As a top-of-the-line Audio-Technica MC cartridge, the AT-ART20 transmits an astonishing amount of information with high resolution, while capturing musical expression. The sound field stage is realistic, regardless of music genre, fully delivering the expressiveness of a performer's voice and the instrument’s original dynamic qualities.
Exceptional Build
High-quality terminal pins with thick gold plating
The thickness of the gold-plated portion has been increased to approximately 30 times than that of conventional products to reduce contact resistance. Resonance suppression by combining various materials The cartridge construction consists of an aluminium base, titanium housing, and elastomer undercover. The unique combination of these materials minimises resonance.
Precision-machined titanium with polished finish
By utilising the advanced cutting and polishing technologies cultivated in the eyeglass industry of Sabae City, Fukui Prefecture, which has a history stretching back more than 100 years, Audio-Technica has realised an organic design with a beautifully curved surface that has never been seen in a cartridge before. The combination of this design and advanced cutting technology has also made it possible to reduce the thickness of the titanium, resulting in a significant weight reduction.
- Provides superlative analogue sound reproduction
- Reproduces sound with the full expressiveness of the original recording
- Newly designed magnetic circuit improves the cartridge’s efficiency
- Output voltage is improved by more than 15% without increasing the number of coil turns which can increase mass and impedance.
- High-quality terminal pins with thick gold plating are approximately 30 times than that of conventional products to reduce contact resistance
- Constructed of titanium, and aluminium with an elastomer undercover to reduce undesirable resonance
- Special line contact stylus and solid boron cantilever with a 0.28 mm diameter provide premium high-frequency response with minimal inner-groove distortion for consistent reproduction
- Utilizes the advanced cutting and polishing technologies cultivated in the eyeglass industry of Sabae City, Fukui Prefecture, with history stretching back more than 100 years
- Threaded cartridge mounting holes allow easy installation to a headshell or integrated tonearm
| Cartridge & Stylus |
| Frequency Response |
20 to 50,000 Hz |
| Channel Separation |
30 dB (1 kHz) |
| Vertical Tracking Angle |
20° |
| Vertical Tracking Force |
1.6 to 2.0 g (1.8 g standard) |
| Stylus Construction |
Nude |
| Recommended Load Impedance |
≥ 100 ohms (when head amplifier connected) |
| Coil Impedance |
12 ohms (1 kHz) |
| DC Resistance |
12 ohms |
| Coil Inductance |
25 μH (1 kHz) |
| Output Voltage |
0.55 mV (1 kHz, 5 cm/sec.) |
| Stylus Shape |
Special Line Contact |
| Cantilever |
0.28 mm (0.011”) diameter solid boron |
| Static Compliance |
23 × 10-6 cm/dyne |
| Dynamic Compliance |
13 × 10-6 cm/dyne (100 Hz) |
| Cartridge Weight |
9.0 g (0.32 oz) |
| Dimensions |
17.3 mm (0.68”)×16.8 mm (0.66”)×26.6 mm (1.05”) (H×W×D) |
| Accessories Included |
Non-magnetic screwdriver, Brush, Washer × 2, Cartridge installation screws (M2.6) (5.0 mm (0.20”) × 2 , 8.0 mm (0.31”) × 2, 10.0 mm (0.39”) × 2 , 12.0 mm (0.47”) × 2), Protector |
| Threaded Hole |
M2.6 × 2 |
| Stylus Curvature Radius |
1.5 × 0.28 mil |
| Type |
MC |
