EXCEL SOUND "Etsuro ・ Lacquer Cobalt Blue" MC Cartridge.

Realize high sound quality while being lower than the previous work.
Etsuro urushi "COBALT BLUE" is the second product of the brand's cartridge "Etsuro Lacquer" released in November 2015. It is made of 80 μm stylus chips, sapphire pipe cantilever, super duralumin (A7075 material) We inherit many features of original models such as housing. It is a cobalt blue color that was adopted as a result of examining with Sakamoto Otsuzo Shoten, which performs lacquered lacquer processing of Japanese traditional crafts for finishing.

Ultra Duralumin (A7075 material) based on.

By changing the cartridge base (black part of the product image) from sapphire to ultra-duralumin, the price is easy to request.

The stylus chip adopts the Microline Diamond tip/micro-line diamond, which has a curvature of 80μ contact surface in the sound groove of the record. High regeneration characteristics in broad sound band. The cantilever is φ0.4mm ultra-precision sapphire pipe material, and the sapphire has high hardness after diamond hardness, and it has excellent high speed instruction transmittance without distortion.

The magnetic circuit is based on the combination of electromagnetic soft iron and samarium cobalt magnets, achieving magnetic properties in harmony with coil vibration. The cartridge housing and base adopt ultra-duralumin (A7075), and after special enhancement treatment for the housing, lacquered lacquer, which is a traditional Japanese craft. When lacquer hardens, a strong coating film that can withstand high heat is formed, and it adheres tightly to the housing, so it can suppress the sounds unique to duralumin. The splendid luster and texture of lacquer is a very small piece of art. When a craftsmanship with more than half a century of experience meets a plan aiming for the highest, the analog record begins to take a new step.

Magazine Evaluation
It seems to pick up and accurately convert to music signal without compromising the abundant amount of information of direct cutting disk directly containing master sound source. The soulful female vocals are reproduced with a moderate upheaval and a loud voice, and the brass sessions are shining and spreading. The shot of the drum also rises quickly, and the feeling of torso and energy is realistically reproduced. The chorus and the groove feeling of the baseline are also drawn faithfully, and the music is felt to be better. The remastered sound source has an enlarged f range compared to the original, but Etsuro and lacquer COBALT BLUE accurately reproduced the difference and listened to the fresh sound. The piano has a natural texture that has no habit, and the powerful attack sound and the scale of the concert increase the realism.