Dynavector XX-2A MC Cartridge
Our price: £1,799.00
What HFL Thinks
Dynavector XX-2A MC Cartridge – For over 30 years now Dynavector have been leading the way in moving coil cartridges, offering a range to suit all budgets but all guaranteed to offer performance that will get the most from your vinyl collection. Dynavector offer both high and low output cartridges and also produce the brilliant P75 MkIII phono stage with its innovative phono enhancer mode that puts other phono stages that cost much more to shame. Vinyl is going from strength to strength at the moment and rightly so, as in HFL’s book there is no better way to listen to music, so why not pop in, bring your favourite vinyl and hear it like never before with the help of Dynavector.
Dynavector’s Cartridge Tradition
Since its founding in 1978,Dynavector has been a high-end audio manufacturer that has released numerous high-performance cartridges to the world. During development, we take an approach based on academic engineering theory, a tradition that has been passed on by our founder (1). Starting with the unique development of our high-performance vibration systems such as ultra-fine wire high-output coils and gemstone cantilevers, we have focused on the importance of magnetic circuits since the 1990’s. As a result, Flux Damper (2) to stabilize magnetic flux and Softened Magnetism (3) to reduce magnetic flux fluctuations were developed and installed into our cartridges. In 2024,we have succeeded in dramatically improving sound quality by refining the magnetic circuits physical properties to give the best possible performance
Newly Developed Special Annealing Magnetic Circuit
An excellent vibration system is inevitable for a high-performance MC cartridge. The cantilever, coil, damper and rigid body are all important elements to ensure outstanding performance. But we strongly believe that the magnetic circuit in the cartridge is also a crucial element that should not be overlooked. A cartridge’s output signal is generated by the movement of the vibration system within the magnetic circuit. Electricity is generated when the coil vibrates within the magnetic flux produced by the magnet.
A good output can’t be obtained unless the magnetic flux has high density and stability. For our magnetic circuit we use pure iron which has high magnetic permeability and maintains high density in the magnetic flux. Its stability is particularly excellent, making it the optimal material to obtain a distortion-free output. However, when processed to make parts, at the atomic level the metal crystal structure is distorted due to plastic deformation, resulting in a significant loss of magnetic permeability.
To regenerate a distorted metal crystal structure annealing is necessary. The process of restoring magnetic permeability is called magnetic annealing, a process done by heating and cooling processed parts. But a generic magnetic annealing cannot completely restore distortions in the crystal structure thus the magnetic permeability also cannot be completely restored. Also, magnetic annealing conditions vary depending on the material, size, shape, etc. of the part. Therefore, for our new development we focused on finding the best magnetic annealing process by optimizing the annealing temperature, annealing environment, heating duration, heating and cooling rate.
The new ideal magnetic circuit has drastically improved sound quality with top-notch resolution without distortion, smooth wide-range expression and great spaciousness in the sound field. Enjoy the more natural and dynamic sound of the Dynavector XX-2A cartridge with true harmony created by an excellent vibration system and an optimum magnetic circuit.
Specification
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Type |
Low output moving coil cartridge with Alnico magnet and Flux damper |
Output Voltage |
0.28mV (at 1KHz,5cm/sec.) |
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Channel Separation |
30dB(at 1KHz) |
Channel balance |
1.0dB(at 1KHz) |
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Frequency response |
20 – 20,000Hz (± 1dB) |
Compliance |
10 mm/N |
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Tracking force |
1.8-2.2g |
Impedance |
6 ohms |
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Recommended load imperance |
> 30 ohms |
Cantilever |
6mm length 0.3 mm dia.solid boron |
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Stylus tip |
PF Line contact shape, stylus radius:7×30 micron |
Weight |
8.9 g |
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