The MP 500 is the flagship model in the MP series featuring the pinnacle of technological improvement. Experience the highest level of musical expression and dimensional clarity. An unbeaten depth of sound stage and natural fidelity across the dynamic and frequency spectrum takes this cartridge right up to the top.
| Type: Moving magnet (Permalloy) |
| Cantilever: High-strength boron |
| Stylus type: Superfine line contact diamond |
| Output voltage @ 1kHz,5cm/sec: 3mV |
| Frequency response: 20Hz-25kHz |
| Channel balance @ 1kHz: > 1dB |
| Channel separation @ 1kHz: > 27dB |
| Recommended loading: 47k ohms |
| Dynamic compliance: 8.5 x 10-6 cm/dyne |
| Tracking force range: 1.3 - 1.8 g |
| Weight: 8 g |
| Break-in period: 30 hours |
| Stylus replacement: Nagaoka JN-P500 |
