Kiseki Purple Heart N.S. Moving Coil Cartridge
This is a brand new item, which we are selling due to stock rotation.
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Description
The Kiseki Purple Heart NS is revered for its exquisite craftsmanship and sonic finesse, making it a standout choice among high-end moving coil phono cartridges.
Crafted with a body made from genuine purpleheart wood, the Kiseki Purple Heart NS combines visual elegance with acoustic precision. This cartridge is celebrated for its exceptional soundstage depth and width, neutral tonal balance, and remarkable transparency, allowing it to retrieve subtle musical details with finesse. Audiophiles often praise its ability to reproduce low-level information in complex passages, lending recordings a lifelike presence that few cartridges can match. Originally introduced decades ago and revived by passionate entrepreneurs, the Purple Heart NS carries a legacy that spans continents and generations of vinyl enthusiasts. Its stylus and cantilever are engineered for durability and accuracy, though like all cartridges, it requires eventual replacement or re-tipping. For those seeking a cartridge that blends artistry, heritage, and performance, the Kiseki Purple Heart NS remains a compelling and emotionally resonant choice.
Product Specifications
- Body: PurpleHeart Wood, 30 mm long
- Cantilever: Solid Boron Rod: 0.3 mm diameter
- Stylus: 0.12 x 0.12 Nude line-contact diamond, mirror polished
- Stylus tip radius: 4 x 120 μm
- Vertical Tracking Angle (VTA): 20 degrees
- Coilbody: pure iron
- Weight: 7 grams
- Output voltage: 0.48mV at 5cm/s
- Internal impedance: 42 ohms
- Frequency response: 20 – 30,000Hz ± 1dB
- Channel balance: 0.2dB
- Channel Separation: 35dB at 1kHz
- Tracking ability at 315Hz at a tracking force of 2.6 grams: 80 μm
- Dynamic Compliance: 16 μm/mN
- Recommended loading: 400 ohms (Bob Levi: I disagree! 800-1000 ohms)
- Recommend tracking force: 2.0 – 2.6 grams (Bob Levi: I disagree! 2.1-2.4)
- Optimum tracking force: 2.46 grams (Bob Levi: I disagree! 2.3 grams is perfect)
- Recommended tone arm mass: Medium
- Optimum working temperature: 20 °C