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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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