Brinkmann EMT
The Brinkmann EMT phono cartridge is a delicate precision instrument.
The Brinkmann EMT Moving Coil Phono cartridge features very short signal
paths and is modified using special non-electrically conductive materials
with a solid titanium mounting platform and is a medium-weight, medium-compliance
cartridge, it was designed for use with high-quality tonearms.
The Brinkmann modifications are designed to control resonance and in
doing so, to increase clarity and extension beyond the original studio
EMT cartridge. The result is dynamic, lively, extremely detailed and
full-bodied music transducer perfectly matched to the Brinkmann 10.5
tonearm and the Balance, LaGrange and Oasis turntables.
Reviews
"The Brinkmann and Shiraz clearly have much in common. Properly
loaded into a first-rate phono stage, the EMT is dynamic, lively, extremely
detailed and full-bodied. It is not a warm and beautiful cartridge like
a Koetsu. Nor is it analytic and ruthlessly revealing. It makes music
in an absolutely convincing and tonally balanced way. Tonally and dynamically,
it is an even-handed performer top to bottom: No hype in the presentation
anywhere, a model of composure and self-confidence. Behind the SPU, the
EMT is my second favorite cartridge at this point, and one I much prefer
to almost all modern cartridges short of the Kondo Io ." -Jules
Coleman Six Moons Extract
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2005
- Weight:
appox. 11 grams
- Sensitivity:.21 mV (1cm / sec.)
- Frequency Response:
20 Hz to 30kHz
- Frequence Intermodulation: < 0.5%
- Vertical Tracking Angle:
23 Degrees
- Crosstalk: >25dB (1kHz)
- Compliance:
15 micro m/mN
- Stylus:
Diamond, VanDenHul Shape, tip: 4 micro M
- Tracking Force:
18-20 mN
- Recommended Load:
600 ohms
LYRA
Argo The Lyra Argo received third place in the category of
cartridges up to a £1000.
Hi Fi News said:
‘Last year's winner remains a favourite, an‘affordable'
Lyra with stunning weight and drive yet delicacy and finesse.' |
LYRA Helicon The
Lyra it is an extremely musical performer in the right setup: rich
and robust in the midrange without thickness; with extended bass
and treble; while at the same time having a very smooth and detailed
presentation. The best recordings sound LIVE. There is an immediacy,
a palpable presence with this cartridge, that snaps me to attention
and makes me catch my breath. |
SUMIKO
Blackbird "The Blackbird's strongest point were its
background quiet and power, extension, and focus of its bass.
It threw a big, wide-open soundstage, revealing plenty of low-level
detail, and brought forth a shimmering, well-balanced top end
with no hint of bright delicacy and palpability, will come only
with spending more money. "A strong Class B cartridge," said
MF, "a real sweetheart." (Vol.27 No.1) April 2005 Stereophile
Stereophile 2004 Analog Source Component Runner-Up
(reviewed by Michael Fremer, Vol.27 No.1, January 2004) |
Brinkmann EMT Properly
loaded into a first-rate phono stage, the EMT is dynamic, lively,
extremely detailed and full-bodied. It is not a warm and beautiful
cartridge like a Koetsu. Nor is it analytic and ruthlessly revealing.
It makes music in an absolutely convincing and tonally balanced
way. Tonally and dynamically, it is an even-handed performer top
to bottom: No hype in the presentation anywhere, a model of composure
and self-confidence. |
SUMIKO
BPS Evo III Hi-Fi Choice Best Buy
"This is probably one of the most enjoyable cartridges I've
tried below £300: pacey and dynamic, crisp and to the point,
able to pull musical life from the grooves in toe-tapping fashion.
It exudes a no-nonsense kind of sound, playing the notes and hitting
the rhythms without unnecessary dressing, soaring through tracks
with eager aplomb. From House of Love to Sibelius, it proved an engaging
performer. |
SUMIKO Celebration
Pearwood Michael Fremer had this to say about the
Celebration (Sterophile Feb 2001 Vol 24 No 2)
"The Celebration was a music-lover's cartridge - for those who
value harmonic richness over ultra-low-level detail, transparency,
and spatial resolution..."
"With its rich harmonic presentation its fine transient response,
its robust bass, and its bold imaging it should easily win over many
analog lovers.... " |
