The masterpiece of Robert Gudmandsen, the brilliant and visionary engineer at Ortofon whose contributions were instrumental in the fine-tuning of the original SPU, the SPU Meister Silver was introduced to the market in 1996 as a result of a major technological improvement: the success of Ortofon in their quest for the purest silver wire ever produced for the moving coil winding process. Created to improve on this revolutionary first design, the SPU Meister Silver GM mkII is an exquisite moving-coil pick-up capsule within the SPU concept that incorporates high-purity silver (6N) conductors to give the final sound a more open and genuinely high-end presentation.
Also, the mass of the stylus has been reduced by more than 50%, resulting in improved groove tracking ability and superior reproduction of dynamic contrasts. Also the signal generation system has been revised to produce a slightly higher output voltage to ensure compatibility with a wider range of active preamplifiers and step-up transformers. With the SPU Meister Silver GM mkII, the discerning music lover enters the pinnacle of the SPU universe with an exceptional calling card.
Features:
- Reference Moving Coil (MC) capsule.
- Fully integrated in its dedicated cartridge carrier.
- Moving coils with high purity silver windings (6N).
- Output voltage of 0.3 mV at 1 kHz and 5 cm/s.
- Frequency response: 20 - 25,000 Hz (-3 dB cut-off points).
- Recommended Load Impedance: MC / >10 Ohm.
- Tracking Ability: 70 um (at 315 Hz).
- Dynamic Compliance: 8 um/mN.
- Recommended Support Force: 4 grams.
- For moderate and high mass readout arms with SME connection.
- Weight: 30 g.
