Nagaoka MP-500H MM sound box + carriage
Nagaoka's flagship speaker model. Samarium Cobalt / Moving Permalloy structure.
The line contact grinding needle planted in the boron needle shaft, the glass fiber reinforced body, the metal mounting flange and the screw-fastened needle unit guarantee exceptional sturdiness of the structure and enable remarkably clean detail reproduction.
The Nagaoka MP-500 is the top choice when looking for the most natural reproduction from speakers with a higher output voltage!
The Nagaoka MP-500 is able to deliver the high frequencies with a realism not yet seen at this price point. Specifically with well recorded jazz music, drums, especially cymbals, hold their place in the sound stage perfectly. Vocals are brought through without a hint of pushiness, and bass tones are accurately portrayed. Without question, this cartridge is a solid performer in its price range.
Founded in 1940, Nagaoka, Japan, manufactures its sound boxes meticulously by itself from start to finish, also working as a subcontractor for many big brands. The company's job description includes fine machining of metals, magnetic materials, and gemstone materials.
The world-renowned Nagaoka sound boxes and Audio accessories represent the traditional high Japanese concept of quality.
Technical information:
- Needle shaft: Boron
- Needle grinding: Line Contact
- Output voltage: 3mV (5cm/sec)
- Channel balance: better than 1dB
- Frequency response: 20-28000Hz
- Channel separation: 27dB
- Mass: 8g
- Needle weight: 1.3-1.8g
- Load: 47k
- Dynamic elasticity: 8.5 x 10-6 cm/dyne
- Static elasticity: 22 x 10-6 cm/dyne
