The original Te Kaitora cartridge was the result of a collaboration between Dynavector Japan and Dynavector New Zealand. The Te Kaitora allowed analog enthusiasts to embark on a journey of discovery to the very limits of vinyl reproduction.

The improved Te Kaitora Rua continues this journey by incorporating many of the latest features of its Dynavector stablemates, the XV-1s and XX-2. The Te Kaitora Rua has even managed to improve upon the silk-like highs and openness of the original.

Note: Te Kaitora means "The Discoverer" in the New Zealand Maori language; Rua is "the second version".

Improvements

The coil wire has been changed from silver wire to PCOCC copper wire. It sounds much smoother and has a much better musical performance.
A titanium headpiece for maximum stability, together with a miniature stainless steel bolt that connects the front and rear yokes to the magnetic circuit assembly.

A 6 mm long boron cantilever with the Pathfinder (PF) Line Contact stylus, as used with both the Dynavector XV-1s and XX-2.

The sophisticated square armature and matching square aperture in the front yoke ensure significantly improved linearity of the magnetic flux distribution.

Type: Low-output moving-coil cartridge with flux damper and Alnico magnet

Output voltage:
0.26 mV (at 1 kHz, 5 cm/sec.)

Channel separation:
30 dB (at 1 kHz)

Channel balance:
1.0 dB (at 1 kHz)

Frequency response:
20 - 20,000 Hz (± 1 dB)

Compliance:
10 mm/N

Tracking force:
1.8 - 2.2 g

Impedance:
6 ohms

Recommended load impedance:
> 30 ohms

Cantilever: 6 mm length, solid boron
Stylus: PF Line contact shape, stylus radius: 7 x 30 microns

Weight:
9.8 g

Herstellerangaben:

Dynavector Co., Ltd.
3-2-7 Higashikanda
Chiyoda City
101-0031 , Tokyo
Japan

Verantwortliche Person:

SWS-audio GmbH DYNAVECTOR Germany
Stegenbachstr. 25b
79232 , March-Buchheim
Germany
sws_mail@t-online.de