Sumiko Blue Point No.3 MC Cartridge with Elliptical Stylus – Low Output Version

• Moving Coil (MC) Cartridge with Elliptical Stylus – Low Output Version
  • Part Of The Sumiko Oyster Series – Blue Point Level Range Of Products
• Recently, Sumiko Made The Decision To Explore The Resonance Optimisation Of The Blue Point No. 2 As They Recognised There Was No Room For Refinment For This Well-Established Cartridge
  • Resonance Has a More Significant Impact Than Many Listeners Realise & Sumiko Wanted To Reimagine How The Housing Resonates Around The Generator In The Blue Point Range
  • This Resulted In The Arrival Of The New Blue Point No. 3
• With The Tried & True Moving Coil Cartridge Generator System, The Smoothness Is Enhanced With The Subtlety & Nuance You’d Expect From a Sumiko Moving Coil Cartridge
  • Blue Point No. 3 Assembles Its Sonic Picture From The Ground Up With Its Low-End Response
  • Full & Warm Yet Defined & Textured, The Cosiness Of The Brass Will Invite You Right In
  • In Addition To This, You Can Expect a Similar Richness Through The Mids That Remain Decipherable, High-Frequency Attach & Decay That’s Simply Sweet & Airy
• Having Developed Such a Refinement On a Classic Design, Introducing Both a High & Low Output Variant Was a No-Brainer
  • The Blue Point No. 3 Low Is a Game Changer
  • Owners Of MC Phono Stages Can Experience The Same Listenability Mentioned Above, But With The Depth & Imagining Typical Of a Low-Output Design & Then Some
  • As With Its Predecessors, Blue Point No. 3 Remains a High-Value Performer That’s Easy On Your Pocket Book, & With The Introduction Of Blue Point No. 3 Low, There’s a Blue Point For Everyone
• Hand Crafted In Japan
  • From Oyster To Reference, Each Sumiko Phono Cartridge is Crafted by Hand In Yokohama, Japan – Near The Waters Where The Namesake Oysters Dwell
  • Sumiko Have Selected By Ear The Finest Materials That Combine To Deliver Performance That Has Enlightened Generations Of Listeners
  • Each Design Is Thoroughly Auditioned Until Perfected
  • Production Is Then Executed By World-Class Cartridge Makers With a Collective Eye For Precision & Quality
  • The Result Is a Full Horizon Of Cartridges Eager To Introduce Themselves To Your Analogue System
• Stylus: 0.3 x 0.7mil Elliptical
• Frequency Response: 13Hz – 35kHz
• Output: 0.5mV @ 1kHz
• Tracking Force Range: 1.8g – 2.2g
• Recommended Tracking Force: 2.0g
• Cartridge Weight: 6.0g

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