A near perfect Brinkmann EMT titanium phono cartridge that has one small flaw, it has no cantilever. This can be cured by EMT, Brinkmann or Soundsmith. Present retail price s 3,800.00 Euro or $4,400.00 Cartridge »EMT-ti« The cartridge is essentially an EMT, which then undergoes heavy modifications. The list of modifications includes a vdH stylus, an aluminum mount with a resonance optimized contact patch (made of several layers of copper, titanium, beryllium, other special materials) and lastly our special sound-optimized tiny screws.
The EMT-ti has been carefully optimized to sound its best with our tonearms and turntables, although you may of course use it with any combination of your choice. The EMT-ti will reproduce records with uncanny musicality and unheard-of great sound. Specifications Type Moving Coil
Weight 11 g
Stylus vdH, radius 4 µm
Compliance 15 µm/mN
Tracking force 1,8 - 2 g
Vertical tracking angle 23°
Output voltage 0,21 mV (velocity 1 cm/sec)
Output impedance 25 Ohm
Load (recommended) 600 Ohm
Body Mountingplate with M2.5 thread,
resonance filter made of aluminum,
copper, titanium and beryllium SOUNDSMITH: $150.00 minimum + shipping/insurance Aluminum Alloy Cantilever Nude Elliptical Diamond This is our most economical rebuilding service. We employ an assembly comprising a ultra-light weight "Nude Elliptical" diamond for low moving mass, and an aluminum alloy cantilever. This represents what WAS found in most high quality cartridges in the past, and surprisingly, is often better than what is currently supplied as "original equipment" with new cartridges often costing over $1000. We attribute this to the limited supply of high quality diamond/stylus assemblies, and the desire for cartridge manufacturers to achieve the best "profit margin" from sale of their cartridges, as a high quality diamond cantilever assembly can be the most expensive part of the complete cartridge ! Often, this rebuild will allow the use of lower tracking force than previously possible. $250.00 minimum + shipping/insurance Ruby Cantilever Nude Contact Line Diamond This quality level of rebuild will realize an upgrade for almost all cartridges and styli assemblies. With exacting care to angular positioning, we install a RUBY "Single Crystal" cantilever which holds a Nude "Contact Line" diamond, one of the most sophisticated stylus/cantilever assemblies ever made and often superior to those found in cartridges costing many thousands of dollars. This combination creates an ultra low mass system, capable of the finest reproduction from your cherished vinyl. The Contact Line Diamond has three times the contact area in the vertical direction of the groove wall compared to an elliptical shaped diamond. This lowers the "force per unit area" on both the diamond as well as the record groove, resulting in lower record and diamond wear. This upgrade can be done to almost any cartridge and stylus assembly. Once done, tracking force can usually be reduced to 1.3 - 1.7 grams.If you desire this "contact line diamond" level of rebuild, we will automatically proceed with the superior Ruby cantilever assembly unless we find a technical reason that the Ruby cantilever cannot be installed. If that is the case, we will install an aluminum alloy cantilever (as was likely originally installed in your cartridge) with the Nude Contact Line Diamond. $350.00 minimum + shipping/insurance Ruby Cantilever Optimized Contour Nude Contact Line Diamond For those who demand the best, this is our top-shelf capability for upgrading of almost any cartridge or styli assembly. We install a RUBY "Single Crystal" cantilever which holds a Nude "Optimized Contour" Contact Line Diamond. This diamond shape closely resembles the actual cutting stylus that is used to create the master record, resulting in a near perfect tracing of the record groove walls. The Contact Line Diamond has three times the contact area in the vertical direction of the groove wall, thus lowering the "force per unit area" on both the diamond as well as the record groove, resulting in lower record and diamond wear. This combination creates an ultra low mass system, capable of the finest reproduction from your cherished vinyl. This upgrade can be done to almost any cartridge and stylus assembly, and again, often allows reduction of tracking force. If you desire this "Optimized Contour" contact line diamond" level of rebuild, we will automatically proceed with the superior Ruby assembly unless we find a technical reason that the Ruby cantilever cannot be installed. If that is the case, we will install an aluminum alloy cantilever (as was likely originally installed in your cartridge) with the Optimized Contour Nude Contact Line Diamond.
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