Sumiko Black Pearl Moving Magnet Cartridge

Borrowing the smooth character of its sibling Oyster, the Black Pearl MM Cartridge by Sumiko implements an improved housing that allows for wider frequency response.

This makes way for more nuance and greater stereo imaging, in a more cohesive soundstage. Enjoyable for hours on end, Black Pearl is famously high in value, pairs perfectly with any MM phono stage and is physically compatible with a wide array of tonearms.

Sumiko Oyster Series

Over 40 years and worldwide, the classic Oyster Series by Sumiko has left thousands of captivated listeners in its wake.

The series is comprised of Oyster (MM), Black Pearl (MM), Pearl (MM), Blue Point No. 2 (MC) and Blue Point Special EVO III (MC) — each capable of delivering a degree of refinement you have yet to hear from your turntable system.

The cartridges have established themselves over decades as high-value gems that dependably out-perform listeners expectations for the price-point. Marked by honesty in analogue reproduction, the Sumiko Oyster Series remains true to what is in the groove, impressively and convincingly voiced to bring you closer to your music.

Features

• Great value sound with a wide frequency response.
• Spherical diamond stylus.
• Overhead mounting cartridge for installing into a head shell.
• Moving magnet cartridge with removable stylus.

Specifications

• Mass: 6.0 g
• Dimensions: 11.6 x 20.26 x 27.23 mm (W x H x D)
• Stylus: 0.7 mil Spherical
• Cantilever: Aluminum Pipe
• Coils: High-Purity Copper
• Internal Impedance: 1,130 Ω
• Load Impedance: 47 kΩ
• Frequency Response: 18 Hz – 27 kHz
• Output: 4.0 mV
• Channel Separation: 28 dB @ 1 kHz
• Channel Balance: 0.5 dB @ 1 kHz
• Compliance: 12 x 10-6 cm/dyn @ 100 Hz
• Capacitance: 100 pF – 200 pF
• Vertical Tracking Angle: 25 degrees
• Tracking Force Range: 1.5 g – 2.0 g
• Recommended Tracking Force: 2.0 g
• Replacement Stylus Unit: RS Black Pearl

Included

• Cartridge + Stylus, OR Stylus Only (depending on component choice).

More Information

• Black Pearl MM, by Sumiko