Koetsu Urushi Sky Blue MC Cartridge
Urushi Sky Blue
The Japanese art of Urushi is a tradition dating back 10,000 years. This natural lacquer is sourced from the caustic sap of the indigenous Urushi trees. The Urushi is applied by the hands of select Japanese artisans. Once the lacquer cures it hardens around the natural rosewood body changing its resonant frequency.
All Koetsu Urushi models use silver cladded ultra-high purity copper coils. This process involves a silver sheath being slowly drawn over the copper.
Many say the Urushi body Koetsus offer an even more exciting sonic signature compared to the standard Rosewood models.
Reviews
Jeff Dorgay, Tone Audio
"The hauntingly realistic level of three-dimensionality the Koetsu brought forth stunned me."
Absolute Sounds, Ken Kessler, 2013
Bonnie Raitt’s voice came through clear as a bell, with the little break as she says ‘Thank you, baby’ around 1m 35sinto her performance. All the while, your shoulders bunch, sway side to side, head nodding. This cartridge has soul.
CNET, Steve Guttenberg, 2017
Now with the Urushi Sky Blue the music moves, it swings, there’s life where before the interplay of the musicians seemed stiff and mechanical. The ‘Blue made the difference. Of course my better sounding LPs were much improved by the ‘Blue, but I expected that.
Tone Publications, AnologAholic
If you’ve slept on ultra-high thread-count sheets, you know how the bedding just seems to disappear as you sink into the bed and makes it that much easier to relax. That’s what the Sky Blue does with music. The tonal gradations are so smooth and combined with a high ability to unravel dense recordings, it’s easy to stop thinking about gear.
Product Specifications
Body:
Urushi Lacquered Rosewood
Type:
Moving Coil (MC)
Coil Wiring:
Silver-Plated Copper
Magnet:
Permendur
Cantilever:
Boron
Output Voltage:
0.4mV
Weight:
9.37g (Net)
Recommended Tracking Force:
1.8–2.0g
Recommended Load:
75–500Ω
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