Another unique cartridge is coming from the land of the rising sun. Hiroshi Meguro, who was closely connected with the development of TX – 1000 and Nakamichi Dragon CT is also responsible for the Topwing Blue dragon cartridge, that uses coreless, straight flux method.
I’ll write more about this interesting cartridge, that operates closer to MM with low output 0.2 mV, that is usually associated with MC cartridges.
Blue Dragon is designed, manufactured and assembled using Japan’s state-of-the-art technology.
Specifications
Power generation method: Coreless · Straight flux method
Needle tip: Line contact needle
Cantilever Material: Aluminum
Output voltage: 0.2 mV 5 cm / sec.
Internal impedance: 12.3 Ω / 1 kHz
VTF: 1.75 g to 2.00 g
Head shell made from super duralumin
Weight: 12.3 g
With attached shell weight: 30 g
Price:
Aproximately 7000 EUR in Europe
Needle change: 50,000 yen (excluding tax)