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MM3
The MM series has been engineered in accordance with the highest standards and is congruent with our unrelenting commitment to providing the most precise and accurate reproduction possible without coloration. The weight and size fit to the most common turntables on the market today. The MM series provides excellent compatibility when used in an assortment of playback systems and with a wide variety of phono preamps.
The Acoustic Signature MM3 moving-magnet cartridge is graced with a Shibata diamond. Its slim, highly polished profile allows an exceedingly wide contact area to the groove walls and ensures notably detailed reproduction throughout the spectrum, including even the most high frequency groove information. The cartridge body used for the MM3 is manufactured from Lexan DMX Piano Black, a revolutionary material which ensures high rigidity while eliminating unwanted resonances. The MM3 uses a special upgraded engine, featuring split pole pins with a silver plated copper wire.
Special features:
- Moving-magnet system
- Improved engine with an increased output of 5 mV
- Nude shibata diamond with an exceedingly wide contact area
- Notably detailed reproduction throughout the spectrum: frequency range (at ‑3 dB) of 20 to 31,000 Hz
- Split pole pins with a silver plated copper wire
- Lexan DMX Piano Black cartridge body
- Excellent compatibility with most playback systems
Technical data
Cartridge system: | Moving-magnet |
Stylus type: | Nude Shibata |
Coil material: | Silver plated copper |
Cartridge chassis: | Lexan DMX piano black |
Voltage output (at 1 kHz, 5 cm/sec.): | 5 mV |
Compliance, dynamic, lateral: | 15 m/mN |
Recommended tracking force: | 1.5 g (15mN) |
Frequency range at -3 dB: | 20-31,000 Hz |
Recommended load resistance: | 47 K |
Recommended load capacitance: | 150-300 pF |
Tracking ability at 315 Hz (at recommended tracking force): | 80 m |