Sumiko Oriole Moving Coil Phono Cartridge - Red

Name: Sumiko Oriole Moving Coil Phono Cartridge - Red
Brand: Sumiko
SKU: ORIOLE
Price: 1499 GBP
Availability: InStock

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Standard Items (DPD)

Usually bookshelf speakers*

Standard Deliveries Order by 3pm Mon-Fri	Free 2 weekday delivery
Express Deliveries Order by 3pm Mon-Fri	Next weekday pre 10.30am - £20 for up to 2 boxes + £5 per additional box Next weekday pre 12.30pm - £15 for up to 2 boxes + £5 per additional box
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 items + £9 per additional box 2 to 5 weekday off-shore service - £30 for first 2 items + £9 per additional box

Medium Sized Items (FEDEX)

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

Standard Deliveries Order by 3pm Mon-Fri	Free 2 weekday delivery
Express Deliveries Order by 3pm Mon-Fri	Next weekday delivery - £20
Weekend Deliveries Order by 3pm Friday	✗
Remote & Off-Shore Region Deliveries Order by 3pm Mon-Fri	Unfortunately, delivery of these product types is not available to remote locations

Large or Heavy Items (BJS)

Usually TVs over 60" or £1000, and heavy separates over 35kg*

Standard Deliveries Order by 3pm Mon-Fri	Free 2-3 weekday, 2-man delivery
Express Deliveries Order by 3pm Mon-Fri	✗
Weekend Deliveries Order by 3pm Friday	✗
Remote & Off-Shore Region Deliveries Order by 3pm Mon-Fri	Unfortunately, delivery of these product types is not available to remote locations

Pallet Sized Items (PALLETFORCE)

Usually large/high-end floorstanding speakers or subs*

Standard Deliveries Order by 3pm Mon-Fri	2 weekday kerbside delivery - £50 per item
Express Deliveries Order by 3pm Mon-Fri	✗
Weekend Deliveries Order by 3pm Friday	✗
Remote & Off-Shore Region Deliveries Order by 3pm Mon-Fri	Unfortunately, delivery of these product types is not available to remote locations

*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

Oriole maintains the tonally balanced, refined & fatigueless character for which Sumiko is globally regarded. Enhanced with a high-efficiency, low-impedance generator as well as a nude Shibata line-contact stylus, Oriole confidently asserts itself as a meaningful upgrade from Songbird.

Oriole

Oriole maintains the tonally balanced, refined & fatigueless character for which Sumiko is globally regarded. Enhanced with a high-efficiency, low-impedance generator as well as a nude Shibata line-contact stylus, Oriole confidently asserts itself as a meaningful upgrade from Songbird that approaches the performance of Sumiko's venerable Starling. The stylus and generator deliver impeccable detail retrieval, emotionally captivating dynamics, speedy attack and sweet resolution. Deeply musical and endlessly listenable, Oriole is alluring in its wholly analog-sounding character. It portrays musical material in natural balance with its surrounding ambience, and with life-like nuance. Silent in the groove, music blossoms from a jet-black background and invites you into the most intimate spaces of a keenly-rendered soundstage.

Sumiko's Reference Series Open-Body MCs
Sumiko's Reference Series open-architecture cartridges minimize the potential for coloration and distortion due to energy buildup that is sometimes propagated by the conventional cartridge body. Internal resonance is damped within the generator while remaining resonance travels up through the bonded mounting plate & headblock, then down the tonearm where it is dissipated harmlessly. The PEEK generator mounting plate provides the utmost stability and energy transfer while the stiff alloy headblock is the conduit through which that energy exits the cartridge. The generator itself minimizes distortion and losses through the implementation of pure metals and intelligent orientation of the same. The performance of this sophisticated generator is bolstered by our multi-faceted approach to resonance control, precipitating to clean, musical, and highly listenable sonics

Hand-Crafted in Japan
Each Sumiko phono cartridge is hand-assembled by the world-class cartridge makers at Excel Sound in Yokohama, Japan – a relationship Sumiko have proudly maintained for nearly forty years. Sumiko use only the finest materials that combine to deliver performance that has enlightened generations of listeners. Each design is thoroughly auditioned until it meets their stringent standards for sound. Production is then executed by expert craftsmen with a collective eye for precision & quality. The result is a family of cartridges that render emotion through tonally balanced, refined and fatigueless analog reproduction.

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Low Output Moving Coil
Mass & Dimension	7.3g (see tech drawing)
Stylus	Nude Shibata (6.5 x 40µm)
Cantilever	⌀0.5mm Reinforced Aluminum Pipe
Coils	High-Purity Copper
Internal Impedance	5.5Ω (1kHz)
Load Impedance	>55Ω (determine by ear)
Frequency Response	12Hz – 45kHz
Output	0.3mV (3.54cm/sec, 1kHz)
Channel Separation	30dB (1kHz)
Channel Balance	<0.5dB (1kHz)
Compliance	12×10-6cm/dyn (100Hz)
Capacitance	100pF – 200pF
Vertical Tracking Angle	20º
Tracking Force Range	1.8g – 2.2g
Recommended Tracking Force	2.0g
Replacement Stylus Unit	Re-Tip Exchange (See Dealer)

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