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Sumiko Starling

Sumiko Starling

Sumiko Starling

description
The new flagship open-architecture moving coil cartridge uses the same resonance-reducing body design as the Songbird, but introduces a long-grain boron cantilever and a Micro-Ridge stylus. This allows the Starling to render the grandeur of an orchestra while still preserving air and space, and also realize every detail of a nuanced Jazz recording with its responsive dynamics and deep silences. The mechanical silence of the Starling concedes a dynamic linearity across the entire spectrum that allows it to handle even the most demanding passages with effortless poise and convincing drive.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS: 
  • Cartridge Type: Moving Coil
  • Stylus: Micro-Ridge
  • Cantilever Material: boron
  • Wire Material: pure copper
  • Internal Impedance: 28Ω
  • Load Impedance: >100Ω
  • Frequency Response: 12Hz - 50kHz
  • Output Voltage: 0.5mV
  • Channel Separation: 35dB @ 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: 9.5g