Cardas Audio Limited

The myrtle heart, with its copper wound, square ruby jewel plate, is a highly evolved cartridge that is extremely tough and reliable, as well as being one of the most musically pleasing of all cartridges. Its vented myrtlewood body is a unique vibration damper for resonance control. the latest cardas cartridges are the myrtle heart and the myrtle silver heart. They are highly evolved cartridges built on a unique benz chassis. A well seasoned myrtle heart cartridge performs well at a high input impedance of 47 k, if the system is quiet. A lower impedance of 500-1. 5 k works if the system tends to hum or the cartridge is not broken-in. The myrtle heart has a standard output of 0. 3 mv, which is within the capability of most modern high quality pre-amps. the character of the cardas myrtle heart is lasting musicality. It is well engineered, strong and majestic. It brings the lasting luxury of detailed, life like music. myrtle heart specifications: body: machined vented myrtlewood cantilever: solid boron rod, 0. 28 mm diameter stylus: nude line-contact diamond, mirror polished stylus tip radius: 5 x 120 m vertical tracking angle: 20-22 degrees coil: square ruby jewel plate, copper wire weight: 9. 1 grams output voltage: 0. 3 mv 3. 54 cm/s internal impedance: 45 ohms frequency response: 10-50,000 hz 1 db channel balance: better than 0. 5 db channel separation: better than 35 db 1 khz tracking ability 315 hz with a tracking force of 2 grams: >80 m dynamic compliance: 15 m/mn recommended loading: 500-47,000 ohms optimum tracking force: 1. 8-2. 0 grams recommended tone arm mass: medium to high recommended break-in period: 40 hours warranty: 2 years specifications subject to change without notice. the cardas myrtle heart body is made from america's most beautiful hardwood, the legendary myrtle tree. Rarest of all woods, this symmetrical, broadleaf, evergreen myrtle grows only in southwestern oregon