Audio-Technica MC Phono Cartridge Features a Shibata Line-Contact Stylus: Japanese-Made AT33a Plays with Supreme Purity, Naturalism, and Tonal Balance
Featuring a Shibata line-contract stylus, the Audio-Technica AT33a C phono cartridge specializes in superb high-frequency resolution, fast transient responsiveness, and taut, focused bass sound. Mounted on a tapered boron cantilever featuring a double damper for reduced weight and enhanced sonics, the stylus complements dual moving coils to deliver wowing levels of separation, dynamics, and imaging. AT33a's neodymium magnet, permendur yoke, VC mold, and PCOCC (Pure Copper by Ohno Continuous Casting) further this magnificent musical instrument's purity, naturalism, and tonal integrity. With AT33a in your analog chain, the potential of vinyl LPs will seem nearly limitless.
- dual moving coil cartridge (MC) w/ Shibata line-contact stylus
- delivers exquisite, full-range audio reproduction w/ wide response + high separation
- precision-cast hard aluminum alloy body enhances rigidity and the signal-to-noise ratio
- VC mold limits unnecessary vibration
- tapered boron cantilever + reduced coil weight improve audio quality, particularly in higher frequencies
- Neodymium magnet and permendur yoke dramatically enhance magnetic energy
- PCOCC (Pure Copper by Ohno Continuous Casting) coil enables pure signal transfer
- silver finish housing
"The AT33Sa is the first Audio-Technica moving coil cartridge to feature a Shibata line-contact stylus, known for its superior high-range performance and strong mid and bass sound. The stylus is mounted on a tapered boron cantilever with a double damper for reduced weight and better audio quality. The cartridge’s dual moving coils provide excellent channel separation and are affixed within a strong but lightweight VC mold to greatly reduce unwanted vibration." - Audio-Technica
- Type: Moving Coil
- Frequency response: 15-50,000 Hz
- Channel separation 30 (dB at 1 kHz)
- Stylus construction: Nude square shank
- Cantilever:boron
- Vertical tracking force: 1.8-2.2 g (2.0 g standard)
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