Myrtle Heart vs Lyra SKALA
The SKALA's output is 0.5 mV against the Myrtle Heart's 0.3 mV, its compliance 12 cu against 15 cu, and its tracking force 1.7 g against 2.0 g. Both share stylus type (Line_contact).
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Myrtle Heart
Cardas AudioAnalogCartridgesDiscontinued
Estimated price (community-sourced)
$1,170
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About the Myrtle Heart
The Cardas Myrtle Heart is a low-output moving-coil phono cartridge with a machined, vented Myrtlewood body. It uses a 0.28 mm solid-boron cantilever, a mirror-polished nude line-contact diamond stylus, and a square ruby jewel plate generator wound with copper wire. Key specifications include 0.3 mV output at 3.54 cm/s, 45-ohm internal impedance, 10 Hz–50 kHz frequency response (±1 dB), channel separation greater than 35 dB at 1 kHz, 15 µm/mN dynamic compliance, and recommended loading of 500–47,000 ohms. Cardas recommends a medium- to high-mass tonearm and a tracking force of approximately 2 grams.
Specifications
Cartridge
Phono cartridge specifications
- Cartridge Type
- MM
- Output Voltage
- 0.3 mV
- Tracking Force
- 2.0 g
- Stylus Type
- line_contact
- Compliance
- 15 cu
- Channel Separation
- 35 dB
- Impedance
- 45Ω
Physical Dimensions
Size, weight, and appearance
- Weight
- 0.0091 kg (0 lbs)
- Available Colors
- Myrtlewood
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