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I hereby confirm that I have read the Privacy policy.*The SPU Gold Reference
The SPU Gold Reference, introduced in 1989, was limited to 335 units.
Features:
Cantilever: Gold plated Alu
Stylus: Replicant 100
Armaturewire: 99,99999% Copper
Magnet: Alnico
Housing: Aluminum-Magnesium alloy
These improvements made it possible to reduce the tracking force and obtain a more linear frequency response.
Sonically, the Gold Reference is a genuine SPU, known for it’s beautiful fluid midrange, but with just a taste of extra detail.
SPU Gold Reference
- Output voltage at 1000 Hz, 5 cm/sec: > 0,2 mV
- Channel balance at 1 kHz: < 1 dB
- Channel separation at 1 kHz: > 25 dB
- Channel separation at 15 kHz: > 15 dB
- Frequency range at -3 dB: 20-50,000 Hz
- Frequency response: 20-20,000 Hz +2.5 dB/-0 dB
- Tracking ability at 315 Hz, lateral: >70 µm
- Compliance dynamic lateral: 10/10 µm/mN
- Stylus type: Ortofon Replicant 100
- Stylus tip radius: r/R 5/100 µm
- Tracking force range: 2.5-3.5 g (25-35 mN)
- Tracking force recommended: 3.0 g (30 mN)
- Tracking angel (vertical): 20°
- Internal impedance DC resistance per channel: 3 Ohm
- Recommended Load impedance: >10 Ohm
- Cartridge body material: Aluminum-Magnesium alloy
- Cartridge colour (body/shield): Gold/Black
- Cartridge weight complete with head shell: 32 g
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