KISEKI BLUE NS

Pre owned. Supplied with original packaging.

The Kiseki Blue NS is valued for its sonic balance, combining warmth and naturalness with remarkable detail retrieval. It is an ideal cartridge for those seeking a rich and engaging analog listening experience.

It blends a rich, musical sound with high-level detail and dynamics, making it one of the top choices in the premium moving coil (MC) cartridge segment—a true analog work of art.

The body is crafted from anodized aluminum, finished in an elegant and durable blue coating. It offers excellent channel separation, a wide and well-defined soundstage, and clear distinction between instruments and vocals. Bass is deep, controlled, well-articulated, and never intrusive. Midrange is detailed and warm, ideal for vocals and acoustic instruments, ensuring a natural and harmonious reproduction. High frequencies are extended yet never harsh, delivering a detailed and refined listening experience.

The Kiseki Blue NS is compatible with a wide range of high-end turntables. However, as a low-output MC cartridge, it requires a suitable phono preamplifier.

Key features:

• Cartridge type: Moving Coil (MC)
• Stylus: Nude Line-Contact Diamond, mounted on a short aluminum cantilever for greater precision and tracking of the finest details
• Frequency response: 20 Hz – 25 kHz, for a balanced reproduction across the entire audio spectrum
• Output level: 0.44 mV, typical of low-output MC cartridges (requires an MC phono preamp or a step-up transformer)
• Internal impedance: 40 Ohms
• Recommended tracking force: 2.4 grams
• Weight: 8.2 grams

Technical specifications:

• Aluminum alloy body, length: 25 mm
• 0.28 mm diameter Boron cantilever
• Stylus: 0.12 x 0.12 mm nude line-contact diamond, mirror-polished
• Stylus tip radius: 5 x 120 μm
• VTA: 20 degrees
• Pure iron coil
• Weight: 10 g
• Output voltage: 0.44 mV at 5 cm/s
• Internal impedance: 40 Ohms
• Frequency response: 20 Hz – 25 kHz ± 1 dB
• Channel balance: 0.4 dB
• Channel separation: 35 dB @ 1 kHz
• Tracking ability at 315 Hz with 2.4 g tracking force: 80 μm
• Dynamic compliance: 16 μm/mN