Koetsu Urushi Gold

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Brand: Koetsu

Koetsu Urushi Gold is a premium-grade cartridge designed and manufactured by Koetsu, a distinguished Japanese audio company known for its high-end phono cartridges. Koetsu Urushi Gold is the highest-end offering in the brand's lineup and features an advanced Japanese lacquer coating process known as urushi. The cartridge body is crafted from a solid piece of maple wood, a material commonly used in instrument making due to its high sonic quality. The cantilever is made of boron, a highly-rigid material, to ensure accuracy and tracking ability. The stylus is made of premium-grade sapphire crystal, renowned for its high level of detail and low-level micro-detail retrieval. The unique feature of the Koetsu Urushi Gold is the application of a traditional Japanese lacquer coating process called urushi. This involves imitating traditional Japanese paintings, which involves applying multiple layers of lacquer made from the sap of the urushi tree. This process is labor-intensive, takes several weeks, and enhances the resonance characteristics and low-level detail retrieval capabilities of the cartridge.Overall, Koetsu Urushi Gold offers exceptional sonic performance, delivering exceptional detail retrieval, tonality, and midrange resolution. It is a preferred choice for audiophiles and music enthusiasts seeking the highest level of audio quality attainable.