Shelter 201 Moving Magnet Cartridge
The Shelter 201 Cartridge is a moving magnet model that offers excellent value. Its weight and output are compatible with a variety of tone arms and tables. This cartridge avoids any "peak" issues that are common in other MM cartridges, providing a smooth and strong performance. Experience affordable excellence with the Japanese-made Shelter 201 Moving-Magnet Cartridge, featuring an elliptical stylus for robust midrange and balanced sound.
Matched to suit a wide selection of tonearms and turntables, the Shelter 201 moving-magnet cartridge delivers affordable, enaging, and consistent high-end performance. Playing with a robust midrange, even balance, and pleasing smoothness, 201 cartridges does not have the "peak" common to many MM models, which adds to its benefits. Built in Japan and designed by Osawa-san, 201 features an elliptical bonded stylus and 4mV output.
At its price level, 201 leaps to the top of the class when it comes to tracking, naturalism, and its capability with all types of music. Whether your tastes lean towards classical, rock, jazz, or electronic, this is a cartridge that will faithfully serve you and your record collection for years to come...and leave you money in your pocket to buy more LPs.
Features
- Matched for a wide selection of tone arms and tables
- Made in Japan
Specifications
- Output voltage: 4mV
- Stylus tip: 0.3 x 0.7mil elliptical bonded diamond
- Load impedance: less than 50K ohm
- Weight: 6.2 gram
- Tracking force: 1.5 to 2.0 gram
About
Shelter has been manufacturing high-end phono cartridges as a specialized analog audio manufacture by traditional manufacturing technique since the company was established in 1986. All Shelter MC phono cartridges are hand-made at a workshop in Japan by adept craftsmanship, then they are all inspected and quality assured by Yasuo Ozawa himself, the designer and founder of Shelter. The brand name of Shelter is designated with hoping that the world analog record lover who aims the summit of music playback can trust the brand and becomes a dependent on a place (shelter) of analog audio occasionally.