Sumiko Songbird

The Songbird comes in at a much needed price point perfect for launching the part-time audiophile into some serious listening. As its name suggests, this open-architecture moving coil cartridge excels at providing colorful and rich vocals, and highlights the powerful low and mid-end of funk and rock. The long 7-micron stylus face will handle different cutting angles well, and this cartridge is also great at providing some excitement to otherwise anemic classical system setups.

Specifications

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