The AT33Sa is the first Audio-Technica moving coil cartridge to feature a Shibata line-contact stylus, known for its superior high-range performance and strong mid and bass sound. The stylus is mounted on a tapered boron cantilever with a double damper for reduced weight and better audio quality. The cartridge’s dual moving coils provide excellent channel separation and are affixed within a strong but lightweight VC mold to greatly reduce unwanted vibration.
The cartridge uses a neodymium magnet and a permendur yoke for dramatically enhanced magnetic energy. The PCOCC (Pure Copper by Ohno Continuous Casting) coils ensure pure audio transmission. Please Note: AT-33Sa’s stylus assembly is not field-replaceable, but Audio-Technica offers a fee-based
Moving Coil Exchange Program to properly service your moving coil cartridge.
- Moving coil cartridge with Shibata stylus delivers exquisite, full-range audio reproduction
- Advanced tapered boron cantilever and reduced coil weight improve the audio quality, particularly in the higher frequencies
- Neodymium magnet and permendur yoke dramatically enhance the magnetic energy
- PCOCC (Pure Copper by Ohno Continuous Casting) coil enables pure signal transfer
- High-separation, wide response dual moving coil
- VC mold limits unnecessary vibration
- Precision-cast hard aluminum alloy body enhances rigidity and the signal-to-noise ratio
Please Note: AT-33Sa’s stylus assembly is not field-replaceable, but Audio-Technica offers a fee-based Moving Coil Exchange Program to properly service your moving coil cartridge.
| Cartridge & Stylus |
| Frequency Response |
15-50,000 Hz |
| Channel Separation |
30 dB (1 kHz) |
| Vertical Tracking Angle |
23° |
| Vertical Tracking Force |
1.8-2.2 g (2.0 g standard) |
| Stylus Construction |
Nude square shank |
| Recommended Load Impedance |
More than 100 ohms (when head amplifier is connected) |
| Coil Impedance |
10Ω (1kHz) |
| DC Resistance |
10Ω |
| Coil Inductance |
22 µm (1kHz) |
| Output Voltage |
0.4 mV (at 1 kHz, 5 cm/sec) |
| Output Channel Balance |
0.5 dB (1 kHz) |
| Stylus Shape |
Shibata (line contact) |
| Cantilever |
Solid, tapered boron |
| Static Compliance |
40×10-6cm/dyne |
| Dynamic Compliance |
10×10-6cm/dyne (100Hz) |
| Mounting |
Half-inch |
| Dimensions |
H16×W16.6×D26.5mm |
| Accessories Included |
1 non magnetic screw driver; 1 brush; 2 washers; 2 Nuts; 2 x 19 mm mounting screws; 1 plastic protector; 1 set of PCOCC Lead Wires (AT6101) |
| Body Material |
Aluminium/Synthetic Resin |
| Mounting Feature |
Half-inch mount |
| Stylus Curvature Radius |
Shibata |
| Type |
Dual Moving Coil |
| Weight |
6.9g |
| Notes |
Note: Moving coil cartridges require receivers or preamps with compatible inputs; their stylus assemblies are not field-replaceable. |
