Audio-Technica introduce the AT-ART20 Dual Moving Coil Stereo Cartridge
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27.06.2022

Audio-Technica introduce the AT-ART20 Dual Moving Coil Stereo Cartridge

Words by Mixdown Staff

The latest in their ART Series of high-end phono cartridges

Audio-Technica has had a long history in producing hi-fi cartridges and has introduced their latest in the ART Series of high-end phono cartridges, the AT-ART20.

What you need to know:

  • Audio-Technica has introduced their latest in the ART Series of high-end phono cartridges, the AT-ART20.
  • The AT-ART20 looks as sleek as it performs.
  • The AT-ART20 uses the advanced manufacturing and polishing techniques that have been developed in the eyeglass industry of Sabae City in Japan’s Fukui Prefecture. 

Read all the latest product news here.

The AT-ART20 uses Audio-Technica’s magnetic-core design aiming for the highest quality of musical realism, while looking as sleek as it performs.

It features dual moving coils aligned in an inverted “V” shape, which provides optimal channel separation for superior stereo imaging and wide dynamics. The front yoke of the magnetic circuit is 0.6 mm thicker than previous designs to improve magnetic flux density and increase the output efficiency by more than 15 per cent to 0.55 mV.

The cartridge employs a nude special line-contact stylus with a solid boron cantilever just 0.28 mm in diameter to extract a remarkable amount of information from the record groove. The boron cantilever is connected to the armature using a stepped-pipe construction, which provides increased rigidity and improved strength with decreased resonance for a purer audio signal with clearer, more detailed sound. 

The AT-ART20’s tip reinforcement plate is made of titanium, which reduces overall mass and improves the cartridge’s high-frequency performance, which extends to 50kHz.

The AT-ART20 uses the advanced manufacturing and polishing techniques that have been developed in the eyeglass industry of Sabae City in Japan’s Fukui Prefecture. 

The body is made of precision-machined titanium combined with an aluminium cartridge base and an elastomer under cover, a selection of materials that provides significant resonance reduction along with lower mass. The cartridge body has threaded mounting holes to facilitate installation.

“Our goal in creating the new AT-ART20 was to capture the full expressiveness of the original recording,” said Bob Peet, Audio-Technica Global Product Manager – Analog Products. 

“To that end, the AT-ART20 embodies technologies and know-how that are the result of our 60 years of experience in phono cartridge design and manufacturing.”

It will retail for $4,999 and is available now.

Head to Audio-Technica for more. For local enquiries on AT products, reach out to Technical Audio Group.