Smooth Operator: Japanese-Made Shelter Model 501 III MC Phono Cartridge Delivers a Fine Balance of Expressiveness, Power, Energy, and Accuracy

The Japanese-built Shelter Model 501 III MC phono cartridge plays both older classics and contemporary recordings with equal prowess. Featuring the combination of an aluminum-clad boron cantilever and elliptical diamond stylus tip, it performs with a blend of expressiveness, power, smoothness, and energy as notable for its balance as its immedicacy, vibrancy, and realism. Model 501 III has a 0.5mV output.