Replacement stylus for the Sumiko Pearl

Upgrade for MM cartridges

You can upgrade your Sumiko MM cartridge by simply replacing the stylus assembly. Important: all upgradeable cartridges operate with the same tracking force – therefore, no adjustment work is necessary after upgrading the stylus assembly.

Since the Black Pearl and Pearl are identical except for the stylus, a Pearl stylus upgrades the Black Pearl to a Pearl. For the Rainier to Amethyst models, the generators also differ. You can read details about the differences in this excellent report by Bernhard Rietschel from LowBeats magazine.

The advantages of the higher-quality stylus assembly: Lighter cantilever, a nude mounted diamond or one with a better cut, or better diamond polishing – against or with the structure of the diamond crystal lattice – improve sound quality significantly.

Upgrade steps for stereo styli

Rainier – entry-level cantilever. Elliptical cut diamond (r/R 8 x 18µm)
Olympia – better selected* stylus diamond. Elliptical cut diamond (r/R 8 x 18µm)
Moonstone – lighter aluminum cantilever. Elliptical cut diamond (r/R 8 x 18µm)
Wellfleet – nude diamond with elliptical cut (r/R 8 x 18µm)
Amethyst – nude line-contact cut (r/R 5 x 20µm).
Optional shellac stylus for MM cartridges:

For the Rainier through Amethyst models, there is an RS78 stylus with a spherical (R 76µm) grind for shellac records.

Replacement stylus for the Sumiko Pearl

-Dynamic compliance, lateral: 12μm*
-Stylus: Elliptical (r/R 8x18μm).
-Tracking force: 2g

* Compliance measured at 100Hz

Herstellerangaben:

Sumiko Phono Cartridges
1176 95th Ave N
Maple Grove
553112814 , MN
USA
info@sumikophoncartridges.com

Verantwortliche Person:

Sonus Faber
Via A. Meucci 10
36057 , Arcugnano VI
Italy
info@sonusfaber.com