The MCX4 features a nude Shibata stylus designed for excellent tracking and a wide contact area with the record groove. This stylus profile is intended to retrieve detailed information across the frequency spectrum, including high-frequency groove information. The cartridge is designed for easy mounting and is suitable for medium- to high-mass tonearms.
Its generator uses gold-plated coils made from oxygen-free copper, while the cartridge body is CNC-milled from aluminum and optimized for resonance control using finite-element design principles. The MCX4 produces a 0.3 mV output at 1 kHz and has a recommended load of 100 ohms, making it suitable for an appropriate moving-coil phono stage.
The cartridge has a dynamic lateral compliance of 15 m/mN and a recommended tracking force of 2.3 g, with an allowable range of 2.1 to 2.5 g. Its specified frequency range extends from 20 to 25,000 Hz at -3 dB, while frequency response is ±1.5 dB from 20 to 20,000 Hz. The MCX4 weighs 12.6 g.
Features:
- Flagship moving-coil cartridge.
- Nude Shibata stylus for excellent tracking.
- Gold-plated, oxygen-free copper coils.
- CNC-milled aluminum chassis.
- Resonance-optimized chassis developed using finite-element design principles.
- Easy mounting.
- Suitable for medium- to high-mass tonearms.
- Output voltage: 0.3 mV at 1 kHz, 5 cm/sec.
- Channel balance: less than 1.0 dB at 1 kHz.
- Channel separation: greater than 26 dB at 1 kHz.
- Dynamic lateral compliance: 15 m/mN.
- Tracking force range: 2.1 to 2.5 g.
- Recommended tracking force: 2.3 g (23 mN).
- Frequency range: 20–25,000 Hz at -3 dB.
- Frequency response: ±1.5 dB from 20–20,000 Hz.
- DC resistance: 5 Ω.
- Recommended load: 100 Ω.
- Cartridge weight: 12.6 g.
