SAEC XC-11 Moving-Coil Cartridge
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SAEC XC-11 Moving-Coil Cartridge
Product details
Following the SGS-100, SAEC’s ultimate record stabiliser released to commemorate the company’s 50th anniversary, the XC-11 moving-coil cartridge is the second model in this anniversary series.
At the heart of this MC cartridge, SAEC has used PC-Triple C conductors for the generator coils for the first time in the world, further enhancing the purity of the sound.
To make the most of the exceptional properties of these generator coils, the XC-11 does not employ the conventional magnetic circuit found in many MC cartridges, with yokes and magnets positioned in front of and behind the coils. Instead, it adopts a fundamentally different ring-magnet generator system.
This design places the coils within the magnetic field of a neodymium magnet. Although its manufacture requires an exceptionally high level of craftsmanship, the system is capable of converting the acoustic information retrieved from the record groove into an electrical signal without losing even the finest details.
To exploit the full potential of this highly efficient conversion system, SAEC reduced the number of turns in the PC-Triple C generator coils to the absolute minimum. This made it possible to lower the cartridge impedance to an exceptionally low level and improve linearity.
In addition to providing rich expressive ability at very low signal levels and an overwhelming sense of energy, the XC-11 offers exceptionally responsive attack and decay. It reproduces the width and depth of the soundstage, as well as its vertical dimension, with a realism beyond that achieved by previous products.
Distinct from conventional MC cartridges that place the main emphasis on resolution, the XC-11 establishes a new benchmark for record playback. Discover a new era of analogue reproduction.
Features
- World’s first use of PC-Triple C audio conductors for the generator coils
- Highly efficient ring-magnet generator system
- Ultra-low-impedance cartridge design
Specifications
- Type: Ultra-low-impedance, ring-magnet moving-coil cartridge
- Frequency response: 10 Hz–45,000 Hz
- Output voltage: 0.23 mV at 1 kHz, 3.54 cm/s RMS, 45° CBS
- Internal impedance: 2.0 ohms
- Recommended tracking force: 2.1 g
- Cantilever: 0.3 mm-diameter solid boron
- Stylus: Line-contact diamond, 30 μm × 3 μm
- Channel balance: Within 0.5 dB at 1 kHz
- Crosstalk: 30 dB or greater at 1 kHz
- Magnet: Neodymium No. 50
- Body: Extra-super duralumin
- Terminal pins: Phosphor bronze with gold-plated finish
- Weight: 6.2 g
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