Origin Live Aladdin moving iron cartridge
"there’s only one downside to this cartridge; the upgrade path gets very steep from here. You aren’t going to be satisfied with a good £600 moving coil after the Aladdin. In fact, I suspect there’s only going to be a handful of cartridges that improve on the Aladdin in every way, and most of them are moving iron designs. Don’t be surprised that if you like the Aladdin and want something better, you might be looking at spending many thousands" Hi Fi + Magazine - Full Review
"...the cartridge will partner will with bright systems and, at the price, it does represent great value for money and is certainly worth auditioning." Hi-Fi Choice full review
A simply stunning cartridge, providing extraordinary quality sound for your vinyl system. The Aladdin is a derivative of the Soundsmith Carmen model, but employs a sophisticated energy management system found in much higher cost Soundsmith cartridges.
The Aladdin moving iron cartridge is a derivative of the Soundsmith Carmen model, but employs a sophisticated energy management system found in much higher cost Soundsmith cartridges. This energy system allows spurious vibrations (created in all cartridges) to travel from the generator through the body of the cartridge and into the tone arm, taking full advantage of the tonearm's critical funciton of damping to function at its best.
"How does the Carmen perform? In a word, magnificently."
"The most musical, clean, focused and fast sounding cartridge I've ever used!"
"...nothing but thorough musical pleasure and frequent amazement." George Graves, The Audiophile Voice
SPECIFICATIONS
Stylus: Nude Eliptical, 0.120 mm sq
Cantilever: Aluminium Alloy
Tracking Force recommeneded: 1.4 grams
Effective Tip Mass: 0.35mg
Compliance: 22um/mN
Frequency Response: 20 - 20,000 Hz plus or minus 2.5dB
Channel Separation at 1000 Hz greater than 26dB, 50 - 15,000 Hz greater than 20dB
Channel Difference: Less than 1.6dB
Output Voltage: 2.12mV
Cartridge Weight: 10.27 Grams
Load Resistance: 47K
Height; 17.5mm