Koetsu Jade Platinum Moving Coil Cartridge MC

Product no.: KOEST3


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Koetsu Jade Platinum Moving Coil Cartridge MC
£7,400.00
Price includes VAT, plus delivery


Available delivery methods: UK Tracked with Signature, Airmail Standard, UK Express, Airmail Tracked with Signature, UK Standard, Heavy Item

Having lived with some fairly well-regarded high-end phono cartridges for the past few decades, including Van den Hul, Lyra and Airtight, I was surprised by the sound of the Koetsu. I knew about the legendary midrange; I had experienced that first-hand many years ago when Koetsu first arrived on these shores. But I was not expecting what this cartridge is capable of in the lower octaves; fully formed, fleshed out bass, with shape, tone and dimension that can be described in much the same way as its midrange character This Koetsu, an admittedly expensive cartridge, is not at the top tier of pricing for a state-of-the-art cartridge today. My only regret is that I didn’t buy one sooner. TheVintylPress

The pinnacle of cartridge design can be found in a Koetsu stone body. The body is machined from a block of high quality stone. Each block is carefully selected for natural grain and polished to a very fine finish. 

Internally, only the most tightly matched silver sheathed copper coils and cores are used. Rare platinum magnets allow the stone body cartridges to fully create the ethereal sound on which Koetsu has earned its reputation. 

"The end result is harmonious and cohesive, and the music unfolds in a way that gives you more time to listen – more time to unravel the individual strands that form part of the whole." Hi-Fi+

Koetsu History
Named in honor of the Japanese artist Honami Koetsu, the company was started by Yoshiaki Sugano. A boxer, artist, sword maker and automotive executive, Sugano-san was a true renaissance man. His love of western classical music led him on a journey to improve the musicality of common phono cartridges. Through his experimentation he pioneered the use of high purity materials such as 6N copper and rare platinum iron magnets.

For more than thirty-years, Koetsu has masterfully blended the highest purity technical materials with ones of natural beauty to create the most sought after cartridges in the world. Sugano-San's legacy is carried on by his son Fumihiko who apprenticed under his father to become a master cartridge maker. Every Koetsu cartridge is hand made in Japan and inherently limited in nature

Koetsu Jade Cartridge Platinum Specifications


Body: Jade 
Type: Moving coil
Coil wiring: Silverplated copper
Magnet: Platinum magnet
Stylus type: Proprietary
Cantilever: High strength boron
Output volts: 0.3 mV 
Frequency response: 20-100,000 Hz
Channel balance at 1 kHz: Better than 0.5 dB
Channel separation at 1 kHz: Better than 25 dB
Inner impedance: 5 Ohm 
Recommeded impedance: 30 Ohm 
Weight: 12.5 g
Compliance: 5 x 10-6 cm/dyne at 100 Hz

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