Sumiko Blue Point Evo III High Phono CartridgeSumiko Blue Point Evo III High Phono Cartridge Delivering an expansive soundstage rich with subtlety, Blue Point Special EVO III is an Oyster on a mission to retrieve musical information you have yet to hear from your records. Introducing our distinguished line of open body moving coil cartridges, it offers a sense of spacial awareness youd otherwise spend much more to achieve. Consequently it transcribes the nuance around instruments with startling

Sumiko Blue Point Evo III High Phono Cartridge

Delivering an expansive soundstage rich with subtlety, Blue Point Special EVO III is an Oyster on a mission to retrieve musical information you have yet to hear from your records. Introducing our distinguished line of open-body moving coil cartridges, it offers a sense of spacial awareness you’d otherwise spend much more to achieve. Consequently it transcribes the nuance around instruments with startling realism in overall rich, textured & tonally balanced reproduction. Blue Point Special EVO III High is designed for use with MM phonostages, meaning you can achieve moving coil sonics without investing in MC preamplification.

For those with MC-capable phono sections we offer the Blue Point Special EVO III Low. It expands on what EVO III High is capable of, offering true moving coil soundstaging that’s near impossible to find elsewhere for your dollar. It further reduces noise, convincingly bringing the sonic image closer to you and bearing surprises you’ve likely not heard in your favorite LPs.

Our Classic Oysters

Over 40 years and worldwide, our classic Oyster Series has left thousands of captivated listeners in its wake. The series is comprised of our Oyster (MM), Black Pearl (MM), Pearl (MM), Blue Point No. 2 (HOMC) & Blue Point Special EVO III (H & LOMC) — each capable of delivering a degree of refinement you have yet to hear from your turntable system. The cartridges have established themselves over decades as high-value gems that dependably out-perform listeners’ expectations for their dollar. Marked by honesty in analog reproduction, our Oyster Series remains true to what’s in the groove, impressively and convincingly voiced to bring you closer to your music.

Trade In or Trade Up

As user-replaceable styli are not on an option for moving coil phono cartridges, remember that any of our MCs, functional or otherwise, can be returned to your dealer in a re-tip exchange — a discount on the same cartridge or one model up, sparing you expense when your stylus heads south!

Hand-Crafted in Japan

From Oyster to Reference, each Sumiko phono cartridge is crafted by hand in Yokohama, Japan — near the waters where our namesake Oysters dwell. We’ve selected by ear the finest materials that combine to deliver performance that has enlightened generations of listeners. Each design is thoroughly auditioned until perfected. Production is then executed by world-class cartridge makers with a collective eye for precision & quality. The result is a full horizon of cartridges eager to introduce themselves to your analog system — we firmly believe there’s a perfect cartridge for you here.

Mass & Dimension
8.3g, 17.1 x 20.5 x 28.20mm (WxHxD)
Stylus
0.3 x 0.7mil Elliptical
Cantilever
⌀0.5mm Treated Aluminum Alloy
Coils
High-Purity Copper
Internal Impedance
135Ω
Load Impedance
47kΩ
Frequency Response
12Hz – 40kHz
Output
2.5mV
Channel Separation
30dB @ 1kHz
Channel Balance
<0.5dB @ 1kHz
Compliance
12×10-6cm/dyn @ 100Hz
Capacitance
100pF – 200pF
Vertical Tracking Angle
20°
Tracking Force Range
1.8g – 2.2g
Recommended Tracking Force
2.0g
Replacement Stylus Unit
Re-Tip Exchange (See Dealer)