Audio-Technica AT-ART9XA Dual MC Moving-Coil Cartridge (Non-Magnetic Core)

Description

AT-ART9XA

An update of the AT-ART7, the AT-ART9XA non-magnetic core MC
cartridge features a Shibata stylus on a 0.28 mm diameter solid boron
cantilever.

The “ART” in the model number stands for Audio-Technica
Reference Transducer, a designation that we give only to our flagship phono
cartridges. Compared with the magnetic core used in most MC cartridges,
non-magnetic core cartridges are free from magnetic distortion, allowing for
natural timbre and a precise sound field. Although conventional non-magnetic
cores struggle with output voltage, the AT-ART9XA features a newly designed
coil armature with an improved output voltage of 0.2 mV (1 kHz, 5 cm/sec). The
dual moving coils (fashioned from high-performance PCOCC wire) are aligned in
an inverted V shape to provide high separation and wide response. Threaded
cartridge mounting holes make installation to a headshell or integrated tonearm
incredibly easy.

• Non-magnetic
  core moving coil cartridge offers superior spatial representation

• Dual
  moving coils are aligned in an inverted V shape, providing high separation
  and wide response for clear sound localization and minimal distortion

• Shibata
  stylus ensures accurate high and mid-low range reproduction, and the 0.28
  mm diameter solid boron cantilever provides excellent response
  characteristics

• Neodymium
  magnet and permendur yoke significantly increase magnetic energy

• Redesigned
  coil armature provides an output voltage of 0.2 mV (1 kHz, 5 cm/sec)

• PCOCC
  coils ensure high-fidelity transmission

• Machined
  aluminum base supports both the magnetic circuit and the vibration system,
  ensuring excellent playback stability

• Hybrid
  body of machined aluminum and high-rigidity plastic reduces undesirable
  parasitic resonance

• Threaded
  cartridge mounting holes allow easy installation to a headshell or
  integrated tonearm