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Corus Black (moving magnet)
The Corus Black is a moving magnet cartridge
featuring the highly acclaimed Gyger II super fineline stylus profile which has excellent tracking
ability, superb detail retrieval and minimal surface noise. It is housed in a
one piece moulded body fitted with non-magnetic threaded inserts for ease of
mounting and alignment.
Shiraz (moving coil)
ROKSAN has sourced, in its opinion, the world's best diamond profile design
for the Shiraz cartridge. The Swiss-made Gyger II has a super fineline
profile offering excellent tracking ability with stunning detail retrieval
and low surface noise. Unlike spherical and conical profiles it smoothly
negotiates the groove without harming the vinyl.
One
of the most important aspects of cartridge design is the diamond tip of the
stylus. It is this jewel which has to retrieve information often represented
by variations that measure millionths of an inch. If the profile of this
diamond is cut to the wrong shape it will damage records and reduce the amount
of retrievable information. The moving coil Shiraz cartridge has a stylus
which we believe is the world's best diamond profile design. The Swiss made Gyger II has a super fine line profile offering excellent
tracking ability with stunning detail retrieval and low surface noise.
The body is made from solid aluminium alloy and fitted with a robust
broadcast standard generator uniquely fixed to the body with three spikes
giving it precise alignment and coupling without using distortion inducing
adhesives. Excessive cantilever movements at certain frequencies are damped
by the capacitors mounted directly to the generator over the coil where they
accurately preserve the minute signal. The Shiraz produces relatively
high output for a moving coil design, which is important for a good signal to
noise ratio and channel separation, but requires careful matching to
preamplifier phono stage.
Once the Shiraz is set up correctly the sonic
performance can not be matched by any other cartridge.
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