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Nagaoka MP-500H Cartridge with Headshell

Sale price$1,249.95 CAD

The Nagaoka MP-500H is a line-contact cartridge in the moving-permalloy range, pairing a boron cantilever with a line-contact diamond stylus. A machined aluminium frame supports the cartridge assembly.

This version includes the headshell, with a total weight of 26.1 g. Check your tonearm’s headshell fitting and balancing range before ordering; tracking force and alignment still need to be checked during installation. Use a moving-magnet phono input with Nagaoka’s specified 47 kΩ load.

Availability: Available to order. Please contact us for current timing.

Specifications
  • Type: Moving permalloy (MP), stereo
  • Output: 3.0 mV at 5 cm/s
  • Frequency response: 20 Hz–25 kHz
  • Channel separation: 27 dB at 1 kHz
  • Channel balance: 1.0 dB or better
  • Recommended load resistance: 47 kΩ
  • Recommended load capacitance: 100 pF
  • Cantilever: Boron
  • Stylus: Line-contact diamond
  • Tracking force: 1.3–1.8 g
  • Cartridge weight: 7.8 g
  • Replacement stylus: JN-P500
  • Supplied configuration: Cartridge with headshell; total weight 26.1 g
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