Moving Coil Cartridge with boron cantilever and microlinear cut The THORENS TAS 1500 is an MC pickup manufactured for THORENS in Japan. The aim of the development was the optimal combination of the pick-up in combination with the TD 1500 and TD 403 DD turntable and the TP 150 precision tonearm. With an output voltage of 0.6mV (5.5cm/sec) and 12 ohms internal resistance, the pick-up harmonises with all common phono preamplifiers. A naked diamond with microlinear cut in combination with a solid boron cantilver guarantee best pickup capability and sound quality.

- Model: TAS 1500

- Mounting: 1/2” centers / Threaded inserts

- Frequency Response: 20 - 47,000 Hz

- Body: Aluminium

- Channel Separation: 27 dB (1 kHz)

- Output Channel Balance: 1 dB (1 kHz)

- Output Voltage: 0.4 mV (1 kHz, 5 cm/sec)

- Vertical Tracking Angle: 20 degrees

- Tracking force, recommended: 1.8 to 2.2 g (standard 2.0 g)

- Stylus Shape: Microlinear

- Stylus Size: 2.2 x 0.12 mil

- Stylus Construction: Nude rectangular shank

- Cantilever: 0.28 mm Ø nude boron

- Coil Impedance: 12 Ohms (1 kHz)

- Coil Inductance: 25 μH (1 kHz)

- DC Resistance: 12 Ohms

- Static Compliance: 20 x 10 – 6 cm / dyne

- Dynamic Compliance: 16 x 10 – 6 cm / dyne (100 Hz)

- Terminal Pins: Brass

- Wire Used for Coil: PCOCC (Copper by Ohno Continuous Casting process)

- Recommended Load Impedance: min 100 Ohms

- Cartridge Weight: 8.2 g