Koetsu Urushi Wajima Moving Coil Cartridge
Our price: £4,998.00
What HFL Thinks
Koetsu Urushi Wajima Moving Coil Cartridge – Koetsu cartridges certainly are not cheap, and they are probably not the most revealing pickups out there, but they do something magical unlike any other cartridge, if you want to experience real warmth, texture and smoothness without a hint of brightness to your vinyl then Koetsu could be for you, Koetsu cartridges have a timbral richness with a clarity and presence that just makes everything sound real, you can’t ask for more than that. All Koetsu’s are hand made in small numbers many using precious materials which all adds to the mystery of Koetsu and why many people would not own any other cartridge than a Koetsu.
The Urushi’s come in 4 cosmetic finishes Gold (Wajima), Black (Tsugaru), Vermillion and Sky Blue.
The Gold (Wajima) finish encrusts the whole cartridge body with gold flakes and is the most difficult to produce.
The Black (Tsugaru) starts with a base piano-black finish and has bands of gold speckle along its sides.
The Vermillion is finished in a less striking reddish lacquer colour.
The Urushi’s come in 4 cosmetic finishes Gold (Wajima), Black (Tsugaru), Vermillion and Sky Blue.
The Gold (Wajima) finish encrusts the whole cartridge body with gold flakes and is the most difficult to produce.
The Black (Tsugaru) starts with a base piano-black finish and has bands of gold speckle along its sides.
The Vermillion is finished in a less striking reddish lacquer colour.
The Urushi cartridges are probably the most striking in the whole Koetsu lineup because it encompasses the traditional art of Japanese lacquerware in the production of the cartridge body. Even without reproducing music, the Urushi is itself, a work of art.
Urushi refers to the use of colored lacquers, produced by mixing pigments with clear lacquer. The principle of urushi work or Japanese lacquer work is simple: Urushi is the substance of the urushi tree. To return the urushi to wood is the premise of the urushi art. The Koetsu Urushi cartridges are four cartridges with different types of Urushi lacquer applied.
The urushi wajima is made of a rosewood body with urushi lacquer artwork the Wajima way. Wajima-nuri uses a technique that is unique to the area, mixing a finely powdered mineral, jinoko, with the lacquer in the early stages of production. Jinoko adds extra durability to Wajima-nuri items. The rougher, earlier layers are then coated with more layers of finer lacquer, which is then polished to a lustrous shine, and often decorated with designs made of gold and other precious materials.
Every audiophile music lover knows of the legendary sound of Koetsu phono cartridges from decades past. Those old enough to have experienced Sugano’s Koetsus retain the memory of a musical experience unequaled. Few were privileged to own and enjoy a Koetsu. Many of the converted searched out second and third Koetsus, assuring a long, cherished relationship.
Specification:
– Body: Rosewood with Urushi Lacquer
– Type: Moving Coil
– Coil Wiring: Silverplated Copper
– Magnet: Samarium-Cobalt
– Cantilever: Boron Cantilever
– Output Volts: 0.4mV
– Frequency Range: 20Hz to 100kHz
– Channel Seperation: 25db/1kHz
– Inner Impedance: 5 Ohm
– Channel Balance: 0.5db/1kHz
– Recommended Impednace: 30 Ohm
– Weight: 9g
– Compliance: 5 x 10-6 cm/dyne at 100 hz
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