Audio Technica AT 33XEN MC Cartridge New!

Audio Technica AT 33XEN MC Cartridge

The latest update to the venerable AT33 Series – the first extensive overhaul in years – brings new warmth and fullness to your favorite music. Incorporating technological and material improvements, including our first use of die-cast zinc at the base of the cartridge to ward off unwanted resonance and improve expressiveness in the mid to low frequencies, the AT33x Series cartridges let you hear the finest details across the audio spectrum.

The AT33xEN is an excellent all-around cartridge choice, delivering warm, full-bodied audio reproduction. It features a 0.3 x 0.7 mil elliptical nude stylus attached to a hard duralumin tapered pipe cantilever to provide excellent tracking of the record groove with enhanced high-frequency control. Our newly developed suspension mechanism uses piano wire for even better tracking accuracy, lowering the dynamic compliance slightly for more substantial audio, particularly in the mid-low range.
The cartridge’s composite body, made of die-cast zinc, aluminum, and high-rigidity polymer, reduces and disperses resonance across the entire body, resulting in balanced, natural sound reproduction that doesn’t favor particular frequencies. The AT33x dual moving coil cartridge design features independent left- and right-channel PCOCC (Pure Copper by Ohno Continuous Casting) coils for outstanding channel separation and pure, smooth signal transmission. A neodymium magnet and permendur yoke create a strong magnetic field that maximizes power generation efficiency, resulting in responsive, high-resolution analog playback.

Like all AT33x Series cartridges, the body of the AT33xEN includes threaded holes for easy mounting (just two screws required). These threaded holes are especially useful when mounting the cartridge to an integrated tonearm.

Specifications

• Frequency Response: 20 to 40,000 Hz
• Channel Separation: 27 dB (1 kHz)
• Vertical Tracking Angle: 19°
• Tracking Force: 1.8 to 2.2 g (2.0 g standard)
• Recommended Load Impedance: ≥ 100 ohms (when head amplifier connected)
• Coil Impedance: 12 ohms (1 kHz)
• DC Resistance: 12 ohms
• Coil Inductance: 26 μH (1 kHz)
• Output Voltage: 0.4 mV (1 kHz, 5 cm/sec.)
• Output Balance: 1.0 dB (1 kHz)
• Stylus Shape: Nude Elliptical
• Cantilever: Duralumin tapered pipe
• Static Compliance: 21 × 10-6 cm/dyne
• Dynamic Compliance: 6 × 10-6 cm/dyne (100 Hz)
• Dimensions: 16.1 mm (0.63”) × 16.6 mm (0.65”) × 26.1 mm (1.0”) (H × W × D)
• Accessories Included: Non-magnetic screwdriver; Brush; Washer* × 2; Cartridge installation screws* (M2.6) (8.0 mm (0.31”) × 2, 10.0 mm (0.39”) × 2, 13.0 mm (0.51”) × 2); Protector
• Threaded Hole: M2.6 × 2
• Stylus Curvature Radius: 0.3 × 0.7 mil
• Type: MC
• Weight: 10.1 g (0.36 oz)

Notes* Washers × 2 and screws (8.0 mm (0.31”)) × 2 are used to secure the cartridge in the box at the time of purchase. Be sure to keep and not lose these after removing the cartridge from the box.

For product improvement, the product is subject to modification without notice.