Analog Relax EX300 MC

Analog Relax EX300 MC

Transducer MC Stereo Phono Cartridge

Yasushi Yurugi, the founder of cartridge maker Analog Relax, is a Japanese craftsman of the highest calibre.

He is also something of an ‘analogue crusader’, not simply in terms of vinyl evangelism but also in relation to the wider ‘digital world’ we live in.

Digital information is all-pervasive, he argues; our brains don’t get a minute’s rest.

We are ‘analogue’ creatures living in an ‘analogue’ world –take the time to interact with that world and feed your physical senses,and your mind and body will thank you

Analog Relax is insistent about the use of wood for its cartridge bodies, employed in all their models including the entry-level EX300.

The housing of the EX300 was carefully selected from solid walnut, which is the wood sometimes used for guitars for its tonal characteristics.

The body consists of a particular high-grade walnut which is often used for the neck, back and sides of a guitar, hewn from solid.

By using natural beeswax for finishing, a deep colour unique to walnut is created, adding to the overall desirability of the EX300.

EX300 can reproduce all genres of music with equanimity, from jazz to orchestral, unplugged to amplified.

Its personality is characterised by exceptional retrieval of detail and the conveying of power, notable especially for establishing a solid foundation in the mid to low frequency range.

The EX300 has adapted newly-developed “IF adhesive” technology for stronger integration of the stylus and cantilever for precise, tactile sound. It redefines the capabilities of moving-coil cartridges in its price category.

Analog Relax EX300 MC Specifications

Output: Voltage 0.5mv (1kHz)

Impedance: 15Ω

Stylus: Elliptical pure diamond with IF adhesive bonding

Cantilever: Aluminium

Coil material: 6N high purity copper

Body: Walnut with beeswax finish

Tracking force: 2.0g

Magnet: Neodymium (multi magnet )

Weight: 10.0g

Compliance: 15μm/mN