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Sumiko Blackbird Moving Coil Cartridge

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Sumiko Blackbird Moving Coil Cartridge 

The Sumiko Blackbird - This elite-running cartridge has been a top performance seller for Sumiko, giving you the most bang for your buck, so prominent that it's quite possibly one of the best moving coil cartridges on the market today, to some listeners, they believe that the performance and clarity on this cartridge is better than some double the Blackbirds' price, which is rather impressive. The Blackbird has been designed for exceedingly low noise levels, superior wide dynamic range and bringing you the highest possible fidelity in its price class. The Blackbird has been providing listeners with outstanding feedback throughout the years and we don't see this trend stopping any time soon.

Here are some key features of this cartridge 

Moving coil cartridge with a low mass elliptical stylus with a long-grain boron cantilever
Wide dynamic range
Carefully crafted by hand
Low mechanical impedance system
Standard 0.5” hole spacing mounting system
Available in two output versions, to suit any listening system

Who is Sumiko? 

For nearly 40 years, SUMIKO has provided the finest array of phono cartridges to discriminating analogue enthusiasts around the world. The long list of iconic models produced or imported by SUMIKO reads like a “who’s who” of analogue audio's illustrious past.

Sumiko brand is one of the largest importers and distributors of Hi-End products in North America. Joining the Fine Sounds Group team, it takes care of the widespread distribution of the products of all the brands in the Holding. In total harmony with the other companies in the group, Sumiko shares the importance of attention to high quality, technological research and design, focusing on and anticipating market trends. 

Low Output

Frequency Response 12Hz - 50kHz
Output Voltage  0.7mV
Load Impedance  >100Ω
Channel Seperation  35dB @ 1kHz
 Channel Balance <0.5dB@ 1kHz
Stylus Type  Low-mass Elliptical
Compliance  12x10-6 cm/dyn
Tracking Force Range  1.8 - 2.2g
Recommended Force  2.0g
Cartridge Weight  9.6g

High Output

Frequency Response 10Hz - 50kHz
 Output Voltage 2.5mV
 Internal Impedance 135Ω
 Channel Seperation 35dB @ 1kHz
Channel Balance  0.5dB@ 1kHz
Stylus Type  Low-mass Elliptical
Compliance  12x10-6 cm/dyn
Tracking Force Range  1.8 - 2.2g
Recommended Force  2.0g
Cartridge Weight  9.6g

 

UK Delivery

Providing your item is in stock, the order is usually dispatched within 24 hours. Postage and packing is completely free for orders over £99*. Out of stock items will be dispatched as soon as they become available, which can take between 4 to 21 days      

UK Delivery orders are sent via our couriers' DPD Local on a next-day-delivery service and usually take between 1 and 3 days. 

          

Local Delivery

Certain manufacturers disallow mail order for their products, however a local delivery may be possible.

We offer a local delivery service for a large number of our products. After your order has been placed, a member of the Hifi Gear team will contact you to arrange a convenient date and time for your local, personal delivery.

 

Click & Collect

We offer a free ‘Click & Collect’ service on all items. As soon as your order has been completed and is ready for collection a member of our team will be in contact with you. Orders can be collected from our store at 11 King Street, Hereford, HR4 9BW.

 

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