Sony XL-MC 1

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Sony
• Model: XL-MC 1
• Type: Cartridge
• Years of manufacture: 1982 - 1989
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Silver
• Weight: 3 g
• Original price approx.: 150 DM

Technical data

• Principle: Moving Coil
• Frequency response: 10-30,000 Hz
• Channel separation: > 26 dB (1 kHz)
• Channel balance: < 1.5 dB (1 kHz)
• Crosstalk attenuation: better than 26 db
• Output voltage: 0.2 mV (1 kHz, 5 cm/sec, 45 degrees).
• Inductance: 40 Ω (1 kHz)
• Needle type: NDMC 1E, elliptical (0.4 x 0.7 mil),
• Recommended contact force: 1.5 g (1.2 - 1.8 g).
• Needle compliance: 20*10^-6 cm/dyn

Remarks

• Other models in the same series:
• Sony XL-MC 1
• Sony XL-MC 2
• Sony XL-MC 3
• Sony XL-MC 7
• Sony XL-MC 9
• Sony XL-MC 10

Pictures

• Image: Sony XL-MC 1

Reports

• Review at "The Vintage Knob": [[1]]