Signature Gold vs Ultra Eminent EX
The Ultra Eminent EX's output is 0.3 mV against the Signature Gold's 0.5 mV and its tracking force 2.0 g against 2.1 g. Both share compliance (10 cu) and cartridge type (HOMC).
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The MY Sonic Lab Signature Gold is a Japanese-made low-impedance moving-coil phono cartridge designed by Yoshio Matsudaira. It uses MY Sonic Lab’s proprietary SH-μX magnetic core and a semi-line-contact stylus on a super-duralumin cantilever. The design delivers a 0.5 mV output from a 1.4-ohm internal impedance, with fewer coil windings intended to reduce signal loss and distortion while maintaining high efficiency. Recommended loading is 100–800 ohms, with approximately 400 ohms typically suggested; recommended tracking force is 1.9–2.2 grams. Its low-impedance architecture and precise stylus design are intended to provide accurate tracking, high resolution, and dynamic, spacious reproduction.
Phono cartridge specifications
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The closest alternatives on specs, description and the systems they turn up in, with the specs they share set side by side.
The Ultra Eminent EX's output is 0.3 mV against the Signature Gold's 0.5 mV and its tracking force 2.0 g against 2.1 g. Both share compliance (10 cu) and cartridge type (HOMC).
The Destiny's compliance is 9 cu against the Signature Gold's 10 cu, its output 0.2 mV against 0.5 mV, and its tracking force 2.5 g against 2.1 g. Both share cartridge type (HOMC).
The Umami Black's output is 0.3 mV against the Signature Gold's 0.5 mV and its tracking force 2.0 g against 2.1 g. Both share compliance (10 cu) and channel separation (30 dB).
The Opus-1's compliance is 8 cu against the Signature Gold's 10 cu. Both share output (0.5 mV), tracking force (2.1 g), and channel separation (30 dB).
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