ROKSAN Shiraz

Please read carefully: For sale is a ROKSAN Shiraz MC Cartridge. It has been retipped/rebuilt by EMT Germany recently and not been played since. It is like new and still houses in a sealed EMT box. An excellent cartridge almost legendary like most EMT cartridges. the Shiraz uses an EMT Generator and hence the sound characteristic resembales a lot of Classic EMT cartridges. Excellent tracking, tremendous dynamics and very neutral sound with hardly any or no coloration whatsoever. The Shiraz has a stylus which is believed to be among the world's best diamond profile designs. The Swiss made Gyger II has a super fine line profile offering excellent tracking ability with stunning detail retrieval and low surface noise. With its weight and compliance it matches well with many modern light rigid tonearms such as SME IV/V, LINN EKOS SE, naim aro, rega and of course Roksans own Artemiz and Tabriz tonearms just to name a few. Your chance to obtain a like new Shiraz cartridge at less than 60% of its current MRSP. Specifications: Cartridge weight: 8.2 g Tracking force: 2.2g-2.5g (2.3 nominal) Load resistance: 100 Ohms Coil impedance: 24 Ohms Frequency response: Flat to 30kHz Cantilever : Aluminium Vertical tracking angle: 24 degrees Output level: 0.21 mV 1 cm / sec Stylus profile: Gyger II (super fineline) Cartridge fixing: 12.7 mm (1/2 " centres)