Kiseki Purple Heart

Another classic reborn

The Purple Heart is one of our favourite cartridges of all time

Remember, we will part exchange any working MC cartridge against the purchase of a new Kiseki



Kiseki Purple Heart NS Specifications

Body: PurpleHeart Wood, 30 mm long

Cantilever: Solid Boron Rod: 0.3 mm diameter

Stylus: 0.12 x 0.12 Nude line-contact diamond, mirror polished

Stylus tip radius: 4 x 120 µm

Vertical Tracking Angle (VTA): 20 degrees

Coilbody: pure iron

Weight: 7 grams

Output voltage: 0.48mV at 5cm/s

Internal impedance: 42 ohms

Frequency response: 20 – 30,000Hz ± 1dB

Channel balance: 0.2dB

Channel Separation: 35dB at 1kHz

Tracking ability at 315Hz at a tracking force of 2.6 grams: 80 µm

Dynamic Compliance: 16 µm/mN

Recommended loading: 400 ohms

Recommend tracking force: 2.0 – 2.6 grams

Optimum tracking force: 2.46 grams

Recommended tone arm mass: Medium

Optimum working temperature: 20 °C

Break-in period: 50 – 100 hours