Description
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.
