Audio-Technica Consumer AT-ART1000 Direct Power Stereo MC Cartridge

The AT-ART1000 (“ART” for Audio-Technica Reference Transducer) is Audio-Technica’s new flagship phono cartridge, handmade in Japan. Born of the pursuit of audio excellence that has driven A-T for more than 50 years, the AT-ART1000 introduces an innovative, audiophile design heretofore unseen in mass-produced cartridges.

Features

Innovative direct power system delivers unsurpassed transient response, resulting in reproduction of even the most subtle sonic details

Special line contact stylus and solid boron cantilever with a 0.26 mm diameter ensure an extremely accurate reading of the record groove

Non-magnetic core coils provide exquisite, full-dimensional audio reproduction

Powerful neodymium magnet and exclusive magnetic circuit with a miniscule 0.6 mm magnetic gap provide remarkably efficient power generation

Magnetic circuit’s titanium base works in combination with the cartridge’s hard plastic cover and aluminum housing to disperse unwanted resonance

PCOCC (Pure Copper by Ohno Continuous Casting) coil enables pure signal transfer

Specifications:

Frequency Response: 15-30,000 Hz

Channel Separation: 30 dB (1 kHz)

Vertical Tracking Angle: 21 degrees

Vertical Tracking Force: Specified for each individual cartridge (refer to “Tracking force information” included with the cartridge)

Stylus Construction: Nude Rectangular Shank

Recommended Load Impedance: Min. 30 ohms (when head amplifier is connected)

Coil Impedance: 3 ohms (1 kHz)

DC Resistance: 3 ohms

Coil Inductance: 1 μH (1 kHz)

Output Voltage: 0.2 mV (at 1 kHz, 5 cm/sec)

Output Channel Balance: 0.5 dB (1 kHz)

Stylus Shape: Special Line contact

Cantilever: 0.26 mm diameter solid boron

Static Compliance: 30 x 10 – 6 cm / dyne

Dynamic Compliance: 12 x 10 – 6 cm / dyne (100 Hz)

Mounting: Half-inch

Dimensions: 17.3 (H) x 17 (W) x 25.5 (L) mm

Accessories Included:

• Non-magnetic screwdriver
• washer (× 2)
• protector
• nut (× 2)
• cartridge installation screws (12 mm × 2, 18 mm × 2)
• brush
• PCOCC lead wire set

Body Material: Aluminum/Titanium

Mounting Feature: Half-inch mount

Stylus Curvature Radius: 1.5 x 0.28 mil

Terminal Pins: Brass

Type: Direct Power System

Weight: 11 g

Wire Used for Coil: 20 μm Ø PCOCC