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Hana MH Nude Diamond Microline MC Cartridge

$1,995.00

HANA - M Series Deluxe Model MC Cartridges

With its special Japanese character and meaning, Hana brand moving coil cartridges manufactured by Excel Sound deliver the most “Brilliant and Gorgeous” performance for vinyl music lovers and audiophiles. This HANA sound comes from superb design, engineering excellence and 50 years of experience by Masao Okada-san, the Excel Sound cartridge design Master. During the past several years, the HANA E and S Series moving coil cartridges have achieved global recognition for their world-class analog music reproduction at a previously unattainable price.

Aspiring towards affordable perfection

Now, building upon the foundation of the critically acclaimed HANA sound, we introduce our new “M” Series deluxe model moving coil cartridge. Available in high and low output versions, this evolutionary new class leading model continues the HANA tradition by featuring higher specification parts, advanced materials, unique technical treatment and superior mechanical interface. Excel Sound manufactures all the major parts, producing affordable cartridges with an excellent sound quality. Specialized tooling improves the price/quality ratio, with manufactured parts designed for maximum performance and consistency. Excel’s experienced craftsmen skillfully hand assemble all the parts into an excellent finished product, producing the consistently “Brilliant and Gorgeous” HANA sound.

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Audio-Technica VM510CB MM Stereo Cartridge

$199.00

The VM510CB conical stylus cartridge is the entry-level 500 Series model in Audio-Technica’s new VM cartridge line. A line that harks back to Audio Technica’s early days as a manufacturer primarily of high end phono cartridges, while also incorporating today’s advanced technology. Like all VM cartridges, the VM510CB is equipped with dual magnets that are positioned to match the left and right channels in the stereo record groove. This ensures outstanding channel separation and extended frequency response. The cartridge’s 0.6 ml conical bonded stylus tracks the centre of the record groove for reliable performance and excellent fidelity. Includes mounting hardware.

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Audio-Technica AT-VM95C MM Stereo Cartridge

$60.00

The AT-VM95C conical stylus cartridge is the entry-level 95 Series model in Audio-Technica’s new VM cartridge line. A line that harks back to Audio Technica’s early days as a manufacturer primarily of high end phono cartridges, while also incorporating today’s advanced technology. Like all VM cartridges, the VM95C is equipped with dual magnets that are positioned to match the left and right channels in the stereo record groove. This ensures outstanding channel separation and extended frequency response. The cartridge’s 0.6 ml conical bonded stylus tracks the centre of the record groove for reliable performance and excellent fidelity. Includes mounting hardware.

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Audio-Technica AT-VM95E MM Stereo Cartridge

$80.00

The AT-VM95E elliptical stylus cartridge is the entry-level 95 Series model in Audio-Technica’s new VM cartridge line. A line that harks back to Audio Technica’s early days as a manufacturer primarily of high end phono cartridges, while also incorporating today’s advanced technology. Like all VM cartridges, the VM95E is equipped with dual magnets that are positioned to match the left and right channels in the stereo record groove. This ensures outstanding channel separation and extended frequency response. The cartridge’s elliptical bonded stylus tracks the centre of the record groove for reliable performance and excellent fidelity. Includes mounting hardware.

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Audio-Technica VM540ML/H MM Cartridge Headshell

$479.00

Headshell/Dual Moving Magnet Cartridge Combo Kit

Standard model with a MicroLine ^® stylus. Distortion is low even on the inner circumference of a record because the curvature radius of the stylus tip does not alter even if the stylus becomes worn.

The VM540ML/H combo kit includes the VM540ML MicroLine® dual moving magnet cartridge pre mounted on the AT-HS10BK universal 1/2″-mount head shell.

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Audio-Technica AT-VM95ML MM Stereo Cartridge

$299.00

This VM95 Series cartridge with 2.2 x 0.12 ml Microlinear stylus fits half-inch mount turntables. The cartridge offers excellent channel separation and low distortion for outstanding tonal quality. The durable, low-resonance housing includes threaded inserts that enable the cartridge to be mounted to the head shell with just two screws – no nuts required. And since all VM95 Series share the same body, the stylus can be replaced with any of the six interchangeable AT-VMN95 replacement styli.

