Audio MusiKraft Nitro 2 moving coil phono cartridge motor (installation non-included)

A little background.

The DL-103R is an updated version of the classic DL-103. It provides improved sound by using 6N copper coils wound with precision to the cantilever shaft. Audio lovers will delight with detail that is brought out by this outstanding phono cartridge.

The Nitro 2 is our upgraded motor version derived from the DL-103R.

Why the name Nitro? Well for starters it’s related to the improved motors. Secondly, we wanted to add some “Oomph” to better describe what we were seeking and what we were hearing. These are a few resulting key attributes that best reflect the series name: lively, spontaneous, impactful, realistic, tone right, vibrant, musical, and dare we say, downright impressive.

Since the beginning in 2017 we have demonstrated through many excellent reviews that our First Series design is very unique and figures among the best ranking. Always striving to go further, today with the Nitro Series we are offering what we believe is the best of the best at very competitive pricing.

The new Nitro series is up to now our most advanced cartridge motors.

Beyond the stylus and the cantilever quality, the magnetic field is one of the fundamental properties of the physical cartridge environment. While searching for improvement, our experience shows that upgrading to exotic cantilevers and diamonds does not necessarily emerge to winning results; we were losing some of the cartridge’s intrinsic virtues to faithfully reproduce musicality. We further shifted our research to investigate the magnetic field which we believe is overlooked. To attain the best sound, our improved motors use an amalgam magnet core composition, and we precisely control how the array interacts within the generator’s critical gap. Most of our studies are based on rigorous trial and error through A/B listening tests.

Specifications:

Generating system: Moving coil (MC)
Coil material: 6N pure copper
Magnetism: amalgam magnet core composition

Diamond:

Stylus shape: conical
Tracking tip size: 0.2mm square
Cantilever: double structure light alloys

Measurements:

Playback frequency response: 20-45,000 Hz
Channel separation (1 kHz): > 25 dB
Channel sensitivity difference (1 kHz): < 1 dB
Output voltage (1 kHz, 50mm/sec. horizontal direction): 0.30 mV
Stylus pressure (Vertical Tracking Force): 2.5 ±0.3 g
Compliance (on 100 Hz record): 5 x 10-3 m/N
Electrical impedance (1 kHz): 14Ω ± 20 %
Recommended load resistance: 100Ω min. (40Ω when using a transformer)

General:

Mass: 7.30 g (nude, w/o shell)

Includes: Soft brush

Downloads: DL-103R Operating instructions

Warranty: The Audio MusiKraft Nitro 2 phono cartridge motors are covered by us for a period one (1) year against manufacturer defect, starting from the date of purchase. In any case, the cart is further modified or altered, the warranty is void. Refer to Terms & Conditions