The Sumiko Amethyst is the flagship of the series, and easily SUMIKO's most ambitious moving magnet cartridge to date. Featuring a nude Line-Contact stylus coupled to a 0.5mm diameter aluminium cantilever, it's capable of extracting every minute detail from the record groove. Due to the level of fidelity on offer, the Amethyst also employs a mechnically enhanced body compared to the more affordable Rainier, Olympia and Moonstone models.
Moving Magnet cartridge with nude Line-Contact stylus
Exceptional sound performance, better than many MC cartridges
Low-resonance body and enhanced generator system
Pure copper internal wiring
Overhead mounting design
Medium output for easy matching to a phono stage
Easy to set-up and install
The Sumiko Amethyst is the flagship of the series, and easily SUMIKO's most ambitious moving magnet cartridge to date. Featuring a nude Line-Contact stylus coupled to a 0.5mm diameter aluminium cantilever, it's capable of extracting every minute detail from the record groove. Due to the level of fidelity on offer, the Amethyst also employs a mechnically enhanced body compared to the more affordable Rainier, Olympia and Moonstone models.
Moving Magnet cartridge with nude Line-Contact stylus
Exceptional sound performance, better than many MC cartridges
Low-resonance body and enhanced generator system
Pure copper internal wiring
Overhead mounting design
Medium output for easy matching to a phono stage
Easy to set-up and install
FREQUENCY RESPONSE
12Hz - 35kHz
OUTPUT VOLTAGE
2.5mV @ 1kHz
LOAD IMPEDANCE
47kΩ
CHANNEL SEPERATION
30dB @ 1kHz
CHANNEL BALANCE
0.5dB @ 1kHz
STYLUS TYPE
Nude Line-Contact
COMPLIANCE
12x10-6 cm/dyn
TRACKING FORCE RANGE
1.8 - 2.2g
RECOMMENDED FORCE
2.0g
CARTRIDGE WEIGHT
6.5g
