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The Pickup
Since more than 30 years Volker Bohlmeier had the idea to design his own cartridge. He started modifying the classic Denon DL 103, Audio Technica, Decca or EMT cartridges. It ended up, that EMT manufactured a cartridge for him in the mid 80es, which was based on the original TSD 15 broadcasting cartridge. When Volker Bohlmeier founded EINSTEIN Audio Components in 1988 EMT manufactured the well know TU-2 cartridge for EINSTEIN, followed by the even more famous TU-3 model with a different cartridge body, bor cantilever, different stylus shapes, as well as modified coils to achieve a lower output voltage, as well as a lower coil mass. This cartridge was reviewed by many analog specialists and got a lot of merits for it’s dynamic, well balanced and lively, meaty sound. It was and still is a fantastic cartridge.
- Ideal for medium to heavy mass tonearms
- Output voltage at 1000 Hz, 5cm/sec. 0,4 mV
- Channel balance at 1 kHz < =1dB
- Channel separation at 1 kHz >= 21 dB
- Channel separation at 15 kHz >=15 dB
- Frequency range at – 3dB 20-30000 Hz
- FIM distortion at recommended tracking force, DIN 45.542 > 70 µm
- Compliance, dynamic, lateral 13 um/mN
- Stylus type Nude Shibata (On Baron cantilever)
- Stylus tip radius r/R 6/50 µm
- Tracking force range 2,0 – 3,0 g
- Tracking force, recommended 2,4 g
- Tracking angle 20°
- Internal impedance, DC resistance 12 Ω
- Recommended load impedance 150-300 Ω
- Cartridge body material Dur-Aluminium
- Cartridge colour Black
- Cartridge weight 13 g
