Hear the Subtleties, Details, and Tones That Help Make Vinyl Playback Special: Audio-Technica AT-OC9XSH Dual Moving-Coil Phono Cartridge Features Stellar Frequency Range
The "SH" in the name of the Audio-Technica AT-OC9XSH dual moving-coil phono cartridge stands for the Shibata stylus, a feature that helps turn this Japanese-designed instrument into an all-rounder capable of full-range performance and super-high transient response. Devised to provide wowing degrees of channel separation – by way of its dual MC engineering and Pure Copper by Ohno Continuous Casting (PCOCC) coils for both the left and right channels – AT-OC9XSH handles even challenging recordings with a cool, composed character that mines valuable nuances, details, and subtleties from the grooves of your LPs, offering you close-up views of the music's emotions and internal architecture.
Afforded a boron cantilever, AT-OC9XSH employs a neodymium magnet and premium permendur yoke with high-saturation flux density and outstanding magnetic properties to enhance the concentrated magnetic field of the coil gap. Its aluminum body serves multiple purposes, including reducing unwanted resonance to let you hear more tonal purity. And AT-OC9XSH doesn't forget that outstanding analog doesn't need to be difficult. Its pre-threaded body means the cartridge can be mounted onto the headshell or tonearm with just two screws. A non-magnetic screwdriver, two washers, installation screws, plastic protector, and brush come with the package.
Boasting a frequency response range of 20-30kHz and able to sync with virtually any MC phono preamplifier, AT-OC9XSH will put you on the pathway to addictive analog realism.
"It takes the many strengths of its predecessor and improves all of them – some subtly, others much more obviously. The AT-OC9 models always punched far above their weight when it came to value for money, but the AT-OC9XSH takes sound per pound performance to a whole new level. I cannot recommend it highly enough."
– Adam Smith, Hi-Fi News, Outstanding Product
