Audio-Technica AT-OC9XML Dual Moving Coil Cartridge

Description

Audio-Technica AT-OC9XML Dual Moving Coil Cartridge

The Audio-Technica AT-OC9XML Dual Moving Coil Cartridge is a high-performance phono cartridge designed for audiophiles and serious vinyl enthusiasts who want exceptional detail and musicality from their turntable setup.

Building on Audio-Technica’s long heritage of precision analog audio engineering, the OC9XML pairs a finely crafted dual moving coil design with a low-mass microlinear stylus that tracks grooves with remarkable accuracy, bringing out rich textures and subtle nuances in your records. This cartridge offers an impressive balance of clarity and dynamic response, making it well suited for a wide variety of music genres, from intricate jazz to powerful rock.

Compared with many moving magnet cartridges, the AT-OC9XML delivers an elevated level of resolution and speed, providing a more immersive listening experience with improved channel separation and lower distortion.

Its robust construction and high-quality components ensure strong performance and long-term reliability, while its compatibility with most tonearms using a standard 1/2 inch mount makes it a flexible upgrade choice for many turntables. Whether you are building a high-end analog system or refining your existing setup, the AT-OC9XML aims to reveal the full potential of your vinyl collection.

FAQ’s

1. What type of cartridge is the AT-OC9XML?
   The AT-OC9XML is a dual moving coil (MC) phono cartridge, which uses separate coils for each channel mounted on the stylus assembly, allowing for very low moving mass and high frequency response.
2. What stylus does this cartridge use?
   It features a microlinear stylus, which has a very fine profile that tracks record grooves with high precision, improving detail, imaging, and overall sound quality compared with standard conical or elliptical styli.
3. What kind of sound character can I expect?
   The AT-OC9XML is known for excellent clarity, wide dynamic range, and rich detail, helping to bring out subtle musical nuances and deliver a more engaging, lifelike listening experience across many genres of music.
4. What tracking force should I use with the AT-OC9XML?
   The recommended tracking force for this cartridge is in the range of 8 to 2.3 grams, with a typical recommended setting around 2.0 grams for optimal performance and record safety. Always check your specific turntable manual and setup for best results.
5. Can I install the AT-OC9XML on any turntable?
   It fits most tonearms with a standard 1/2 inch mount, but as a moving coil cartridge, it may need a phono stage with a suitable MC input or a step-up transformer, since MC cartridges produce lower output levels than moving magnet types.

Features

• Dual MC design with independent L/R coils for outstanding channel separation
• Aligned coils in a reverse V-shape which exerts less pressure on the stylus
• The cartridge body is pre-threaded for mounting on headshell or integral tonearm
• Nude Microlinear stylus on a boron cantilever that tracks the record groove with incredible accuracy, low distortion and high-transient response
• A neodymium magnet and permendur yoke provide dramatically increased magnetic energy
• Aluminum body lowers unwanted vibration for reduced resonance and better audio
• Pure Copper by Ohno Continuous Casting process for coils achieve pure signal transfer

PERFORMANCE

To reinforce sound quality, the rigid aluminium enclosure reduces resonance while a neodymium magnet coupled with permedur yoke work together to dramatically enhance magnetic energy. The nude microlinear stylus traces the groove of your record accurately for the ultimate full-scale rich audio with high transient response. The pre-threaded cartridge body can be effortlessly mounted on a headshell or central tonearm using just two screws with no need for nuts.

PCOCC COIL

For flawless audio reproduction, AT-OC9XML uses pure copper coils attained via ohno continuous casting process. These are set in a reverse V-formation that affords lower extertion of pressure on the stylus to lower distortion

Specifications

Cartridge & Stylus

• Frequency Response: 20 – 47,000 Hz
• Channel Separation: 27 dB (1 kHz)
• Vertical Tracking Angle: 20 degrees
• Vertical Tracking Force: 1.8 to 2.2 g (standard 2.0 g)
• Stylus Construction: Nude square shank
• Recommended Load Impedance: Min 100 Ohms
• Coil Impedance: 12 Ohms (1 kHz)
• DC Resistance: 12 Ohms
• Coil Inductance: 25 μH (1 kHz)
• Output Voltage: 0.4 mV (@ 1 kHz, 5 cm/sec)
• Output Channel Balance: 1.0 dB (1 kHz)
• Stylus Shape: Microlinear
• Cantilever: 0.28 mm Ø nude boron
• Static Compliance: 20 x 10 – 6 cm / dyne
• Dynamic Compliance: 16 x 10 – 6 cm / dyne (100 Hz)
• Mounting: 1/2” centers / Threaded
• Cartridge Weight: 7.6 g
• Dimensions: 17.3 (H) x 16.8 (W) x 25.7 (L) mm

Accessories Included:

• 1 non magnetic screw driver
• 1 brush
• 2 washers
• 4 pairs of mounting screws: 5mm, 8mm, 10mm, 12mm
• 1 plastic protector

Other

• Body Material: Aluminium
• Model: AT-OC9XML
• Stylus Size: 2.2 x 0.12 mil
• Terminal Pins: Brass
• Wire Used for Coil: PCOCC (Copper by Ohno Continuous Casting process.)