Koetsu Urushi Wajima for Exceptional Sound Quality!
The Koetsu Urushi Wajima delivers a unique combination of clarity, dimensionality, speed, dynamics, and harmonic richness, resulting in a musical presentation that is emotionally engaging and lifelike. It excels at producing a three-dimensional soundstage with precise imaging, making instruments and vocals sound natural and "open up" beautifully, much like a great vintage wine.
The cartridge offers a sense of ease, refinement, and liquidity, with a tonal balance that brings music to life without artificiality or mechanical harshness.
Each Urushi Wajima is hand-built in Japan, featuring a rosewood body finished with traditional Japanese Urushi lacquer, making it as much a work of art as a piece of audio equipment.
The use of ultra-pure (6N) copper coils, samarium-cobalt magnets, and a boron cantilever ensures both technical excellence and long-term reliability.
Koetsu cartridges are legendary among audiophiles, with a reputation for musicality and craftsmanship that has endured for decades.
The Wajima is produced in limited quantities, offering exclusivity and pride of ownership for collectors and enthusiasts.
While setup requires care (preferably with a high-mass tonearm), once properly matched, the Urushi Wajima can reveal the full potential of a high-end analog system, rewarding the effort with outstanding performance
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Features: Koetsu Urushi Wajima MC Cartridge
Body Rosewood with Urushi lacquer
Coil Wiring Silver-plated 6N copper
Magnet Samarium-cobalt
Cantilever Boron
Output 0.4mV
Frequency Range 20Hz–100kHz
Weight 9g
Compliance 5 x 10⁻⁶ cm/dyne (100Hz)
Sound Signature Rich, liquid, dimensional, emotionally engaging
If you value exquisite craftsmanship, legendary musicality, and a truly immersive analog listening experience, the Koetsu Urushi Wajima is a compelling choice.
Urushi Wajima
The Japanese art of Urushi is a tradition dating back 10,000 years. This natural lacquer is sourced from the caustic sap of the indigenous Urushi trees. The Urushi is applied by the hands of select Japanese artisans. Once the lacquer cures it hardens around the natural rosewood body changing its resonant frequency.
All Koetsu Urushi models use silver cladded ultra-high purity copper coils. This process involves a silver sheath being slowly drawn over the copper.
Many say the Urushi body Koetsus offer an even more exciting sonic signature compared to the standard Rosewood models.
Recommended Tracking Force 1.8-2.0g
Recommended Load 75-500 ohms
The Koetsu Urushi Wajima delivers a unique combination of clarity, dimensionality, speed, dynamics, and harmonic richness, resulting in a musical presentation that is emotionally engaging and lifelike. It excels at producing a three-dimensional soundstage with precise imaging, making instruments and vocals sound natural and "open up" beautifully, much like a great vintage wine.
The cartridge offers a sense of ease, refinement, and liquidity, with a tonal balance that brings music to life without artificiality or mechanical harshness.
Each Urushi Wajima is hand-built in Japan, featuring a rosewood body finished with traditional Japanese Urushi lacquer, making it as much a work of art as a piece of audio equipment.
The use of ultra-pure (6N) copper coils, samarium-cobalt magnets, and a boron cantilever ensures both technical excellence and long-term reliability.
Koetsu cartridges are legendary among audiophiles, with a reputation for musicality and craftsmanship that has endured for decades.
The Wajima is produced in limited quantities, offering exclusivity and pride of ownership for collectors and enthusiasts.
While setup requires care (preferably with a high-mass tonearm), once properly matched, the Urushi Wajima can reveal the full potential of a high-end analog system, rewarding the effort with outstanding performance
.
Features: Koetsu Urushi Wajima MC Cartridge
Body Rosewood with Urushi lacquer
Coil Wiring Silver-plated 6N copper
Magnet Samarium-cobalt
Cantilever Boron
Output 0.4mV
Frequency Range 20Hz–100kHz
Weight 9g
Compliance 5 x 10⁻⁶ cm/dyne (100Hz)
Sound Signature Rich, liquid, dimensional, emotionally engaging
If you value exquisite craftsmanship, legendary musicality, and a truly immersive analog listening experience, the Koetsu Urushi Wajima is a compelling choice.
Urushi Wajima
The Japanese art of Urushi is a tradition dating back 10,000 years. This natural lacquer is sourced from the caustic sap of the indigenous Urushi trees. The Urushi is applied by the hands of select Japanese artisans. Once the lacquer cures it hardens around the natural rosewood body changing its resonant frequency.
All Koetsu Urushi models use silver cladded ultra-high purity copper coils. This process involves a silver sheath being slowly drawn over the copper.
Many say the Urushi body Koetsus offer an even more exciting sonic signature compared to the standard Rosewood models.
Recommended Tracking Force 1.8-2.0g
Recommended Load 75-500 ohms