KAB/STANTON
Trackmaster II A.E.

   Designed specifically for the Technics SL-1200 MK2-5, LTD and GLD. This cartridge is practically free of midrange "edge"; an intermodulation distortion often mistaken for enhanced detail. With the GM2 AE there is a swell of ambient detail that surrounds voices and instruments. The kind of inner detail normally reserved for expensive low output moving coils. You really have to hear this to believe it!
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Features nude elliptical diamond stylus , ultra low mass pentamet™ cantilever, ultra quiet and 3-dimensional "In Line" 4-coil circuit. Very smooth and extended response. Hi Compliance suspension mates well with low to medium mass tonearms.

Includes D78E Original Nude Elliptical Stylus. Hand installed, aligned and inspected.
Each cartridge is fully tested and a report is included.

This is not for DJ applications. The KAB/Stanton GM2 AE tracks at a very light 0.75 to 1.5 grams.

Price & Purchase

SPECIFICATIONS

• Integrated Cartridge/Head Design
  Stereo Phono Cartridge
• FR 20- 20 Khz ± 2dB
• Output: 3mV@ 5cm/S
• Channel Balance : 2dB
• Channel Separation >30dB @ 1 kHz
• Tracking Force: .75 - 1.5 Grams
• Stylus: Hi Polish 0.3 x 0.7 nude elliptical
• Cartridge Weight: 18 grams(Equiv. Of Cartridge & Headshell)
• Tracking Ability 100µ @ 1.25 grams
• Coil Resistance: 800 Ohms
  Coil Inductance: 800 mH
  Load Restiance: 47K - 75K Ohm
  Load Capacitance: 200 pF
• Stylus: D78E
• Shipping Weight 0.5 Lbs

   The Trackmaster II AE will fit any standard "S" tonearm. However, alignment is only guaranteed with the Technics SL-1200 MK2, 3, 5, LTD and GLD.

   The D78E stylus represents a time when Stanton was a leading audiophile brand. Beautiful short low mass cantilever and true line contact Stereohedron tip.

   The unique 4 coil circuit performs a hum canceling operation and also aids in improving the channel separation. The low mass, incredibly short cantilever tracks demanding passages with ease.

Stanton's standard mount cartridges have the coil assembly mounted at right angles to the moving magnet. If we induce vertical and lateral vibration into the tonearm, this cartridge output shows a random phase pattern.
But with the inline design of the Trackmaster 2, vertical vibration induced into the tonearm produces a vertical signal, lateral vibration produces a lateral signal. This "phase alignment" tells me there is an advantage to the inline design. All things being equal, the GM2 delivers more realism and less distortion.

This is a nude cantilever design.
The cantilever is not protected in any way. You must decide that you can offer the respect that a nude stylus demands. They are easier to bump, hit and destroy. Keep all that in mind before you purchase it.

• 1 Year KAB Limited Warranty
• Integrated Mount
• Moving Magnet Design
• Original nude elliptical stylus
• Gold Plated Pins

   The really great features to take note of with the Trackmaster II AE are, I believe, the unique "sound" and great performance. This is one of the few cartridges that gets all the harmonics right. A very uniform sound quality from bottom to top.

   KAB created this special cartridge exclusively for the Technics 1200. Those who follow our developments here at KAB know that we believe the 1200 to be without peer.

   I wish to reiterate that this is a nude cantilever design. the cantilever is not protected and will require great care and respect.

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