Audio Technica AT-OC9XSL Moving Coil Cartridge

Product Summary

The Audio-Technica AT-OC9XSL is a premium dual moving coil cartridge designed for highly accurate, detailed vinyl playback. As part of the acclaimed OC9X series, it combines advanced cartridge engineering with carefully selected materials to deliver excellent channel separation, low distortion and a refined analogue presentation.

The cartridge uses a nude Special Line Contact stylus mounted on a boron cantilever. This advanced stylus profile is designed to trace groove information with exceptional precision, helping reveal fine musical detail, spacious imaging and strong transient response across the frequency range.

Audio-Technica’s dual moving coil generator uses independent left and right channel coils arranged in a reverse V formation. This design helps reduce unwanted stylus pressure while improving channel separation and stereo stability for a more open and focused soundstage.

A rigid aluminium body helps control unwanted resonance, while high-purity PCOCC coils, a neodymium magnet and a premium permendur yoke all contribute to clean signal transfer and high magnetic efficiency. Threaded mounting holes also make installation simpler on standard headshells and tonearms.

Key Benefits

• Premium dual moving coil cartridge for high-resolution vinyl playback
• Nude Special Line Contact stylus for highly accurate groove tracing
• Boron cantilever for fast response and excellent detail retrieval
• Independent dual moving coils for strong channel separation
• Reverse V coil arrangement helps reduce distortion
• PCOCC coils for pure signal transmission
• Neodymium magnet and permendur yoke for improved magnetic efficiency
• Rigid aluminium body helps reduce unwanted resonance
• Threaded body allows easier installation without separate nuts
• Made in Japan

Technical Specifications

Cartridge & Stylus

• Type: Dual Moving Coil (MC)
• Stylus Shape: Nude Special Line Contact
• Cantilever: Boron
• Mounting Feature: Threaded body

Performance

• Frequency Response: 20 – 47,000 Hz
• Output Voltage: 0.4 mV (1 kHz, 5 cm/sec)
• Channel Separation: 28 dB (1 kHz)
• Channel Balance: 0.5 dB (1 kHz)
• Vertical Tracking Angle: 20°
• Recommended Tracking Force: 2.0 g
• Tracking Force Range: 1.8 – 2.2 g
• Static Compliance: 40 × 10⁻⁶ cm/dyne
• Dynamic Compliance: 16 × 10⁻⁶ cm/dyne (100 Hz)

Electrical

• Coil Impedance: 12 Ω (1 kHz)
• DC Resistance: 12 Ω
• Recommended Load Impedance: Min 100 Ω
• Coil Inductance: 25 μH (1 kHz)

Physical

• Mount Type: Standard ½-inch mount
• Dimensions (H × W × D): 17.3 × 16.8 × 25.7 mm
• Weight: 7.6 g
• Colour: Black

What’s in the Box

• Audio-Technica AT-OC9XSL moving coil cartridge
• Cartridge installation screws (5 mm × 2, 8 mm × 2, 10 mm × 2, 12 mm × 2)
• Washers
• Non-magnetic screwdriver
• Stylus protector
• Cleaning brush
• Product documentation