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Damn it, I tried, but mistakes happen. Check if you don't want to fall into a trap!
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Damn it, I tried, but mistakes happen. Check if you don't want to fall into a trap!
cartz@phonoculture.com
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Miyajima Shilabe
The Miyajima Shilabe is a high-end MC cartridge with a non-replaceable Shibata stylus that can only be retipped when worn. It tracks at 2.5–3.0 g and delivers 0.23 mV of output, so it needs a dedicated MC phono input or a step-up transformer.
- Class:
High-End
- Weight & Dimensions (H×W×D)
- 9.7 g
- Output Voltage
- 0.23 mV
- Frequency Response
- 20–32 000 Hz
- Tracking Force
- 2.5–3.0 g
- Compliance Value
- about 8 × 10⁻⁶ cm/dyne (@ 10 Hz)
Additional Info
African Blackwood body. Internal impedance about 16 ohms. Tracking force range revised by the manufacturer in 2024.
add 09/20/2026 · upd. 09/20/2026