Dynavector – Karat 17DX MC Phono Cartridge

Resolution, Tonality, and Clarity: Dynavector Karat 17DX MC Phono Cartridge Features Solid Diamond Cantilever

A silky smooth and articulate cartridge with startling clarity, harsh-free highs, and engaging tonal accuracy, the Dynavector Karat 17DX MC phono cartridge touts a ruler-flat 20Hz-20kHz frequency response and surgical tracking ability. Karat 17DX also improves on its award-winning predecessors with a body machined from solid brass, samarium-cobalt magnets for ultra-low magnetic resistance, enhanced coil-winding techniques, and a  1.7mm-long diamond cantilever with Micro Ridge stylus.

Dynavector cartridges are known for their resolution and tonality, and the Karat 17DX is no exception. Unflappable on practically any type of music, it maintains its composure on even the most complex recordings. The secret is in the design: the Karat 17DX’s body damps resonance, the ultra-short cantilever reduces resonance, and the solid diamond cantilever accounts for smooth treble reproduction, with high frequencies devoid of sharpness or metallic ringing. Diamond’s tensile strength also means the cantilever can be made very short, lending immediacy to everything you hear.