DV-10X5 MKII H/L Output Moving Coil Cartridge

Moving Coil cartridge with Aluminium Cantilever

First released in 1978 and recipient of the prestigious (at the time) Design and Engineering Award at the Chicago CES in both 1978 and 1981. The new Dynavector 10X5 MKII MC cartridge presents a new price/performance benchmark, along with several exclusive Dynavector technologies that include Magnetic Flux Damping, Softened Magnetism (Patent) and powerful neodymium magnets that provide the smooth treble response Dynavector are renowned for.

The Dynavector 10X5 MKII features an improved stylus assembly with the nude diamond “Shibata III” line contact stylus and improved hardened cantilever material. These improvements ensure secure tracking ability over even the most torturous of record grooves while achieving extended high frequency response and enhanced musical resolution. Mounting the cartridge to the tonearm is achieved by a rigid red aluminium head block that provides a stable platform for the cartridge along with easy and secure fixing to the tonearm.

This cartridge is avalable in High and Low output versions, to accomodate all types of phonographic systems. 

The High Output MC cartridge provides premium performance without requiring a step-up device or MC phono preamplifier. The legendary Dynavector coil winding technology using the finest of wire has enabled the Dynavector 10X5 MKII to minutely increase the coil windings and achieve a reduction in impedance to 150 ohms while retaining a healthy 2.8mV output.

The Low Output MC cartridge's magnetic flux damping and softened magnetism along with the powerful neodymium magnet gives the DV 10X5 MKII LOW a robust 0.5mV output. Less coils means lower output but more refinement in sound quality for those systems with a step-up device or MC phono preamplifier.

Specifications:
Type:  Low / High output moving coil cartridge with flux damper and softened magnetism
Output Voltage:  0.5mV (Low version), 2.8mV (High version) at 1KHz, 5cm/sec.
Channel Separation:  25 dB (at 1KHz)
Channel balance:  1.0 dB (at 1KHz)
Frequency response:  20 - 20,000Hz (± 2dB)
Compliance:  12 mm/N
Tracking force:  1.8 - 2.2 g
Impedance:  32 ohms (Low version), 150 ohms (High version)
Recommended load impedance > 100 ohms (Low version), > 1000 ohms (High version)
Cantilever: 6mm length hardened aluminium pipe
Stylus tip:  Nude Diamond "Shibata III" Line Contact
Weight 7.5 g