Sumiko - SONGBIRD Low-Output MC cartridge

Particularly adept with vocals & acoustic instruments, we’ve created Songbird to make genuine moving coil imaging available to any listener. It delivers the sweetest highs over a robust, rich yet clear low-midrange. Like its big sibling Starling, Songbird suspends sonic images in a highly controlled manner. As opposed to music being flung from your speakers, you’re placed among the naturally-positioned instruments in the soundstage, close in proximity to the intimate nuances of the musical material. If you’ve got an MM phono section, there’s a good chance Songbird High is the cartridge you’ve been dreaming about. Clear and ultra-musical with just the right degree of warmth, Songbird Low offers an even deeper soundstage with greater reach width-wise. As it’s generally more quiet thus allowing more detail to surface, you’ll be shocked by the surprises it yields even in the recordings you’re most familiar with. Stunningly holographic in a manner that approaches that of Starling, Songbird Low maximizes the refinement of your MC system at a price that’s well below reasonable considering the performance it achieves.

Technical Specifications:

• Cartridge Type:     Moving Coil
• Stylus:     0.3 x 0.7 micron Elliptical
• Cantilever Material:     0.5mm Treated Aluminum Pipe
• Wire Material:     pure copper
• Internal Impedance:     28 Ohms
• Load Impedance:     >100Ω
• Frequency Response:     12Hz - 40kHz
• Output Voltage:     0.5mV
• 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