Koetsu - Urushi Tsugaru Phono Cartridge

Another variation in the ultimately-acclaimed Koetsu Urushi line – the Urushi Tsugaru. This beautiful, hand-made Moving Coil cartridge features Neodymium magnets, silver-clad copper wire and a healthy .6mV output. It's encased in a gorgeous black and gold lacquered rosewood body and weighs 9.37 grams.

This Urushi uses a Neodymium magnet for a more robust output of about .6mv. The Tsugaru would be a great choice for running straight into a full-function preamplifier where a traditional lower output cartridge may not work.

The Japanese art of Urushi is a tradition dating back 10,000 years. This natural lacquer is sourced from the caustic sap of the indigenous Urushi trees. The Urushi is applied by the hands of select Japanese artisans. Once the lacquer cures it hardens around the natural rosewood body changing its resonant frequency.

All Koetsu Urushi models use silver cladded ultra-high purity copper coils. This process involves a silver sheath being slowly drawn over the copper. 

Many say the Urushi body Koetsus offer an even more exciting sonic signature compared to the standard Rosewood models. 

"The music was so captivating and involving that time became irrelevant and the music was everything." 10Audio.com

In the 1970s,Yosiaki Sugano, arenaissance man who'd had success as an artist, musician, swordsman, calligrapher and business executive, became the creator of the world's most renowned phono cartridges. He enlisted universities, specialized industries and master craftspeople to create the special parts that comprised his masterpieces. Sugano was one of the first to use 4-nines copper, and current Koetsu production uses 6-nines copper.Sugano developed and fostered a vision of unparalleled beauty and performance. Each cartridge became a one-of-a-kind, pampered piece of perfection. Sugano's pride lived in the very limited run of each model.

Now in its fifth decade, Koetsu has remained the cost-no-object option for perfect music reproduction.While Yosiaki Sugano and his legacy son, Fumihiko Sugano have passed, the vision lives on by those who were trained for years by the masters. Standards remain the same - very simply, perfection. With it comes a hand-built beauty that's evoked adjectives normally reserved for art or jewelry - words like "mystique" and "masterpiece." A Koetsu isn't just listened to, it's beheld.

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Specifications

Urushi Lacquered Rosewood Body
Silverplated Copper Coil Wiring
Neodymium Magnet
Boron Cantilever
0.4 mV Output
5 Ohm Internal Impedance
9.37g Net Weight
Recommended Tracking Force 1.8-2.0g
Recommended Load 75-500 ohms