Sumiko Moonstone | Moving Magnet Phono Cartridge

Experience the Breathtaking Dynamics of Sumiko’s Moonstone Moving Magnet Phono Cartridge

• Principle: Moving Magnet
• Elevated weight, richness, depth & sparkle in your music with realistic texture and nearly-absent noise floor
• Compatible with interchangeable Rainier, Olympia & Moonstone replacement styli
• Each cartridge handcrafted in Yokohama, Japan

Next-Gen Moving Magnet Phono Pickup

The apex of Sumiko’s 3 new Oysters, Moonstone is dressed to impress. Further reducing moving-mass & output and topped off with listen-tested 0.3 x 0.7mil elliptical diamond, Moonstone transcribes sonic imagery with weight, richness, depth & sparkle. Texture is keenly realistic. The sonic image is suspended and well-controlled over a nearly-absent noise floor, providing fantastic clarity without etch or confusion. Compatible with MM preamps and the vast majority of tonearms out there, Moonstone is a must-have for audiophiles on a budget.

The Latest Oysters

Designed for discerning, value-minded audiophiles, Rainier, Olympia & Moonstone supplement & complement the existing range of Oysters. They build upon, enhance, and refine the sonic character that listeners worldwide have enjoyed for decades. New innovation in cartridge design addresses the problem of resonance — the things that need to happen around a generator to voice a cartridge with honesty. The housing thusly disperses & dissipates resonance, making way for effortless, transparent sonics that are enlivened with intimate nuance. The voicing is true to natural harmonics, space around voices and instruments, as well as their attack and decay. Unique to these 3 Oysters (not to mention Amethyst), experience a diminutive backdrop that bolsters sonic images with a degree of aptitude reminiscent of moving coil designs.

Upgrade Path

Rainier, Olympia & Moonstone replacement styli are interchangeable. We encourage you to follow the upgrade path to experience the best of what this design has to offer!

Hand-Crafted in Japan

From Oyster to Reference, each Sumiko phono cartridge is crafted by hand in Yokohama, Japan — near the waters where their namesake Oysters dwell. The finest materials have been ear-selected 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 analog system — we firmly believe there’s a perfect cartridge for you here.

Specifications

• Design Principle: Moving Magnet
• Weight: 6.5g
• Dimensions: 17.2mm x 18.8mm x 29mm
• Stylus: 0.3 x 0.7mil Elliptical
• Cantilever: ⌀0.5mm Aluminum Pipe
• Coils: High-Purity Copper
• Internal Impedance: 1130Ω
• Load Impedance: 47kΩ
• Frequency Response: 12Hz – 33kHz
• Output: 3.0mV
• Channel Separation: 30dB @ 1kHz
• Channel Balance: 0.5dB @ 1kHz
• Compliance: 12×10-6cm/dyn @ 100Hz
• Capacitance: 100pF – 200pF
• Vertical Tracking Angle: 25°
• Tracking Force Range: 1.8g – 2.2g
• Recommended Tracking Force: 2.0g
• Replacement Stylus Unit: RS Rainier, RS Olympia or RS Moonstone (Interchangeable)
• Sumiko Cartridge 1 Year Warranty