ORTOFON SPU Ethos MC Phono Cartridge World limited to 500 pieces New

Brand New.

SPU's ethos continues to be refined over time.

For Ortofon, SPU is more than just a "needle." More than 60 years after its birth, this MC cartridge, which bears the acronym "Stereo Pick Up," continues to represent the "spirit" of Ortofon. It has a unique sound that is deep, sturdy, and lustrous. To this day, many people still swear that this is the sound of SPUs and ortofons, and by extension, the way analog sound should be. Introducing a model named after Ethos, the Greek word for "spirit", in the SPU series, which is truly the ultimate in analog.

●Output voltage (1kHz, 5cm/sec.): 0.3mV ●Channel balance (1kHz): 1.0dB ●Channel separation (1kHz): 20dB ●Channel separation (15kHz): 10dB ●Frequency characteristics (20Hz-25,000Hz): ± 2dB ●Tracking ability (315Hz, proper stylus pressure): 70μm ●Horizontal compliance: 8μm/mN ●Stylus type: Nude Elliptical ●Stylus tip radius: r/R 8/18μm ●Cantilever material: Aluminum ●Proper stylus force: 4.0g ● Stylus pressure range: 3.0-5.0g ●Tracking angle: 20° ●Internal impedance: 3.5Ω ●Recommended load impedance: 10Ω or more ●Coil wire material: 8N high-purity copper wire ●Cartridge shell material: Composite material of wood powder and resin ●Self weight :32g

Limited to 500 pieces worldwide

The biggest feature of PU Ethos is that it uses the ultimate material, 8N ultra-high purity copper wire with a purity of 99.999999%, for the coil, giving it overwhelming expressive power. In addition, the use of a powerful neodymium magnet further deepens the SPU's deep and energetic sound. The spirit of this series that started with SPU Meister has been further sublimated as Meister Silver and Spirit, and has been inherited to the present day. And the spirit of SPU expresses its culmination with Ethos.