Jico Seto-Hori Remodel MC cartridge 2.0mV output
JICO SETO-HORI REMODEL MC CARTRIDGE 2.0MV OUTPUT
- High-Output Moving Coil (HOMC) cartrdige
Jico's ingenuity and artistry are showcased in the Seto-Hori Remodel - from the marvelous wooden case to the cartridge and its dramatic headshell. All are fused and make the statement that Jico and Seto-Hori are truly extraordinary in their artistry and execution. Pictures state what musical delight awaits. The Seto-Hori is beautiful externally, internally, and musically.
We can personally attest that the Seto-Hori is the best High Output MC (HOMC) cartridge that we have had the pleasure of testing. It is quite probably the best HOMC cartridge in the world! Quite possibly a contender fot the best MC cartridge in our estimation. A professional reviewer with access to numerous MC cartridges would have to evaluate the Seto-Hori to ascertain its stature within the firmament of world-class MC cartridges.
Caveat: The cartridge is pre-installed in a standard half-inch mount type headshell. The total weight is approximately 27.62g. It is imperative that you check the capacity of your tonearm and audio system to accommodate the Seto-Hori before making a purchase. With this caveat, the supplied specifications and very high cost of product manufacture, we cannot accept system incompatibility as a reason for return.
SETO-HORI REMODEL HIGH-OUTPUT MC CARTRIDGE SPECIFICATIONS
- Impedance: 130Ω / 1kHz
- Output voltage: 2.0mV / 1kHz
- Output balance: <1.5dB / 1kHz
- Channel separation: 25dB / 1kHz
- Stylus pressure: 2 ± 0.2 g
- Frequency characteristics: 15-32,000Hz
- Load resistance: 47KΩ
- DC resistance: 130Ω
- Cantilever: Boron
- Stylus tip: Microridge
- Static compliance: 18 × 10-6cm / dyne
- Dynamic compliance: 10 × 10-6cm / dyne
- Right angle tracking angle: 26 °
- Tracking ability: 70μm / 2gr
- Mass: Approximately 27.5g
- Cartridge housing: Ceramic (Seto)
- Head shell: Completely machined aluminum + copper alloy
- Lead wire: 29 mm long
+ 102SSC 0.28mm × 3
– LCOFC 0.18mm x 8
- Total weight (cartridge + headshell)= ~27.62g
SETO-HORI REMODEL: Project Proponents
- JICO Chairman : Kazushi Nakagawa
- JICO President : Yukihiro Nakagawa
- Product Production : Toshi Nakama (TNRD)
Cartridge
- Pottery body : Kenichi Yoshihashi (M.M.Yoshihashi)
- Sintering : Hisako Ito (Kaneko Kohyo Pottery Manufacturing Co.,Ltd.)
- MC Engine Director : Kazunori Maeda (JICO Vice President)
- Stylus Assembly : Takao Oku (JICO Manager)
Headshell
- 3D Design : T. Tanigawa (TNRD)
- 5-Axis Control Machining : Isamu Sugita (Kanto Seimitu Co.,Ltd)
- Machining Programing : Kohei Kato (Kanto Seimitu Co.,Ltd)
- Lead Wire SETO-HORI Custom : Y. Koike (Koike Analog Factory)
- Product Assembly : Takao Oku (JICO Manager)
- Wood Case Design : Kazuhiro. Nishimura (Heso Labo)
Lead Wire
The lead wire of the cartridge is made by Koike Analog Factory.
The positive side of the 29mm lead wire is Oyaide 102SSC 0.28mm 3-pair set. The negative side is a Hitachi OFC 0.18mm 8-pair set.
These provide full support for high-resolution sound.
*Note: The cartridge is pre-installed in a standard half-inch mount type headshell. The total weight is approximately 27.62g. It is the buyer's responsibility to check the capacity of the tonearm and their audio system to accommodate the Seto-Hori before making a purchase.