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Sumiko Celebration II

For over five years SUMIKO has provided the Celebration Pearwood Signature to music lovers seeking the musical experience of the finest and most expensive phono pickups at a more reasonable cost. New advances in material technology and construction techniques have allowed for a significant improvement in sound quality and have resulted in the creation of this new Mark II version.

Improvements to the original Pearwood Celebration include a brand new handcrafted Pearwood cartridge body, refined long-grain boron cantilever, and most notably a new ultra low-mass Ogura Jewel Co. P9 Stylus (Vital Design). In addition, a new, machined billet Teflon back plate features custom hollow and tapered brass mounting pins for ease of installation. These refinements result in a cartridge that offers more extended high frequencies along with bass extension and an extremely articulate mid-band range. . The Pearwood Celebration II embodies all the virtues that over 25 years of experience in designing and distributing the finest in analog products.

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.... "

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Specifications

Cartridge Type	MC
Suspension	Synthetic Rubber
Frequency Response	10Hz-40Khz +/- 1.5dB
Output Voltage/Channel	0.5mV (3.54 cm/sec., 1kHz)
Channel Separation	30dB @ 1kHz
Channel Balance	0.5dB @ 1kHz
Optimum Tracking Force	2.0 grams
Tracking Force Range	1.9 2.2 grams
Dynamic Compliance	(x10-6 cm/dyne)12
Internal Impedance	30 Ohms
Capacitance Range	100 300 pf
Cantilever	Long grain Boron
Stylus Size/Shape	PH, ultra-low mass elliptical.3x.7, solid diamond
Output Terminals	1.2 mm gold plated
Load Impedance	47k Ohms
Cartridge Weight	7.0 grams
Mounting System	Standard 0.5” hole spacing, threaded M2.5

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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.... "

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