Sumiko Starling Moving Coil Cartridge

SKU: 52814 Categories: ,

£2,095.00 including VAT

The Sumiko Starling Moving Coil Cartridge secures an incredible vinyl listening experience for any committed audiophile. With its advanced performance features, coupled with the universal compatibility, the Starling is an outstanding choice for those seeking the quintessential balance of finesse, precision and impressive audio fidelity.

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Description

The Sumiko Starling Moving Coil Cartridge is the flagship open architecture cartridge from Sumiko, exhibiting true high-end sound from a meticulously engineered device.

  • Accurate sound staging places you at the front and centre of the performance
  • Overhead mounting cartridge for installing into a headshell
  • CNC-machined aluminium mounting plate
  • Moving Coil cartridge design
  • Open body construction avoids resonances around the generator system
  • Nude Line-Contact diamond stylus profile

Aiming For Excellence

Sumiko designed every aspect of the Starling Moving Coil with care. It is an open-architecture moving coil cartridge that renders the grandeur of an orchestra while still preserving air and space, and also delivers every detail of a nuanced Jazz recording with its responsive dynamics and deep silences.

The benefit of the physical design is that resonances often associated with external housings are eliminated in the Starling, yet to enhance this further the cartridge also boasts a CNC-precision milled high-grade aluminium mounting plate so the cartridge system can perform effortlessly.

The mechanical silence of the Starling concedes a dynamic linearity across the entire spectrum that allows it to handle even the most demanding passages with effortless poise and convincing drive.

Nothing But The Best

The long-grain boron cantilever employed in the Starling Moving Coil provides class-leading energy transfer from the stylus to the coils. Further, the synthetic rubber suspension system optimises the hardness and repulsion factor for a controlled acoustic performance over a long lifespan.

The sophisticated Sumiko Starling design results in a combination of superior dynamics and excellent long term tracking ability. When finished with the specially ground, low-mass, high-end MicroRidge stylus, tremendous amounts of detail can be extracted from the record groove.

A True Reference

As part of the Reference Series, Sumiko painstakingly crafted by hand, requiring hours of labour. After assembly, final adjustments are made using a battery of test records, and performance is further hand-calibrated for your enjoyment.

The Starling is a traditional “low output” moving coil. Still, its fidelity and technical characteristics mean that it delivers a truly high-end sound when paired with the appropriate equipment in a high-end vinyl system.

Technical Specifications

  • OUTPUT VOLTAGE: 0.5 mV
  • CHANNEL BALANCE (@ 1000HZ): < 0.5 dB
  • CHANNEL SEPARATION (@ 1000HZ): 35 dB
  • CHANNEL SEPARATION (@ 15000HZ): 20 dB
  • FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 12 – 50,000 dB
  • STYLUS TYPE: Ultra low-mass Microridge Line Contact
  • TRACKING FORCE RANGE: 1.8 – 2.2 g
  • RECOMMENDED TRACKING FORCE: 2.0 g
  • TRACKING ANGLE: 20 ยฐ
  • MAGNET TYPE: Alnico
  • CANTILEVER MATERIAL: 0.28 Boron Shaft
  • RECOMMENDED LOAD IMPEDANCE: > 100 ฮฉ
  • RECOMMENDED LOAD CAPACITANCE: 100 – 200 pF
  • CARTRIDGE WEIGHT: 9.5 g
Additional Information

Frequency Response

12Hz - 50kHz

Output Voltage

0.5mV

Load Impedance

>100 Ohms

Stylus Type

Micro-Ridge

Tracking Force Range

1.8g - 2.2g

Shipping and Returns
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30-Day Returns Policy

HiFix is committed to selling quality products, which we hope you will love; we do understand, however, that there may be a time when you need to exchange or return something you have bought. We really do hope you are pleased with your purchase, but should you wish to return anything you have bought from us, we will be happy to refund or exchange a product within 30 days.

Manufacturer Warranty Information

Sumiko products are designed and manufactured to the highest quality standards. However, if something does go wrong with the product we are here to help. From your date of purchase your product is warranted against faulty materials or workmanship for a period of 24 months.

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