Audio Technica OC9/III Moving Coil  (MC) Cartridge

Note:  This cartridge is available for outright purchase at the price offered above, or at a discount if returning a phono cartridge (any make/model).  See details of the exchange scheme at the bottom of this listing.

The very latest version of this exceptionally well regarded MC Cartridge.   Please don’t be mistaken and  buy the earlier mk II version when you can have the current model for the same price!

Audio-Technica’s AT-OC9/III MicroCoil™ Cartridge features a special line contact stylus embedded into a low-profile solid boron cantilever, ensuring the music signals read by the tip of the stylus are transmitted reliably to the coils. The cartridge’s “VC mold” design ensures stability and rigidity while the dual moving coil offers excellent stereo separation and improved frequency response for long-lasting performance. The use of PCOCC wire (Pure Copper by Ohno Continuous Casting), a special copper with virtually no transverse crystal barriers to impede signal transmission, perfects the performance of the advanced dual coil design. 

• Flagship model with extremely high-quality sound
• Builds on the characteristics of the critically acclaimed AT-OC9ML/II
• Special line contact stylus and solid boron cantilever with a 0.26 mm diameter
• Neodymium magnet and permendur yoke significantly increase magnetic energy
• PCOCC used for coils and terminal pins
• Dual moving coil with high separation and wide response
• VC mould for minimizing unnecessary vibration
• Rugged body dedicated to achieving a design with increased rigidity

Fully packaged and including:

• OC9/III MC Cartridge
• Mounting hardware & Non magnetic screwdriver
• PCOCC Cartridge leads
• Cleaning brush

This is brand a new product, all fully packaged and boxed and in stock and ready for shipping.

Free postage and packing

Specification

The Needle Exchange - Our Philosophy:

Everyone deserves to play their Vinyl records with a good, unworn stylus (needle). Anything else risks damage to the record which would be a tragedy

Old, worn and damaging styli/needles should be taken out of circulation to avoid damage to anybody’s records

Needle/Cartridge/stylus exchange should be a simple affair at minimum cost

This cartridge can be bought outright at the price offered, or at a discount with the return of your existing/old cartridge  (any make or model)

This is how it works:

1)      ‘Make an Offer’ through Ebay for this AT-OC9/III  (It doesn’t matter what price you offer at this stage – enter £1 if you like).   Use the ‘Add message to seller’ feature to give details of your current cartridge.  If possible, include details such as make, model and whether it currently works.  Say as much or as little as you like (250 characters max) but more information may enable us to offer a  better price

2)      We will respond with an ‘exchange’ price for this OC9/III in return for your old cartridge

3)      If you accept the offer from us, you pay the agreed lower ‘exchange’ price and the new cartridge is sent to you along with a label for you to return your old cartridge.

It’s as simple as that!

If you are wondering what happens to the old cartridges, They are checked and inspected.  Some are sent for repair, rebuild and retipping.  Others are recycled for their tiny amounts of precious metal contents.