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v.1.7.3 updated 01/24/2026
Damn it, I tried, but mistakes happen. Check if you don't want to fall into a trap!
cartz@phonoculture.com
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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Sumiko Blackbird
- Class:
Audiophile
- Mounting
- standard 1/2"
- Weight & Dimensions (H×W×D)
- 9.6 g · 17.1 × 20.5 × 28.2 mm
- Output Voltage
- 2.5 mV
- Frequency Response
- 10–50 000 Hz
- Channel Separation
- 35 dB
- Channel Balance
- ≤ 0.5 dB
- Recommended Load
- > 100 Ω (can be used with MM phono stage due to high output)
- Tracking Force
- 1.8–2.2 g (nominal 2.0 g)
- Compliance Value
- 12 × 10⁻⁶ cm/dyne
- Cantilever
- long-grain boron
Additional Info
Non-replaceable stylus (integrated), retip only. High Output version (2.5mV). Open-body design with inertia block for resonance reduction. Hand-crafted in Yokohama, Japan. Early versions (2003-2004) came with elliptical stylus, later versions with nude line-contact. Internal impedance 135 Ω. Stereophile Class B rating (2004).
add 01/18/2026 · upd. 01/18/2026