British hi-fi stalwart Clearaudio has announced a new entry-level MC cartridge with the Concept.
Clearaudio Concept MC cartridge Clearaudio Concept MC cartridge
The moving coil cartridge is designed to bring Clearaudio’s 30 years of turntable experience to bear in a more affordable package.
The cartridge body is made from an aluminium magnesium alloy with a boron cantilever and it features micro line contact stylus.
The Concept’s vital statistics include:
Type Moving coil
Cartridge body material Aluminium Magnesium alloy with ceramic surface layer
Cantilever material Boron
Coil material OFC
Stylus shape Micro Line Contact
Output Voltage (@ 1 kHz, 5 cm/s) 0.42 mV
Channel Separation @ 1 kHz > 30 dB
Channel balance @ 1 kHz < 0.5 dB
Compliance 9/9 µ/mN
Cartridge impedance 11 Ω
Recommended loading 100 Ω
Recommended tracking force 2.0 g (+/- 0.2 g)
Total mass 8.0 g
Warranty 2 years
The Clearaudio Concept MC cartridge is available now for £550.