Sumiko Olympia Moving Magnet Cartridge

Product Summary

The Sumiko Olympia is a moving magnet phono cartridge designed to bring extra refinement, clarity and musical detail from your vinyl collection. Sitting above the Rainier in Sumiko’s Oyster Series, it is a strong upgrade for listeners who want a more articulate sound while keeping simple compatibility with standard MM phono stages.

Olympia uses a 0.3 × 0.7 mil elliptical stylus, aluminium pipe cantilever and high-purity copper coils. Compared with Rainier, its reduced moving mass helps improve groove tracing, allowing records to sound more nuanced, spacious and dynamically expressive.

The interchangeable Oyster Series stylus platform also gives useful long-term flexibility. When the stylus is worn, it can be replaced, and the cartridge body can also accept compatible stylus upgrades further up the range.

Key Benefits

• Brings improved clarity, detail and musical expression from your vinyl records
• Moving magnet design works with standard MM phono stages and many integrated amplifiers with phono inputs
• Elliptical stylus helps track the groove cleanly for smooth, balanced playback
• Reduced moving mass helps improve nuance, imaging and dynamic response
• High-purity copper coils support a clean and natural sound
• Replaceable stylus design makes future maintenance straightforward
• Compatible stylus upgrade path within Sumiko’s Oyster Series gives useful long-term flexibility
• Hand-assembled in Japan for consistent quality and precision
• 1 year manufacturer's warranty

Technical Specifications

Cartridge Type

• Type: Moving magnet phono cartridge
• Series: Sumiko Oyster Series
• Stylus: Elliptical, 0.3 × 0.7 mil
• Cantilever: 0.5 mm aluminium pipe
• Coils: High-purity copper
  

Performance

• Frequency Response: 12 Hz – 30 kHz
• Output Voltage: 4.0 mV at 3.54 cm/sec, 1 kHz
• Channel Separation: 30 dB at 1 kHz
• Channel Balance: Less than 1.5 dB at 1 kHz
• Internal Impedance: 1,130 Ohms at 1 kHz
• Load Impedance: 47 kOhms
• Recommended Load Capacitance: 100 pF – 200 pF

Setup

• Compliance: 12 × 10-6 cm/dyn at 100 Hz
• Vertical Tracking Angle: 25°
• Tracking Force Range: 1.8 g – 2.2 g
• Recommended Tracking Force: 2.0 g
• Mounting: Standard half-inch cartridge mount

What’s in the Box

• Sumiko Olympia moving magnet cartridge
• Stylus guard
• Mounting hardware
• Product documentation