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NAGAOKA factoryNAGAOKA factory

Handmade Vinyl record needles produced in Japan

NAGAOKA record needles are manufactured in Higashine City, Yamagata Prefecture, in the Tohoku region of Japan.

NAGAOKAs technical strength "MP" series record cartridgeNAGAOKAs technical strength "MP" series record cartridge

NAGAOKAs technical strength "MP" series record cartridge

Appearance and dimensional drawing

MP seriesMP series
MP100 MP110 150MP150 150MP200 MP300 MP500
NAGAOKA MP-100 MP(MM) Cartridge NAGAOKA MP-110 MP(MM) Cartridge NAGAOKA MP-150 MP(MM) Cartridge NAGAOKA MP-200 MP(MM) Cartridge NAGAOKA MP-300 MP(MM) Cartridge NAGAOKA MP-500 MP(MM) Cartridge
Channel balance 5mV (5cm / SEC) 5mV (5cm / SEC) 4.5mV (5cm / SEC) 4mV (5cm / SEC) 3mV (5cm / SEC) 3mV (5cm / SEC)
Frequency response 20 to 20,000Hz 20 to 20,000Hz 20 to 20,000Hz 20 to 23,000Hz 20 to 25,000Hz 20 to 25,000Hz
Channel separation 22dB (1KHz) 23dB (1KHz) 24dB (1KHz) 25dB (1KHz) 25dB (1KHz) 27dB (1KHz)
Channel balance 2.0 dB or less 1.5dB or less 1.5dB or less 1.5 dB or less 1.0 dB or less 1.0 dB or less
Load resistance 47K Ω 47K Ω 47K Ω 47K Ω 47K Ω 47K Ω
Cantilever aluminium alloy aluminium alloy Hardened tapered aluminum alloy Boron Boron Boron
Stylus tip 0.6mil cone / joint diamond 0.4 x 0.7mil elliptical, bonded diamond 0.4 × 0.7mil Ellipse / Diamond 0.4 × 0.7mil Ellipse / Diamond 0.4 × 0.7mil Ellipse / Diamond Line contact diamond
Stylus pressure 1.8 to 2.3g 1.5 to 2.0g 1.5 to 2.0g 1.5 to 2.0g 1.3 to 1.8g 1.3 to 1.8g
Cartridge weight 6.5g 6.5g 6.5g 6.5g 7.8g 7.8g