Up for sale is a mint condition Scheu SL MC cartridge. Scheu is a great german turntable company that has brought back a true classic! Perfect condition, sounds great and has between 15-20 hours on it.
The only reason I am selling is because my current phono stage does not have a suitable moving coil section.
Normally sells for $1,499 from Rutherford audio (
http://www.rutherfordaudio.com/tonearms-and-cartridges/)
$800 OBO
Info from the manufacturer:
The new MC Scheu SL cartridge is a fine supplement to our family of stylus pick-ups. It is based on the well known Benz Micro ACE S. Each pick-up is hand-made, individually measured out and audio tested.
The low-output pick-up MC Scheu SL is equipped with a Namiki micro-ridge diamond stylus tip. We are convinced of the advantages of supplying only low-output variants. The MC Scheu SL has an output of about 0.4 mV running at a speed of 3.54 cm/s.
Physical
System type:
Moving Coil
Cantilever:
Solid boron rod, 0.28 mm diameter
Stylus:
Nude line-contact diamond, mirror polished
Stylus tip radius:
3 x 60 μm
Vertical tracking angle (VTA):
20 degrees
Coil:
Pure iron cross
Weight:
8,8 gr
Electrical
Output voltage:
ca. 0.4 mV @ 3.54 cm/s
Internal impedance:
ca. 12 ohms
Frequency response:
20Hz – 20kHz +/- 1 dB
Channel balance:
< 0.5dB Channel separation:
> 35 dB @ 1 kHz
Dynamic
Tracking ability:
at 315 Hz at a tracking force of 2 grams: 80 µm
Dynamic compliance:
15 µm/mN
Setup Instructions
Recommended loading:
100 – 47.000 Ohm
Recommended tracking force:
1.7 – 2.0 gr
Optimum tracking force:
1.7 – 1.8 gr
Recommended tonearm mass:
Medium to high
Optimum working temperature:
23° C
Break-in period:
40 hours
