{"product_id":"ebikhushiii","title":"EBI Khumar Ebony Shibata III","description":"\n\u003cp\u003eEBI are a cartridge manufacturer in India and chief engineer Tariq Shafeeque has recently developed a quite beautiful sounding moving coil cartridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout EBI :\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe company is just over 10yrs old and during these ten years of research and development, they have developed turntables, wooden and carbon tonearms and a range of cartridges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEBI Audio is the first ever and only company in India to produce Hi-end Moving coil phono cartridges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese cartridges are individually hand made by very dedicated and skilled engineers and offer unprecedented price \/ performance  levels when competing against any ultra hi-end cartridges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter years and years of fine tuning, they have now brought to market a quite beautiful sounding moving coil cartridge - the Khumar.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Khumar is the perfect example of wholly natural sounding cartridge with extreme natural tonality. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe specifications of the cartridge are detailed below:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCartridge Name: Khumar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStylus : NUDE shibata III from JAPAN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCantilever: 0.28mm boron\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoil wire: OCC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOutput level: 0.3mV ( 1KHz, 5cm\/s)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDC Resistance: 2 Ohm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrequency Response: 20hz-20Khz +- 1dB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChannel Separation:  \u0026gt;32dB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChannel Balance: \u0026lt;0.5dB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLoad Impedance: \u0026gt;= 20 Ohm \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompliance: 15um\/mN (10hz, Dynamic)  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecommend Tracking force: 1.7 to 2.3g (1.9g is optimum)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRun in period: 25 Hours.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMusically the \"Khumar\" is a cartridge tour-de-force , and exhibits a mouth watering array of sonic abilities :\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1) Very expressive highs, and conveyed with a real sense of fluidity and silkiness.\u003cbr\u003e2) Extended and tight lows - supremely gripped and controlled.\u003cbr\u003e3) Very low impedance.\u003cbr\u003e4) Hugely impressive channel separation of more than 32db - this allows for a truly holographic presentation.\u003cbr\u003e5) Hand crafted Black Ebony wooden shell :\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe unique new body is made from aged ebony wood, which is not only visually stunning, but also deeply influences the cartridge's sonic character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEbony is an extremely dense and richly toned wood; when combined with the Khumar platform the musical result is a quite extraordinary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6) Employing a bespoke Shibata Stylus on a unique boron cantilever from Namiki, Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"EBI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51938617721098,"sku":"EBI-8690","price":1890.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0917\/3283\/6618\/files\/ebi-khumar-ebony-shibata-iii-41805-p.webp?v=1760363753","url":"https:\/\/audioemotion.co.uk\/products\/ebikhushiii","provider":"Audio Emotion Limited","version":"1.0","type":"link"}