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Offered is „HSD 006 MC Tonabnehmer NEU OVP Fachhändler“ by EMT as new device from the category „Pick-up MC“ on audio-markt.de - the online market place for high-end. The advert with the number 1226829828 ends on 23.12.2026 at 09:13 o'clock.
This is a strong deal at €1,720: it sits below the €1,752 25th-percentile asking price and well under the €1,783 median across 185 comparable listings. For a genuinely new, boxed example from a dealer, that is excellent value rather than merely a fair ask.
The HSD 006 brings EMT’s broadcast-derived moving-coil design into a standard 1/2-inch mount, with an SFL stylus, clean detail retrieval, natural tonal balance, and convincing dynamics. Its 1.05 mV output is practical with a competent MC phono stage, while the recommended 200–300 Ω loading is easy to accommodate. New-in-box condition also removes the main uncertainty with cartridges—stylus wear—making this a particularly attractive opportunity for a compatible medium-to-high-mass arm.
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EMT, or Elektromesstechnik, traces its origins to 1938 when Wilhelm Franz founded the company in Berlin, Germany, amid a prewar push for advanced broadcast technology. Initially focused on measurement equipment, it relocated to Lahr and gained renown in 1940 for indestructible professional turntables like the iconic 927, designed for 24/7 radio studio use in collaboration with Germany's Broadcasting Technique Institute. Pioneering innovations extended to the 1957 EMT 140 plate reverb, revolutionizing recording studios worldwide, and the 1976 EMT 250, an early practical digital reverb.
The brand excels in professional analog audio gear, particularly broadcast-grade turntables such as the 927, 930, and 950 series, produced until 1989. It became legendary for moving-coil cartridges, starting with the 1965 TSD 15 used in global broadcast facilities, followed by the hi-fi-oriented JSD series in 2006. Today, as EMT Tontechnik under Switzerland's HiFiction AG since 2014, it crafts precision cartridges, Thales tonearms, and select turntables, emphasizing analog purity over digital alternatives.
EMT commands a revered position among vintage collectors and high-end audiophiles, prized for its bulletproof engineering and studio-proven fidelity that translates seamlessly to discerning home systems. Once the gold standard for broadcasters, its heirloom pieces now fetch premium prices, embodying German precision in a niche market where durability meets musical authenticity.
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