Nagaoka MP-700 Phono Cartridge

Nagaoka's newest flagship cartridge arriving July 8th

Compared to the conventional Moving Magnet (MM) type cartridges, the Moving Permalloy (MP) design features a lightweight permalloy piece attached to the cantilever. This design significantly reduces mass, allowing the stylus to move with greater freedom and precision. The result is a more refined and accurate sound reproduction.

The Nagaoka MP-700 boasts a boron cantilever paired with a new micro-ridge nude diamond stylus measuring 0.12 x 0.3 mil. This precise combination enhances sound accuracy, ensuring exceptional detail retrieval from vinyl grooves.

Generator type/weight (+headshell) Moving-Permalloy / 8g (26.3g)

Recommended tracking force 13-15mN (14mN)

Sensitivity/balance (re. 5cm/sec) 3.8mV / 0.3dB

Compliance (vertical/lateral) 30cu / 32cu

Vertical tracking angle 24 degrees

L/R Tracking ability >80μm / >80μm

L/R Distortion (–8dB, 20Hz-20kHz) 0.95-4.4% / 0.59-2.8%

L/R Frequency resp. (20Hz-20kHz)–1.4 to –1.75dB / –1.4 to –0.25dB

Stereo separation (1kHz / 20kHz) 40dB / 16dB