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CR-C 55 MM Clefsonic Phono Cartridge

The ClefSonic CS-C55 MM is a luxury moving magnet cartridge built for musicality, detail and everyday usability. With its high-output design, nude Shi…

Engineering Notes

CR-C 55 MM Clefsonic Phono Cartridge

The ClefSonic CS-C55 MM is a luxury moving magnet cartridge built for musicality, detail and everyday usability. With its high-output design, nude Shibata stylus and precision-machined body, the CS-C55 MM brings serious analogue performance to systems using standard MM phono inputs.

Its sound is full-bodied, clean and dynamic, with excellent vocal presence and smooth high-frequency extension. Bass lines remain tight, drums have impact, and acoustic instruments keep their natural warmth without becoming soft or blurred.

The CS-C55 MM is ideal for listeners who want a premium vinyl experience without entering the more demanding world of low-output moving coil cartridges.

Technical Specifications
Specification CS-C55 MM
Cartridge Type High-output Moving Magnet
Output Voltage 5.2 mV at 1 kHz, 5 cm/s
Frequency Response 12 Hz – 38 kHz
Channel Separation > 30 dB at 1 kHz
Channel Balance < 0.7 dB
Recommended Load Impedance 47 kOhm
Recommended Load Capacitance 100 – 200 pF
Recommended Tracking Force 1.8 g
Tracking Force Range 1.6 – 2.0 g
Stylus Profile Nude Shibata Diamond
Cantilever Aluminium-magnesium alloy
Magnet System Low-mass high-flux magnet
Compliance 18 × 10⁻⁶ cm/dyne at 10 Hz
Body Material CNC-machined aluminium / graphite composite
Cartridge Weight 8.6 g
Recommended Tonearm Low to medium-mass tonearms
Mounting Standard 1/2 inch