Nude is better

The Wellfleet is the latest addition to the "new" Oyster models in the Rainier collection. The brand has taken the award-winning design of the Moonstone and improved it by retuning the suspension for optimal performance of a nude elliptical diamond, while utilizing the existing generator and resonance-optimized housing of the rest of the Rainier series.

Wellfleet uses a highly polished elliptical stylus that eliminates the bond between the tip and the shank. With the new assembly, excess mass in the shank is cut away to further reduce the tip mass, resulting in a faster, more direct, and more precise response from the movement of all components. For more speed and focus, clearer details, and higher dynamics.

With the Wellfleet, vocals are immediate, pure, and detailed; the warmth of the human voice becomes more distinct and highlights subtleties, reinforced by tight and well-controlled bass. Background vocals are easier to discern, and the listener is able to identify different instruments, for example, the rattle of snare wires or the woody timbres of an old acoustic guitar.

Handmade in Japan

From Oyster to Reference, every Sumiko phono cartridge is crafted by hand in Yokohama, Japan—near the waters where the namesake oysters live. Sumiko selects by ear the finest materials that, combined, deliver a performance that has enlightened generations of listeners. Each design is thoroughly tested until it is perfect. The production is then carried out by world-class master craftsmen with a shared eye for precision and quality.

Suitable for light to medium-weight tonearms. Upgradeable with an Amethyst stylus. Can be used with an RS78 stylus for playing shellac records.

Technical specifications:

Output voltage: 3mV

Amplifier connection/termination: Phono MM/47kΩ

Weight: 6.5g

Dynamic compliance, lateral: 13μm*

Stylus type: Elliptical (r/R 8 x 18μm) with nude

diamond

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
10 A. Meucci Street
36057 , Arcugnano VI
Italy
info@sonusfaber.com