5 out of 5
Vertere Dark Sabre Moving Magnet Cartridge
Free UK Delivery
"...a product that will encourage all open-minded audio folk to recalibrate their expectation of what a moving-magnet cartridge can do. It is going to win a lot of hearts and minds, and deservedly so."
"The Dark Sabre seemed to lift more information from those precious grooves than any of its predecessor cartridges, and suddenly I realised that I was not listening to a very expensive moving magnet but to a genuine audio bargain."
To read the full review, click the link - Vertere Dark Sabre Review
Key Features
- Aluminium alloybody CNC precision machined from solid then hard anodised black.
- The low-mass generator utilises an Alnicomagnet with a low-mass cross coil made of purevirgin copper wires.
- Thelow-mass generator is mounted into the high-mass body using aQuad-Point Contactwith Four Stainless 'Spike' Screws for optimum support and control of unwanted mechanical vibrations.
- The body is mass-tuned to the generator for optimum support of unwanted energy transfer.
- The telescopic aluminium tube cantilever utilising two different aluminium materials-maximises stiffness without a massive high Q peak.
- Nude Micro Elliptical single crystal diamond stylus tip for maximum tracking ability without compromising thehigh-frequencyresponse or increasing surface noise.
- Square shank diamond assembly maximises alignment precision,consistency,and rigidity.
- Alignment ridge on the front top that assists mounting Sabre to any Vertere tonearm.
- Three specifically designed contact pointsCNCmachined into the top of the body thatprovide the exact mechanical coupling required.
- Wideband frequency response of below 14Hz to above 28kHz
- Output of 4.3mV will provide a lifelike dynamic range with depth and precision
Dark Sabre Cartridge
Introducing a revolutionary new level of musical clarity and definition. Dark Sabre builds on the success of its sister cartridge with an all-new fixing formation, single piece chassis and steeper profile for vastly optimised weight distribution and surface traction. Along with its micro-elliptical nude diamond stylus and telescopic cantilever, Dark Sabre sits among the most cutting-edge moving magnet cartridges available today
Transformational design, stunning reproduction
Dark Sabre builds on the successes of its much-loved sister cartridge, Sabre, whilst simultaneously introducing a revolutionary new level of musical clarity and definition never before experienced in a moving magnet design.
Both Sabre and Dark Sabre share the same generator, but a new fixing technique and cartridge profile in Dark Sabre has allowed for a profound performance improvement on its older sibling. A quad point screw formation on a newly designed, single-piece aluminium chassis allows Dark Sabre to distribute its weight much more evenly and effectively. To complement this new design, Dark Sabre employs a steeper cartridge profile, resulting in a much more consistent contact with the vinyl surface.
The design improvements don’t stop there. With Dark Sabre, we’ve further elevated the product specifications by employing the same nude diamond micro-elliptical stylus and telescopic cantilever found in XtraX. It all adds up to make Dark Sabre one of the most forward-thinking and cutting edge moving magnet cartridges ever built. The effect on your music is remarkable - producing a depth of musical clarity and accuracy the likes of which we’ve never heard from a MM cartridge.
Who are Vertere Acoustics?
Vertere Acoustics’ ideology is simple and couldn’t be more true. It’s that any Hifi System is only as good as its weakest link. Everything, including the cables, tonearm and every part of their equipment, must be balanced and engineered with care, attention and passion, to get the absolute best from your favourite album.
Vertere engineers all of their products from the ground up, starting at the fundamentals of cutting and producing a record to get as close to the original recording as possible.
That may sound like a simple less is more philosophy, but we prefer to look at it this way: the best audio equipment shouldn’t add anything to the original recording. Rather it should affect it as little as possible; bringing the listener ever closer to what the artist, producer and mastering engineer wanted you to hear.
Vertere Acoustics was founded by Touraj Moghaddam, designer of Roksan’s ever-popular & infamous Xerxes turntable. Over the last decade, Touraj has been refining his designs to produce some of the world's finest turntables, with a frightening amount of time, effort and attention to detail put into each and every one.
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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