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In Reply to: Goldbug Clement II posted by hahax@verizon.net on August 6, 2012 at 21:27:28:
Mark Corp.
Mid to high end MC carts made in Japan in the 70's and 80's, initially introduced the Brier, so named because it was fitted into a hand made brier wood enclosure that was acually carved by the wife of the company's president, and shortly thereafter the Goldbug, Medusa and Clement but those three had a more conventional housing. All of the models shared the same low output coil arrangement but differed in cantilever and stylii arrangement, the upmarket Brier quickly became something of a legend particularily in Japan and the USA and became the inspiration for later wood bodied Koetsu and Grado models, in Europe the Goldbug was better know however and in the 80's all Mark Corps. products where sold in Europe, the USA and a few other places are belived to have been with the Goldbug name used as a trademark rather than a model designation. At the same time the product line was updated with newer versions of the Brier in the form of Mr. Brier and later Ms. Brier, the Clement was also upgraded to Clement II but the Medusa apperars to have been unchanges and the Mr. Briar cart effectivly replaced the Briar while the Ms. Briar is an upgraded model with a line contact stylus, the Mr.Briar remained in the catalogue after the introducion of the Ms. BTW. The company also made the McIntosh cartridges that were available between 80's (see below), the generators inside the McIntosh models were broadly similar to the original Brier but had plastic housings..
The Clement II technical specification are : Generator Type : Moving Coil. Mount : Standard. Frequency response : 20Hz~35KHz. Output @ 5cm/s : 0,25mV @ 1KHz. Internal impedance : 14 Ohms. Recommended load : 40 Ohms or more. Compliance : 17 x 10-6cm/dyne. Tracking force : 1,2 to 1,4 grams. Weight : 5,8 grams.
The Medusa technical specification are : Generator Type : Moving Coil. Mount : Standard. Frequency response : 20Hz~20KHz. Output @ 5cm/s : 0,2mV @ 1KHz. Impedance : 13 Ohms. Compliance : 9 x 10-6cm/dyne. Tracking force : 1,8 to 2 grams.
The Mr. Briar technical specification are : Generator Type : Moving Coil. Mount : Standard. Frequency response : 20Hz~20KHz. +- 0,5dB Output @ 5cm/s : 0,22mV @ 1KHz. Channel separation : 40dB @ 1KHz or better, 25dB @ 10KHz or better. Recommended load : Less than 30 Ohms. Compliance : 17cu Static, 15cu dynamic at 1KHz. Tracking force : 1,3 to 1,7 grams. Recommended tracking force : 1,5 grams. Stylus tip : Elliptical 0,3 x 0,7 initially later models have Hyper Elliptical . Cantilever : Tapered aluminium. Weight : 7 grams. Original RRP : 1000 USD (USA 1985).
The Ms. Briar technical specification are : Generator Type : Moving Coil. Mount : Standard. Frequency response : 20Hz~20KHz. +-1KHz Output @ 5cm/s : 0,22mV @ 1KHz. Channel separation : 27dB @ 1KHz or better. Channel balance : Less than +-1dB @ 1KHz. Recommended load : Less than 30 Ohms. Compliance : 17cu Static, 15cu dynamic at 1KHz. Tracking force : 1,5 to 1,7 grams. Stylus tip : Pure Oval (e.g. Elliptical), 0.3 x 0.7 mil. Equivalent stylus tip mass : 0,26mg. Cantilever : Tapered aluminium. Weight : 7,2 grams. Original RRP : 1400 USD (USA 1986).
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