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Audio Technica AT33Sa

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Audio Technica AT33Sa

Moving Coil Cartridge
AT33Sa Moving Coil Cartridge. Advanced tapered boron cantilever and reduced weight, Neodymium magnet with dramatically enhanced magnetic energy and PCOCC coil. A tough body designed to be rigid the VC mold limits unnecessary vibration.

Audio Technica AT33Sa

Features

Moving Coil Cartridge

The AT33Sa is the first Audio-Technica MC cartridge model to feature a Shibata stylus. In addition to its superior high-range performance as a line-contact stylus, the Shibata stylus produces mid and bass sound that is strong and rich. The Shibata stylus is mounted on a boron cantilever with a double damper to greatly improve sound quality.

Advanced tapered boron cantilever and reduced weight

The AT33Sa uses a tapered boron cantilever. Tapering the cantilever and revising the number of coil rotations reduce the weight, giving the cartridge better high range performance and wide range reproduction.

Neodymium magnet with dramatically enhanced magnetic energy and permendur yoke

The model uses a neodymium magnet with maximum energy product BHmax of 50 [kJ/m3] and a permendur yoke with high saturation flux density and outstanding magnetic properties, which further enhances the concentrated magnetic field of the coil gap.

Neodymium magnet for dramatically increased magnetic energy

The neodymium magnet provides maximum energy (BHmax of 50[kJ/m3]), while the pure iron yoke provides excellent magnetic properties.

Why So Many Styli Shapes?

The purpose of a stylus is to ride along the record groove capturing movement, which is then transferred into an electrical signal within the turntable cartridge. Audio-Technica produces styli in five different shapes (Conical, Elliptical, Microlinear, Shibata, and Special Line Contact) that make contact with the record groove and capture movement in different ways, creating unique sound characteristics.

Shibata Styli

The Shibata stylus was originally developed to play four-channel (quadraphonic) vinyl records. The Shibata stylus has two radii, similar to an elliptical stylus. However, the radii of a Shibata stylus allow for more surface contact and effective pickup of ultra-high frequencies with less groove stress and distortion.

 

Specifications

Cartridge & Stylus
Frequency Response15 – 50,000Hz
Channel Separation30dB (1kHz)
Vertical Tracking Angle23°
Vertical Tracking Force1.8 to 2.2 g (standard 2.0 g)
Stylus ConstructionNude square shank
Recommended Load ImpedanceMin 100Ω
Coil Impedance10Ω (1kHz)
DC Resistance10Ω
Coil Inductance22 µm (1kHz)
Output Voltage0.4mV (1kHz and 5cm/sec.)
Output Channel Balance0.5dB (1kHz)
Stylus ShapeShibata
CantileverNude tapered boron
Static Compliance40×10-6cm/dyne
Dynamic Compliance10×10-6cm/dyne (100Hz)
Mounting1/2” centers
DimensionsH16×W16.6×D26.5mm
Accessories Included1 non magnetic screw driver; 1 brush; 2 washers; 2 Nuts; 2 x 19 mm mounting screws; 1 plastic protector; 1 set of PCOCC Lead Wires (AT6101)
Body MaterialAluminium/Synthetic Resin
Stylus Curvature RadiusShibata
TypeDual Moving Coil
Weight6.9g

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Belgium