Brand: Sumiko

Sumiko - Songbird MC Phono Cartridge

Equipment Phono Cartridges
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Sumiko - Songbird MC Phono Cartridge

Sumiko - Songbird MC Phono Cartridge

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Sumiko Songbird Moving-Coil Phono Cartridge Is True to Its Name and Will Help Make Your Vinyl LPs Sing: Open-Architecture Model Excels at Vocal Openness and Midrange Detail

Sumiko's Songbird moving-coil phono cartridge arrives at a much-needed price point perfect for taking committed audiophiles into more serious listening realms replete with thrilling naturalism, realism, and detail. As Songbird's name suggests, the open-architecture cartridge excels at providing colorful and rich vocals, and particularly highlights the powerful low and mid-end of funk, R&B, soul, and rock. Its long 7-micron stylus face handles different cutting angles, and its neutrality also proves wondrous when listening to classical music. Let Songbird help make your LPs sing!

"If you want to try a high-output moving-coil cartridge that's well-built, reasonably priced does everything well, and resolves sufficient detail to make you sit up and take notice without making you feel as if you're dissecting instead of listening to music, Sumiko's new Songbird is a well-voiced, high performance choice I don't think you'll regret making."
– Michael Fremer, Analog Planet

"The Sumiko Songbird earns high praise for accomplishing Job #1 for a cartridge – extracting information from the groove. It's also not easy for a cartridge at this price point to get the deep bass right. It's not as warm as some of the other cartridges I've owned and loved, but let's face it – it's neutral and that's an admirable goal for when price is an object. That's how the Sumiko Songbird stands out from the crowd, and why you should give it a listen."
– Marc Phillips, Part Time Audiophile

"Nothing quite compares at the price."
Stereonet, 2020 Product of the Year Award

Cartridge Type: Moving Coil
Stylus: 0.3 x 0.7 micron Elliptical
Cantilever Material: coated aluminum pipe
Wire Material: pure copper
Internal Impedance: 135 Ohms
Load Impedance: 47kΩ
Frequency Response: 12Hz - 40kHz
Output Voltage: 2.5mV
Channel Separation: 30dB @ 1kHz
Channel Balance: <0.5dB @ 1kHz
Compliance: 12x10-6 cm/dyn @ 100Hz
Recommended load capacitance: 100pF - 200pF
Vertical tracking angle: 20°
Tracking Force: 1.8g - 2.2g
Recommended Force: 2.0g
Cartridge Weight: 8.5g

User Manual (PDF, 620 KB)

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