Benz Micro
Glider S Moving Coil Cartridge
Also available as a high output version 2.6mV
The Glider makes beautiful music! Open, rich and lively in a way that many cartridges wish they were, the Glider delivers a sumptuously musical experience.
The S Class models of the Glider now incorporate the Benz Dynascan with Gyger S stylus coupled to improved generators using new coil windings and refined pole pieces/damper designs. Albert Lukaschek began researching increased performance and uniformity of his crosscoil designs while developing the Benz Ebony models.
Experimenting with the length of the solid Boron cantilever revealed how the elasticity of this very stiff material contributed to compliance and trackability. Development of a grooved rear pole piece for countersinking the o-ring damper (first introduced on the Benz Ruby square plate cartridges) was then adapted to the cross coil designs, given their lower contact area and damping characteristics. The lower mass coils and matched cantilevers of the new S Class retain their real world output levels and with their improved styli, offer higher performance. Music lovers are getting the best performance/value ratio in phono cartridges, regardless of output level.
FEATURES: Extremely Neutral Frequency Response Wide Soundstage Excellent Separation Between Instruments Tight Deep Bass
SPECIFICATIONS:
Output: 0.4mV
Body: Solid Aluminum
Cantilever: Solid Boron rod, 0.28mm diameter
Stylus: Nude micro-edge diamond
Stylus tip radius: 4um/80um
Coil: Cross coil
Weight: 6.8 grams
Internal impedance: 38ohm
Frequency response: 10-50,000Hz
Channel balance: Better than 1dB
Channel separation: Better than 40dB @ 1000Hz, better than 30dB @ 10,000Hz
Tracking @ 2 grams: Greater Than 80um
Dynamic compliance: 15um/mN Recommended loading: 1000-47,000 ohms
Recommended tracking force: 2-2.5 grams Optimum tracking force: 2.1-2.2 grams
VTA: 22 degrees (rear of cartridge slightly down)
Recommended tonearm mass: Medium Optimum working temperature: 23 degrees
Celsius Break-in period: 40 hours
