Sumiko Songbird High Output cartridge

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This is fantastic value for a 'naked' body cartridge and is the perfect choice if you like an airy, spacious sound. It doesn't have as much life, dynamics and detail as the Starling and if you have a flexible phono stage, I would recommend the Low Output version of the Songbird.

For those who want an incredible cartridge with a transparency in the sound and don't have a fancy phono stage to match the low output models, this is a beauty.

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Sumiko Songbird High Output cartridge

Sumiko Songbird High Output cartridge

Translation missing: en.products.product.price.regular_price $1,699.00
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This is what Sumiko say about their Songbird, Low Output cartridge:

"Particularly adept with vocals & acoustic instruments, we’ve created Songbird to make genuine moving coil imaging available to any listener. It delivers the sweetest highs over a robust, rich yet clear low-midrange. Like its big sibling Starling, Songbird suspends sonic images in a highly controlled manner. As opposed to music being flung from your speakers, you’re placed among the naturally-positioned instruments in the soundstage, close in proximity to the intimate nuances of the musical material. If you’ve got an MM phono section, there’s a good chance Songbird High is the cartridge you’ve been dreaming about. 

Clear and ultra-musical with just the right degree of warmth, Songbird Low offers an even deeper soundstage with greater reach width-wise. As it’s generally more quiet thus allowing more detail to surface, you’ll be shocked by the surprises it yields even in the recordings you’re most familiar with. Stunningly holographic in a manner that approaches that of Starling, Songbird Low maximizes the refinement of your MC system at a price that’s well below reasonable considering the performance it achieves."

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: 
12x10-6 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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