Acoustical Systems Archon Phono Cartridge

€3,990.00

The archon© time-aligned moving coil phono cartridge is a new design. 

Featuring an unique designed uni-body made from a solid block of Timet 1100 - an ultra-strength Titan-alloy. Internal liquid dampening at certain areas provides an unique energy transfer ability to conserve and bring to your ears even the finest and smallest details in sound. Thus enriching the sonic picture with rarely heard inner harmonics and ambiance nuances.

The archon© time-aligned moving coil phono cartridge is a new design. 

Featuring an unique designed uni-body made from a solid block of Timet 1100 - an ultra-strength Titan-alloy. Internal liquid dampening at certain areas provides an unique energy transfer ability to conserve and bring to your ears even the finest and smallest details in sound. Thus enriching the sonic picture with rarely heard inner harmonics and ambiance nuances.

The archon© provides a sonic picture which is live-like and tantalizing in its openness, vital detailed and rich in its harmonic structure. A very natural, colorful sound - with an outstanding reproduction of human voices and the most realistic timbre. Opening a soundstage which is wide and recreating excellent the recording venue - with organic placement and wide inner dynamics.

the archon© is a very-easy-to-mate-with partner for all modern tonearms and an easy match for phono stages. The archon© is an individual numbered limited edition low-output moving coil cartridge assembled and fine-tuned by hand and designed in Bavaria / Germany.

Walden High-End Audio Acoustical Systems Archon Phono Cartridge

The archon©  in its walnut / leather dedicated presentation box.

    • 0,5 mV Output

    • Silver coils

    • Ultra-rigid special dampened titanium

    • “Timet 1100” corpus

    • Static compliance: 17-19 mm/N (18C to 30C)

    • 16 to 20 mN tracking force range

    • 18 mN recommended tracking force

    • Channel balance better o.5 dB / at 1 kHz

    • Channel separation: 28 dB

    • Frequency response: 15 Hz to 32 kHz + /- 2dB

    • Shibata EVO stylus

    • Internal resistance 8 Ohms

    • Load resistance 40 - 1000 Ohms

    • Cantilever C37-coated tempered alumium

    • Cartridge weight only 11.5 grams