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Audio-Technica VM520EB/H MM Cartridge

$259.00

Headshell/Dual Moving Magnet Cartridge Combo Kit

The VM520EB is part of the 500 Series in Audio-Technica’s new VM cartridge line – a line that harks back to A-T’s early days as a manufacturer primarily of high-end phono cartridges, while also incorporating today’s advanced technology. Like all VM cartridges, the VM520EB is equipped with dual magnets that are positioned to match the left and right channels in the stereo record groove for outstanding channel separation and extended frequency response. The cartridge’s 0.3 x 0.7 ml elliptical bonded stylus tracks the record groove with high accuracy for outstanding audio reproduction. Includes mounting hardware.

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Audio-Technica AT-VM95E/H MM Cartridge

$129.00

audio-technica VM95E/H

Head shell/Cartridge Combo Kit

The AT-VM95E/H combo kit includes the AT-VM95E dual moving magnet cartridge pre mounted on the AT-HS6BK head shell.

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Clearaudio Concept V2 MM Cartridge

$390.00

Precision engineering in the pursuit of the best sound

The Clearaudio V2 moving magnet cartridges are meticulously measured, analysed, and hand-selected into four performance levels. In this way Clearaudio achieves the best stereo channel matching, minimum phase error and distortion, flattest frequency response and highest dynamic range at each price point.

The cartridges produce an audiophile sound of superlative quality – spatially detailed and vividly textured, with bass that does not wallow and treble that is not harsh. The models of the Clearaudio MM V2 series provide outstanding sound quality on all current tone arms.

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Clearaudio Jubilee MM Cartridge

$1,250.00

Precision engineering in the pursuit of the best sound

Clearaudio's V2 MM technology uses ebony as a resonance resistant body. Other ingredients of the recipe for success are the most effective reduction of moving mass, an optimized polishing technique for the stylus and highly effective cartridge damping.

The Clearaudio V2 moving magnet cartridges are meticulously measured, analysed, and hand-selected into four performance levels. In this way Clearaudio achieves the best stereo channel matching, minimum phase error and distortion, flattest frequency response and highest dynamic range at each price point.

The cartridges produce an audiophile sound of superlative quality, spatially detailed and vividly textured, with bass that does not wallow and treble that is not harsh. The models of the Clearaudio MM V2 series provide outstanding sound quality on all current tone arms. All the cartridges in this series are made with housings of hand-polished ebony , the key to record-breaking weight values.

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Clearaudio Essence MC Cartridge

$2,195.00

Reduce to the maximum

Take the best and make it better"… sometimes the Clearaudio motto proves to be quite a challenge. Especially when it calls for a brand new cartridge design that will improve upon our entry level Concept MC cartridge but without breaking a key price point!

How did we do it? By taking the 'essence' of the Concept MC design and applying even tighter controls to every element of its construction. The boron cantilever, the micro-line stylus and of course the Clearaudio patented moving coil generator have been subjected to the most stringent scrutiny, thus ensuring superb dynamics, fine resolution and channel matching of better than 0.5dB.

The electrical parameters are such that the Essence MC will match with almost any MC phono stage, guaranteeing superb results: natural tonality, three dimensional sound staging, vivid dynamics and captivating musicality. That's the essence of our new MC!

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Clearaudio Talisman V2 Gold MC Cartridge

$2,995.00

Simple, Elegant, Great

Due to its patented symmetrical arrangement of eight magnets and 24-carat gold wire coils the new Talisman V2 redefines the performance available at this price level and reveals the sonic potential of the second generation 'V2' series of Clearaudio moving coil cartridges.

The legendary combination of a rigid boron cantilever and Micro HD diamond stylus extract even the finest details stored in the record's groove both effortlessly and meticulously to deliver an unprecedented performance. The 10.8gram hand-polished ebony body not only impresses with its discreet elegance, but also contributes to the clear, captivating sound of this cartridge by perfectly suppressing resonances.

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