Description

IKEDA Sound Labs new KAI Reference MC cartridge is the highlight of over four decades of experiences in cartridge design.

The KAI is designed to rank amongst the very best out there together with Lyra Atlas and Goldfinger Statement at the +USD10,000 price range. It represents Ikeda san's over 4 decades of experiences in cartridge design. The KAI represents his finest masterpiece ever made in his entire analog career.

The new KAI moving coil cartridge is the culmination of technology and craftsmanship to now represents his best efforts to date.

High quality materials and components include:

The special IKEDA Blue Alumite housing is crafted from solid Aluminum alloy with buff finishing.
The Top of the cartridge is made of Titanium
The Base of the cartridge to sustain the generator unit is made of Titanium
The Cantilever is made of Boron to ensure proper delivery of oscillation.
Highly efficient Permalloy core, low impedance coils, ideally shaped magnet yoke and the generator unit embedded a samarium-cobalt magnet are further highlights of the new IKEDA KAI MC cartridge design.

Output voltage

0.19mV

proper needle pressure

1.8 ~ 2.0g

impedance

2.5Ω (1kHz)

mass

11.5g