Charisma Audio MC-2 MC Phono Cartridge

The MC-2 moving-coil is much closer to the MC-1 design. It still has the same machined aluminium body, giving it a relatively high overall mass of 12g but is fi nished in a pleasing shade of light turquoise blue (as distinct from the red of the MC-1). More importantly, the MC-1’s titanium cantilever has made way for a sapphire rod on the MC-2 – although it is still tipped with the same super fine line contact nude diamond stylus. The other notable difference is to be found in the MC generator, where 6N OCC copper wiring has been changed to single crystal high purity copper. Other than this, the two specifications are quite similar, although Charisma Audio specifies an increase of 5kHz in upper frequency extension for the MC-2, over the 20kHz limit of the MC-1.

Manufacturer’s website Charisma Audio