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Angeboten wird „URUSHI VERMILION“ von Koetsu als Neugerät aus der Kategorie „Tonabnehmer MC“ bei audio-markt.de - dem Online-Marktplatz für High-End. Das Inserat mit der Nummer 3616540788 endet am 24.08.2026 um 16:22 Uhr.
A new price at €3,000 is a strong buy versus the recent used market: it sits just below the €3,007 25th percentile and well under the €3,781 median, so this reads as a bargain rather than merely fair. Compared with the obvious alternative at this level — paying closer to mid-market for the same cartridge — this is the sort of listing that deserves quick attention.
This model is well regarded for that classic Koetsu tone: rich, saturated mids, fine texture, and a relaxed, musical presentation that flatters vocals and strings without sounding sterile. If the stylus, cantilever, and suspension are healthy, the upside is real at this price; just confirm hours, retip history, and what accessories are included, since those matter more than cosmetics on a cartridge like this.
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Koetsu traces its origins to Japan in the late 1960s, founded by Yoshiaki Sugano, a remarkable polymath whose background as a boxer, artist, sword maker, and automotive executive fueled his passion for analog audio. Named after the 17th-century artist Honami Koetsu—a distant relative or inspiration—Sugano dissected existing phono cartridges to pioneer high-purity materials like 6N copper coils and rare platinum-iron magnets, driven by his love of Western classical music. He hand-built the first models, such as the Onyx, Rosewood, and Black, retiring from his Toyota/Ford career to perfect their musicality. Sugano passed away in 2002 at age 94, passing the craft to his son Fumihiko, who continued the tradition until his own recent passing, after which the family ceased production.
The brand focuses exclusively on handcrafted moving-coil phono cartridges, blending technical excellence with natural beauty through exotic bodies of stone, rare woods, and Urushi-lacquered finishes. Each cartridge features advanced components like boron cantilevers, line-contact diamond styli, samarium-cobalt magnets, and silver-clad copper windings, all voiced to Sugano's exacting standards on vintage turntables like the Garrard 401. Limited in quantity and available only through select retailers, these sonic masterpieces prioritize vinyl playback refinement over broader categories like amplifiers or speakers.
Koetsu commands reverence in the ultra-high-end market as the pinnacle of cartridge artistry, cult-favored for their poetic tonal delicacy, harmonic resolution, ethereal treble, and authoritative bass—qualities that redefined luxury analog in the 1970s at prices like $800 per unit. Though production has ended, originals remain legendary collector icons, blending generational Japanese craftsmanship with emotional fidelity that divides yet captivates discerning audiophiles.
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