{"id":143426,"date":"2022-03-31T16:20:08","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T15:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=143426"},"modified":"2022-03-31T16:20:08","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T15:20:08","slug":"audio-technica-at-art20-providing-optimum-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/audio-technica-at-art20-providing-optimum-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Audio-Technica AT-ART20: Providing optimum performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Japanese company\u00a0<b>Audio-Technica<\/b>\u00a0will release a new model of the\u00a0<b>AT-ART20<\/b>\u00a0cartridge in mid-April 2022 .<\/p>\n<p>The head housing is made up of three parts, each made from a different material &#8211; aluminium, titanium and plastic &#8211; in order to provide optimum damping performance.\u00a0The magnetic system is built on the basis of the\u00a0<i>AT-ART9XI model<\/i>\u00a0, the sensitivity was increased by increasing the frame thickness by 0.6 mm.<\/p>\n<p>The needle holder in the head is made of boron, a needle with a sharpening of the\u00a0<b>Line Contact<\/b>\u00a0type is used .\u00a0The sensitivity of the model is\u00a0<b>0.55 mV<\/b>\u00a0, the internal resistance is\u00a0<b>12 Ohm<\/b>\u00a0, the compliance of the needle holder suspension is 1\u00a0<b>3 x 10\u00a0<\/b><sup><b>-6<\/b><\/sup><b>\u00a0cm \/ dyne<\/b>\u00a0, the recommended clamping force is from\u00a0<b>1.6<\/b>\u00a0to\u00a0<b>2.0<\/b>\u00a0g.\u00a0The head weighs\u00a0<b>9 grams<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><b>The Audio-Technica AT-ART20<\/b>\u00a0will\u00a0retail for\u00a0<b>330,000 yen<\/b>\u00a0.<\/p>\n<!-- FeedbackWP Plugin --><div        class=\"rmp-widgets-container rmp-wp-plugin rmp-main-container js-rmp-widgets-container js-rmp-widgets-container--143426 \"        data-post-id=\"143426\">        <!-- Rating widget -->    <div class=\"rmp-rating-widget js-rmp-rating-widget\" role=\"group\" aria-labelledby=\"rmp-title-143426\">                    <p 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