Dynavector Te Kaitora Rua Phono Cartridge

The Te Kaitora Rua is the second generation of Dynavector's Te Kaitora line, a Japan and New Zealand collaboration, built to incorporate newer features from its XV Prima and XX-2A stablemates while refining the original's silk-like treble and openness.

It uses a titanium headpiece for rigidity, a boron cantilever with a Pathfinder line-contact stylus, PCOCC copper coil wire chosen over silver for a smoother, more musical sound, and a square-shaped armature magnetic circuit with Alnico magnets for flux linearity and density.

Low output only.

Moving coil design with no field-replaceable stylus; a worn cartridge is sent back to Dynavector or the distributor for a full rebuild rather than a stylus swap.

Specifications

• Stylus: PF line-contact, 7x30 micron
• Cantilever: 6mm solid boron
• Output: 0.26mV
• Internal impedance: 6 ohms
• Recommended load: greater than 30 ohms
• Tracking force: 1.8-2.2g
• Compliance: 10mm/N
• Weight: 9.8g