Audio Technica AT-ART20 Dual Moving Coil Stereo Cartridge

AT-ART20 Dual Moving Coil Stereo Cartridge, with Special Line Contact Stylus, by Audio-Technica.

Audio-Technica is pleased to introduce the AT-ART20, the latest cartridge in their ART Series that will allow you to experience a new world of sound. As with previous magnetic core cartridges in the high-end lineup, AT had two main goals in developing the AT-ART20: provide superlative analogue sound reproduction and optimise the performance and benefits of a magnetic core cartridge.

Based on cartridge technologies and know-how cultivated over their long history, and employing the best materials and advanced processing techniques, AT created a magnetic core moving coil cartridge that is optimally structured to reproduce sound with the full expressiveness of the original recording.

The AT-ART20 has been designated an Audio-Technica Excellence Product, a recognition that identifies products that meet our highest standards of high-fidelity performance.

The high-frequency response of the AT-ART20 is extended and detailed, while the low-frequency sound, which cartridges tend to bury, is reproduced with full clarity and force. Vocals come through with all the variety and expressiveness of the human voice, even at low volumes, and, indeed, the full character of the sound source blossoms anew for the listener, with extended sound depth and rich spatial imaging to convey the original environment of the performance.

Features

• Provides superlative analogue sound reproduction.
• Reproduces sound with the full expressiveness of the original recording.
• Newly designed magnetic circuit improves the cartridge’s efficiency.
• Output voltage is improved by more than 15% without increasing the number of coil turns which can increase mass and impedance.
• High-quality terminal pins with thick gold plating are approximately 30 times than that of conventional products to reduce contact resistance.
• Constructed of titanium, and aluminium with an elastomer undercover to reduce undesirable resonance.
• Special line contact stylus and solid boron cantilever with a 0.28 mm diameter provide premium high-frequency response with minimal inner-groove distortion for consistent reproduction.
• Utilizes the advanced cutting and polishing technologies cultivated in the eyeglass industry of Sabae City, Fukui Prefecture, with history stretching back more than 100 years.
• Threaded cartridge mounting holes allow easy installation to a head-shell or integrated tonearm.

Specifications

• Frequency Response: 20 - 50,000 Hz
• Channel Separation: 30 dB (1 kHz)
• Vertical Tracking Angle: 20°
• Vertical Tracking Force: 1.6 - 2.0 g (standard 1.8 g)
• Stylus Construction: Nude
• Recommended Load Impedance: ≥100 Ω (when head amplifier connected)
• Coil Impedance: 12 Ω (1 kHz)
• DC Resistance: 12 Ω
• Coil Inductance: 25 µH (1 kHz)
• Output Voltage: 0.55 mV (1 kHz and 5 cm / sec)
• Output Channel Balance: 0.5 dB (1 kHz)
• Stylus Shape: Special Line Contact
• Cantilever: 0.28 mm diameter solid Boron
• Static Compliance: 23 x 10 - 6 cm / dyne
• Dynamic Compliance: 13 x 10 - 6 cm / dyne (100 Hz)
• Threaded Hole: M2.6 x 2
• Stylus Curvature Radius: 1.5 x 0.28 mm
• Dimensions (H x W x D): 17.3 x 16.8 x 26.6 mm
• Type: Dual Moving Coil, Magnetic Core
• Weight: 9.0 g

Included

• 1 x AT-ART20 Cartridge.
• 1 x Non-Magnetic Screwdriver.
• 1 x Brush.
• 2 x Washers.
• 8 x Cartridge Installation Screws M2.6 (2 x 5 mm, 2 x 8.0 mm, 2 x 10 mm, 2 x 12 mm).
• 1 x Protector.

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• AT-ART20 Dual Moving Coil Stereo Cartridge, by Audio Technica