EAT Jo No 8 MC Cartridge

The Jo N°8 high-end performance moving-coil cartridge is designed to extract more detail from the record groove than previously possible.

• Reference level sound with previously unrealised sonic imagery
• Moving Coil cartridge design
• Nude Shibata diamond stylus
• Superior boron cantilever
• 8N pure copper coil wire
• Special TPE suspension
• Stabilised cartridge body made of chesnut and aluminium

Founder and CEO Jozefina Lichtenegger stated, "Jo No.8 was born from the desire to surpass Jo No.5's success. There was a consensus among customers and distributors that the design merited more exclusive components, a more rigorous selection process, and ultimately, a superior, though more expensive, precision-crafted body. We were confident this formula would produce an exceptional transducer."

It is important to understand the term "transducer" in order to grasp the design's requirements. A cartridge, such as a turntable/cartridge, is an electromechanical transducer that converts mechanical movements into electrical signals, functioning in the opposite way to a loudspeaker. E.A.T. considers this conversion the most crucial aspect of an audio chain because distortions or non-linearities in the amplification are significantly less impactful than those from the speakers or cartridge.

For discerning listeners, investing more in a high-quality cartridge is justified. The benefits include minimizing distortion and achieving a perfectly flat frequency response, both of which are highly challenging and require meticulous attention to detail and the finest materials. However, that alone is not sufficient. The designer must also know how to harmonize various components—the stylus, cantilever, bearing, suspension, motor, and the body shell—to work in perfect unison.

To expand the already outstanding performance of the No.5, E.A.T. has incorporated a nude Shibata stylus on a boron cantilever, contained in a matte-finished wooden body made of solid chestnut for the No.8 cartridge. A perfect match for the new F-Note tonearm, the Jo N°8 moving-coil cartridge will extract more from the groove than previously imagined.

Specifications:

• Output Voltage (@ 1000Hz, 5cm/sec.)
  0.3 mV
• Channel Separation (@ 1000Hz)
  > 25 dB
• Channel Separation (@ 15000Hz)
  > 17 dB
• Frequency Response
  (20 - 30,000 Hz) -3dB dB
• Compliance, Dynamic, Lateral
  15 μm
• Stylus Type
  Nude Shibata
• Tracking Force Range
  2.0 - 2.5 g
• Recommended Tracking Force
  2.3 g
• Tracking Angle
  20 °
• Internal Impedance
  5 Ω
• Cantilever Material
  Boron
• Cartridge Body Material
  Chesnut
• Coil Wire Material
  Pure 8N Copper
• Recommended Load Impedance
  > 15 Ω
• Cartridge Weight
  12.5 g