Etsuro Urushi Gold Cartridge
The Etsuro Gold sits at the top of the Etsuro moving coil range, combining advanced materials with traditional Japanese craftsmanship. Designed to maximise signal transmission and minimise resonance, it delivers a highly refined and transparent analogue performance.
Key features:
• moving coil cartridge
• microline diamond stylus (80μm contact surface)
• diamond cantilever
• 2.5mm pure sapphire base
• samarium cobalt magnetic circuit
• specially treated pure copper coil (in-house wound)
• extra-super duralumin (A7075) body
• 24K gold leaf (Hon Kinpaku) finish
Design and performance:
The diamond cantilever is a defining feature, offering exceptional rigidity and extremely fast vibration transmission. This improves detail retrieval while reducing unwanted resonance, resulting in a cleaner, more transparent sound.
The microline stylus closely matches the original cutting head profile, allowing precise groove tracking and improved reproduction accuracy across the frequency range.
A 2.5mm pure sapphire base forms a stable foundation, helping maintain a consistent vibration path from stylus to body and reducing signal loss.
Materials and construction:
• diamond cantilever for maximum speed and low distortion
• sapphire base plate for structural stability and energy transfer
• A7075 duralumin chassis for rigidity
• 24K gold leaf finish applied using traditional Japanese techniques
• in-house wound copper coils for consistency and performance
The gold leaf finish is applied by Hakuichi using traditional methods, adding both structural damping and a distinctive aesthetic.
Sound characteristics:
• highly transparent and detailed
• fast, precise transient response
• strong sense of balance and tonal weight
• low resonance with excellent clarity
Versions available:
• standard version – 0.25mV output
• special edition – 0.4mV output (enhanced dynamics and output level)
Build and craftsmanship:
Each cartridge is hand-assembled by Excel Sound Corporation, drawing on over 40 years of cartridge manufacturing experience. The combination of precision engineering and traditional finishing techniques results in a product that is both technically advanced and visually distinctive.
Note:
The Etsuro Gold is a low-output moving coil cartridge and requires a suitable high-quality phono stage or step-up transformer for optimal performance.
