, the Amethyst's upgraded generator assembly provides ultra-low noise, hair-raising dynamics, incredible sound staging and superior tracking ability. This exceptional cartridge is so accomplished, it even surpasses some moving coil cartridges in resolution and detail.

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.

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OUTPUT VOLTAGE	2.5 mV
CHANNEL BALANCE (@ 1000HZ)	0.5 dB
CHANNEL SEPARATION (@ 1000HZ)	30 dB
CHANNEL SEPARATION (@ 15000HZ)	17 dB
FREQUENCY RANGE (@ -3DB)	6000 Hz
FREQUENCY RESPONSE (20 - 20,000HZ)	12 - 35000 dB
TRACKING ABILITY (@ 315HZ AT RECOMMENDED TRACKING FORCE)	70 μm
COMPLIANCE, DYNAMIC, LATERAL	12 μm
STYLUS TYPE	0.2 x 0.8mil Line Contact
TRACKING FORCE RANGE	1.8 - 2.2 g
RECOMMENDED TRACKING FORCE	2.0 g
TRACKING ANGLE	25°
INTERNAL IMPEDANCE	700 Ω
INTERNAL INDUCTANCE	700 Ω
MAGNET TYPE	Alnico
CANTILEVER MATERIAL	0.5⌀ Aluminium
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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