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Great analog playback requires great transducers to extract the most music content from the record grooves. You deserve nothing less.

Please call us to discuss your needs and to arrange a demonstration.

The Essential Advantage

Clients who purchase turntables, tonearms and cartridges from Essential Audio know we provide, free of charge:
  • Expert in-home installation and setup.
  • We use the latest state of the art tools, including the Feickert protractor and Adjust+ Pro computer software which enable us to totally optimize performance for maximum channel separation and coherency, minimum record wear, and minimum distortion.

Read more about our unique tonearm & cartridge alignment service.

Make Essential Audio your music destination.

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Phono Cartridges

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  • Model 301
    • Output Voltage: 0.3 mV at 1KHz 5cm/sec.
    • Channel Balance: Within 1dB at 1kHz
    • Stylus Tip: 0.65mil Conical Nude Diamond
    • Weight: 8.1g
    • DC Resistance: 9 ohms
    • Tracking Force Range: 1.5 to 2.2g
    • Recommended Load Impedance: within 20 ohms with step-up transformer, within 100 ohms with head amplifier, within 47k ohms with high gain EQ amplifier
  • Model 501 II
    • Output Voltage: 0.5 mV at 1KHz 5cm/sec.
    • Channel Balance: Within 1dB at 1kHz
    • Stylus Tip: 0.3 x 0.7mil Conical Nude Diamond
    • Weight: 8.1g
    • DC Resistance: 12 ohms
    • Tracking Force Range: 1.4 to 2.0g
    • Recommended Load Impedance: within 20 ohms with step-up transformer, within 100 ohms with head amplifier, within 47k ohms with high gain EQ amplifier
    • Compliance: 9cu
    • Frequency Response: 20hz to 20Khz +/-2dB
    • Anodized Aluminum Body with neodymium magnet
  • Model 501 II Mono
    • Output Voltage: 0.5 mV at 1KHz 5cm/sec.
    • Stylus Tip: 0.3 x 0.7mil Conical Nude Diamond
    • Weight: 8.1g
    • DC Resistance: 12 ohms
    • Tracking Force Range: 1.4 to 2.0g
    • Recommended Load Impedance: within 20 ohms with step-up transformer, within 100 ohms with head amplifier, within 47k ohms with high gain EQ amplifier
    • Compliance: 9cu
    • Frequency Response: 20hz to 20Khz +/-2dB
    • Anodized Aluminum Body with neodymium magnet
  • Model 5000
    • Output Voltage: ? mV at 1KHz 5cm/sec.
    • Channel Balance: Within ?dB at 1kHz
    • Stylus Tip: ? x ?mil ? Nude Diamond
    • Weight: ?g
    • DC Resistance: ? ohms
    • Tracking Force Range: ? to ?g
    • Recommended Load Impedance: ? ohms with step-up transformer, within 100 ohms with head amplifier, within 47k ohms with high gain EQ amplifier
  • Model 7000
    • Output Voltage: 0.55 mV at 1KHz 5cm/sec.
    • Channel Balance: Within 0.8dB at 1kHz
    • Stylus Tip: 0.3 x 0.7mil Elliptical Nude Diamond
    • Weight: 11g
    • DC Resistance: 10 ohms
    • Tracking Force Range: 1.4 to 2.0g
    • Recommended Load Impedance: 10 to 30 ohms with step-up transformer, within 100 ohms with head amplifier, within 47k ohms with high gain EQ amplifier
  • Model 9000
    • Output Voltage: 0.65 mV at 1KHz 5cm/sec.
    • Channel Balance: Within 0.8dB at 1kHz
    • Stylus Tip: 0.3 x 0.7mil Elliptical Nude Diamond
    • Weight: 11g
    • DC Resistance: 11 ohms
    • Tracking Force Range: 1.4 to 2.0g
    • Recommended Load Impedance: 10 to 30 ohms with step-up transformer, within 100 ohms with head amplifier, within 47k ohms with high gain EQ amplifier
  • Harmony
    • Output Voltage: 0.5 mV at 1KHz 5cm/sec.
    • Channel Balance: Within 0.8dB at 1kHz
    • Stylus Tip: 1.6 x 0.3mil Line Contact Nude Diamond
    • Weight: 8.5g
    • DC Resistance: 15 ohms
    • Tracking Force Range: 1.4 to 2.2g
    • Recommended Load Impedance: 10 to 30 ohms with step-up transformer, within 100 ohms with head amplifier, within 47k ohms with high gain EQ amplifier
    • Carbon Fiber LP Disc recommended as a damping disc, use between record clamp and label.
  • Model 90X (Discontinued but demo unit is available from Essential Audio)
    • Output Voltage: 0.6 mV at 1KHz 5cm/sec.
    • Channel Balance: Within 0.8dB at 1kHz
    • Stylus Tip: 0.3 x 0.7mil Elliptical Nude Diamond
    • Weight: 9.7g
    • DC Resistance: 15 ohms
    • Tracking Force Range: 1.4 to 2.0g
    • Recommended Load Impedance: within 20 ohms with step-up transformer, within 100 ohms with head amplifier, within 47k ohms with high gain EQ amplifier
    • Compliance: 9cu
    • Frequency Response: 20hz to 20Khz +/-2dB
    • Channel Separation at 1 kHz: >25dB
    • Anodized Aluminum Body with neodymium magnet
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Step-Up Transformers
  • 411 Ubertrager Step-Up Transformer
    • Input Impedance: >15 ohms
    • Output Impedance: 47 to 50k ohms
    • Frequency Bandwidth: 20Hz to 50kHz (-3dB with 3 ohm load)
    • Step-up Ratio: 32dB (about x40)
    • Weight: 2.2 lb
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