Koetsu Blue Onyx Hand Made Moving Coil Cartridge

Koetsu, beyond doubt the most revered name in moving-coil cartridges, has always valued the innate characteristics of the materials used in the bodies and cantilevers of its designs. The designers realised that the materials can tune the sound of the cartridge with an ineffable quality that cannot simply be dialled in electronically.

Whether a type of wood or mineral or metal, every material used by Koetsu must go through the most rigorous testing procedures for purity and musical quality. The company’s legendary hand- wound coils and meticulously carved stone and wood bodies transcend the boundaries of art and science.

The latest to join the family is the Blue Lace, exhibiting blue, grey and white layers of fused quartz. Its beauty is unique due to the scarceness of blue stones in nature. But aside from its obvious aesthetic appeal, the Blue Lace batch was also specially selected because it is the hardest and most rigid among the onyx family, making it an exceptional cartridge housing thanks to its outstanding sonic qualities. Because of the limited supply of Blue Lace stock, they will only issue two Blue Laces a year.

Every music lover knows of the legendary sound of Koetsu cartridges from decades past. Those who have experienced Sugano’s Koetsus retain memories of a peerless musical experience. Few were privilege assuring a lon Now, in analog are again avail the Rosewoods, the Urushi, and the ultimate Koetsu, the Onyx Platinum. Sugano’s sons have revived his art and continue to create musical masterpieces. For every music lover, the journey to musical nirvana is incomplete without a Koetsu phono cartridge in your system.