Product Overview & Specifications
Sumiko's new flagship open-architecture moving coil cartridge uses the same resonance-reducing body design as the Songbird, but introduces a long-grain boron cantilever and a Micro-Ridge stylus. This allows the Starling to render the grandeur of an orchestra while still preserving air and space, and also realise every detail of a nuanced Jazz recording with its responsive dynamics and deep silences. The mechanical silence of the Starling concedes a dynamic linearity across the entire spectrum that allows it to handle even the most demanding passages with effortless poise and convincing drive.
Technical Specifications
| Cartridge Type | Moving Coil |
| Stylus | Micro-Ridge |
| Cantilever Material | Boron |
| Wire Material | Pure Copper |
| Internal Impedance | 28 |
| Load Impedance | 100 |
| Frequency Response | 12Hz - 50kHz |
| Output Voltage | 0.5mV |
| Channel Separation | 35dB @ 1kHz |
| Channel Balance | <0.5dB @ 1KHz |
| Compliance | 12x10-6 cm/dyn @ 100Hz |
| Recommended Load Capacitance | 100pf - 200pF |
| Vertical Tracking Angle | 20° |
| Tracking Force | 1.8g - 2.2g |
| Recommended Force | 2.0g |
| Cartridge Weight | 9.5g |
Technical Specifcations
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Sumiko Starling MC Cartridge
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