Standard Finish: $15,800
- Matt Titanium
Upgrade Finish: $17,200
- Polished Silver
Upgrade Finish: $18,700
- Polished Gold
State-of-the-Art cartridge complete with a Diamond tipped Stylus, featuring the pioneering Carbon Cantilever Technology. Mounted on the additively manufactured Titanium headshell, featuring a tessellated internal Titanium structure with Titanium Powder Fractal Damping.
The cartridge in a record player is the origin of all the sound that is heard, making its geometry and material design critical to the overall performance of the system. Wilson Benesch developed its first cartridge systems in the early 1990s, in collaboration with Benz-Micro. Wilson Benesch designed and manufactured the world’s first carbon fiber cartridge body and the world’s first carbon fiber headshell. Benz-Micro in turn mounted the generator to complete three cartridge options, the Ply, the Carbon and the Analogue cartridges. Much of the research completed in the development of these cartridges has informed the modern era of cartridge design now seen in the TESSELLATE Ti Cartridges.
Advanced Geometric Optimization: The TESSELLATE Ti Cartridges represent the pinnacle of geometric optimization in cartridge structures. Developed in collaboration with Renishaw PLC and the University of Sheffield, the TESSELLATE Ti Cartridge body and headshell is manufactured using State-of-the-Art 3D additive manufacturing technology. Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) additive manufacturing technology uses multiple high-power lasers to weld together particles of titanium layer-by-layer to construct a single-piece cartridge body. There is zero redundancy of materials, resulting in a structure entirely devoid of unnecessary mass. The Wilson Benesch design team, in collaboration with Renishaw PLC, also optimized the structure to create a tessellated internal configuration that provides anisotropic material properties similar to those found in a crystal structure. This unique structure delivers levels of internal damping that have previously unattainable.
Semi-Open Architecture: The semi-open architecture of the TESSELLATE Ti Cartridge headshell design is informed by the research completed in the development of the Ply, Carbon and Analogue cartridges. During this development, Wilson Benesch found that by changing the headshell geometry surrounding the cantilever, from a flat surface in the Analogue cartridge to a curved headshell surface in the Carbon cartridge, Wilson Benesch were able to achieve significant sonic benefits. The curved geometry increased stiffness and eliminated reflective surfaces, thus avoiding high Q resonances. The TESSELLATE Ti Cartridge adopts this semi-open structure, achieving maximum stiffness, minimum mass, maximum damping, and reducing reflective surfaces to a minimum. The design is highly evolved and optimized.
Hybrid Cantilever Design: The TESSELLATE Ti Cartridge features an innovative hybrid cantilever design combining advanced cantilever systems with unidirectional (U.D.) carbon fiber damping. This results in enhanced tracking ability due to reduced resonance. U.D. carbon fiber adds virtually no additional mass but, when placed in the middle of the cantilever in an offset asymmetrical position, provides significant additional stiffness and damping.
The hybrid cantilever is available in various materials, including Boron, Sapphire, and Diamond. Each material offers unique characteristics that contribute to the overall performance and sound quality of the cartridge. Whether your priority is accuracy, transparency, or sonic refinement, there is a cartridge with a hybrid cantilever to suit your needs. |
PHYSICAL
Hybrid Cantilever: Diamond cantilever with a U.D. carbon fiber damping ring
Stylus: Micro Ridge
Stylus Tip Radius: 5x80uM
VTA: 20-degrees
Coil: Pure Iron Square Coil
Weight: 17.1g
Cartridge Body & Headshell: SLS 3D additively manufactured titanium structure, with Tessellated semi-open geometry
FINISH OPTIONS
Standard Matt Titanium
Polished Silver or Polished Gold
(finish purely aesthetic, it has no performance difference) ELECTRICAL
Output Voltage: 0.35mV @ 3.54CM/S
Internal Impedance: 6 Ohms
Frequency Response: 20-32,000Hz +/- 1dB
Channel Separation: Better than 35dB at 1KHz
Channel Balance: Better than 0.5dB DYNAMIC
Tracking ability at 315Hz at optimum tracking force: 85uM
Dynamic Compliance: 15uM/mN SETUP INSTRUCTION
Recommended Loading: 100-330 Ohms
Recommended Tracking Force: 1.0-1.4g
Optimum Tracking Force: 1.3g
Recommended Tonearm Mass: Medium
Optimum Working Temperature: 23 Centigrade
Break-In Period: 30-hours |
