Fidelity Research MC44 Moving Coil Phono Cartridge; Vintage Supex Headshell

Product: Fidelity Research MC44 Moving Coil Phono Cartridge; Vintage Supex Headshell

Product SKU: 16036

Serial Number: 130469

Cosmetic Description: 9/10 Excellent condition with no notable blemishes. 

What is Included: Cartridge, Manual, Headshell weight, Headshell, Original cartridge box

Functional Notes: Operational condition of this item is excellent, fully tested and no issues found.

Age: Circa 1985

# of Owners: 1

Tobacco Exposure: No

Service History: None

MSRP: $300

Other Notes: At the time of this listing there is a beautiful Fidelity Research K-3 Vintage Phono Cartridge Holder case which holds 4 cartridges available separately.

"Fidelity Research's MC44 cartridge is an advanced moving-coil cartridge incorporating a smaller version of the cross armature used in other cartridges in the Fidelity Research lineup. Moving-coil cartridges are traditionally designed with heavy, square armatures. FR's advanced design gives the armature of the MC44 a mass 40% less than that of conventional armatures. Normally, this mass saving would be utilised by giving the coils more turns and thereby increasing the output of the cartridge; but other features of the MC44's design have made this unnecessary. In fact, we have been able to reduce the number of turns of the coils by 10%, achieving a further mass reduction, while maintaining the high output of the cartridge. The low mass of the MC44 gives it the advantage of extremely low impedance - a value of 2.7 ohms, considerably less than the 3 ohms of usual low-impedance cartridges."

Reviews:  be.audiophil

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