Audio Technica AT-OC9X-ML Moving Coil Phono Cartridge

Description

MY TAKE: The new “X” range of OC9 cartridges from Audio Technica seek to establish new performance benchmarks at their respective price points. Without question, price to performance ratio is off the charts! - Galen Carol
 

The AT-OC9XML Dual Moving Coil cartridge with Microlinear stylus is designed to provide outstanding channel separation. The Pure Copper by Ohno Continuous Casting (PCOCC) coils ensure pure audio transmission and are aligned in a reverse V-shaped formation to exert less pressure on the stylus, thereby minimizing distortion. Audio quality is further enhanced by a rigid aluminum body that reduces resonance, a neodymium magnet and premium permendur yoke that increase the magnetic energy, and the nude Microlinear stylus on a boron cantilever that tracks the record groove with incredible accuracy, low distortion and high-transient response. The cartridge body has been pre-threaded, enabling it to be mounted to a headshell or integral tonearm with just two screws – no nuts required.

FEATURES:

• Dual Moving Coil design, featuring independent coils for both left and right channels, provides outstanding channel separation
• The coils are aligned in a reverse V-shaped formation, which exerts less pressure on the stylus, thereby minimizing distortion
• The cartridge body is pre-threaded, enabling it to be mounted onto the headshell or integral tonearm with just two screws – no nuts required
• Nude Microlinear stylus and boron cantilever provide lower distortion and high transient response
• A neodymium magnet and a premium permendur yoke with high saturation flux density and outstanding magnetic properties further enhance the concentrated magnetic field of the coil gap
• Aluminum body minimizes unwanted vibration for reduced resonance and superior audio reproduction
• Pure Copper by Ohno Continuous Casting process (PCOCC) is used for the coils to achieve pure signal transfer

SPECIFICATIONS:

Type: Dual Moving Coil

Body Material: Aluminum

Frequency Response: 20-47,000 Hz

Channel Separation: 27 dB (1 kHz)

Vertical Tracking Angle: 20°

Vertical Tracking Force: 1.8-2.2 g (2.0 g standard)

Recommended Load Impedance:  Min. 100 ohms (when head amplifier is connected)

Coil Impedance: 12 ohms (1 kHz)

DC Resistance: 12 ohms

Coil Inductance 25 mH (1 kHz)

Output: 0.4 mV (at 1 kHz, 5 cm/sec)

Channel Balance               1.0 dB (1 kHz)

Stylus Shape: Microlinear

Stylus Type: Nude square shank

Stylus Curvature Radius: 2.2 x 0.12 mil

Cantilever: 0.28 mm diameter nude boron

Static Compliance: 20 x 10-6 cm/dyne

Dynamic Compliance: 16 x 10-6 cm/dyne (100 Hz)

Wire Used for Coil:  PCOCC

Terminal Pins:  Brass

Mount: Half-inch

Weight: 7.6 g (0.3 oz)

Dimensions: 17.3 mm (0.68") H × 16.8 mm (0.66") W × 25.7 mm (1.01") D

Accessories Included: Non-magnetic screwdriver; 2 washers; cartridge installation screws (5 mm × 2, 8 mm × 2, 10 mm x 2, 12 mm x 2); plastic protector; brush

Mounting Feature: Threaded body