Jasmine Audio MM Cartridge Series - M2

It features an oval bond diamond stylus.
Clearer sound quality

Four-coil construction
Improved channel separation
Wide sound field and crisp sound

There are three types of Jasmine MM cartridges: M1, M2, and M0. The M2 is an intermediate level product with a junction elliptical needle mounted on a hard-coated aluminum cantilever. Most joining needles made in Japan are made by joining a diamond tip to a metal titanium, but those made in China have a transparent base and are thought to be sapphires. The recommended needle pressure is 2.5 g. If it were sapphire, its specific gravity would be smaller than that of titanium, so I think it would be advantageous. What impressed me about the Jasmine cartridge is that the signal pinout of the headshell is 1:1, so there is no need to swap the left and right sides or the top and bottom, and you can connect it straight as it is. It weighs 4.8g and is very light, so depending on the tonearm, it may not be balanced. The minimum cartridge weight for Jasmine's Dynamic Balance Tonearm was 5g, so this was less than that, so I was able to balance it by bringing the weight to the center of the arm. If necessary, additional weights may be required. The sound is high-resolution and flat, and it plays in all genres without being picky.It has no habit and has a natural feeling, so I think it is suitable for comparative listening. *Representative of Bakoon Products Nagai

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