4D Ultimate X/HSB2 vs Premium 4D SB2
The Premium 4D SB2's tracking force is 2.2 g against the 4D Ultimate X/HSB2's 2.0 g and its cartridge type LOMC against MM. Both share output (0.2 mV) and stylus type (Microridge).
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The ZYX Ultimate 4D X/HSB2 is a high-output moving-coil phono cartridge featuring ZYX’s REAL STEREO generator system, designed to generate both channels within the same optimized magnetic field. The X version uses 6N crystal-copper coil wire, while the HSB2 configuration has a high-output specification and a Pure Silver Base 2 body. It is cryogenically treated and uses a Micro-Ridge stylus mounted on a boron cantilever for detailed, extended-bandwidth 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 Premium 4D SB2's tracking force is 2.2 g against the 4D Ultimate X/HSB2's 2.0 g and its cartridge type LOMC against MM. Both share output (0.2 mV) and stylus type (Microridge).
The Ultimate Exceed OMEGA's cartridge type is MC against the 4D Ultimate X/HSB2's MM. Both share output (0.2 mV), tracking force (2.0 g), and stylus type (Microridge).
Both turn up in the same documented systems.
The CAR-40's output is 0.3 mV against the 4D Ultimate X/HSB2's 0.2 mV and its cartridge type MC against MM. Both share tracking force (2.0 g) and stylus type (Microridge).
The Celebration 40's output is 0.5 mV against the 4D Ultimate X/HSB2's 0.2 mV. Both share tracking force (2.0 g), cartridge type (MM), and stylus type (Microridge).
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