Nd7 vs Exact 2
The Exact 2's output is 7.0 mV against the Nd7's 5.5 mV. Both share tracking force (1.8 g), cartridge type (MM), and stylus type (Fine_line).
Both turn up in the same documented systems.
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The Rega Nd7 is the flagship model in Rega's Nd series of moving magnet phono cartridges, developed over 10 years to deliver next-level performance from MM technology. It is the world's first MM cartridge to utilize an ultra-high powered Neodymium (Nd) N55 magnet, providing exceptional power and enabling a unique generator geometry with perfect symmetry for highly accurate channel balance. The Nd7 features miniaturized parallel coils wound in-house with 38-micron wire and only 1275 turns, resulting in low inductance, low impedance, and vastly improved high-frequency response. It has an optimized pole gap for superior linearity and low crosstalk, creating a far wider soundstage. The cartridge uses a fine line nude diamond profile stylus on an aluminum cantilever for exceptional tracking accuracy and detail extraction from the vinyl surface. Housed in a highly rigid, lightweight, zero-tolerance injection-molded glass-filled polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) body, it employs Rega's 3-point fixing system for easy installation. Each Nd7 is handmade by skilled Rega technicians in the UK, comes in 100% recyclable packaging, and carries a lifetime warranty against manufacturing defects. It is available factory-fitted on the Planar 6 and Planar 8 turntables at a discounted rate.
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 Exact 2's output is 7.0 mV against the Nd7's 5.5 mV. Both share tracking force (1.8 g), cartridge type (MM), and stylus type (Fine_line).
Both turn up in the same documented systems.
The ND9 matches the Nd7 on output (5.5 mV), tracking force (1.8 g), cartridge type (MM), and stylus type (Fine_line).
Both turn up in the same documented systems.
The VM760SLC's output is 4.0 mV against the Nd7's 5.5 mV, its tracking force 2.0 g against 1.8 g, and its stylus type Line_contact against Fine_line. Both share cartridge type (MM).
The 2M Bronze Verso's output is 5.0 mV against the Nd7's 5.5 mV and its tracking force 1.5 g against 1.8 g. Both share cartridge type (MM) and stylus type (Fine_line).
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