ZYX ULTIMATE VX OMEGA

With the new ZYX ‘VX’ series, we have succeeded in developing a world first new power generation system that can instantly eliminate the eddy currents at the point of generation. The eddy currents are eliminated simultaneously, on both the north and south pole surfaces of the yoke. We therefore avoid the negative effects that these would have had on the produced sound quality.

The VX power generation system eliminates any changes in magnetic field strength caused by changes in the magnetic resistance of the magnetic circuit due to the influence of eddy currents. This makes it possible for the generating coil to generate power within a constant magnetic field.

With the advances in quality that the VX system brings, the listening experience is vastly improved.

Natural and clear sound is produced without any effect of intermodulation. The maximum amount of information is retrieved from the vinyl record with dynamic swings, naturalness and solid soundstage imaging – the sovereign aspect of analog playback.

5N Large Crystal Copper Wire ( XX coil wire )

There is a copper wire with extremely large crystals that has been developed over many years by a major Japanese manufacturer. We are the first to use this ultimate copper wire in the VX series for the generating coil of MC cartridges.

It reproduces clear sound without any coloration, from delicate to dynamic sounds. This wire is essential for the VX series generating system. The combination of these two reproduces an ultra-realistic sound never heard before. This is the true analog sound.. (Product name: Giant Crystal Copper Wire)

Lapis lazuli Balancing Weight

A spherical object fixed to the front nose of the cartridge is a balancing weight to accord the sweet spot of the cartridge body and the gravity point of vibration system. Having checked up materials and repeated audio monitoring, a nonmetal Lapis lazuli ball having hardness 5.0, specific gravity 2.5, diameter 8mm, and weight about 1 gram is put in at the most appropriate position to form the best cartridge structure.

The Lapis Lazuli ball has another important merit than centroid control. Due to its composition blended of a few kinds of sodalite having spherical shape, vibrating wave flown from the north pole of the ball is absorbed in the crystal architecture mingled inside, and vibrating wave running down the ball surface is finally cancelled at the south pole of the ball.

Composite Carbon Terminal Board

This world-first hard terminal board has been employed as the terminal board to lock up output terminal pins and statically holds the unit against any sorts of extraneous vibrations.

And besides this terminal board can be grounded to the phono-stage amplifier through the ground line of right channel output.

You must listen the purest sound by eliminated capacitance between 4 terminal pins.

World First C-1000 Carbon Cantilever in Moving Coil Cartridge

The ZYX Ultimate series (100, Airy, 4D, OMEGA and ASTRO) use a carbon cantilever for the very first time in a moving coil cartridge. The carbon rod is made from 1000 pieces of composite carbon fiber, hence the name C-1000 carbon cantilever.

This composite carbon fiber is more rigid than aluminum, iron and titanium. In addition, its specific gravity is just half that of boron. Therefore we can be sure that the C-1000 carbon cantilever is the ultimate and ideal cantilever material for analogue record playback.

The carbon cantilever gives us the widest frequency range and a superior tracking performance. A further major benefit is that the mechanical sound signal picked up at the stylus can travel through to the coil in a straight and direct fashion by way of the 1000 pieces of mechanical carbon lines. This ensures that reflected, repeated or modulated mechanical sound signals are completely absent.

The overall result is that you will enjoy the finest, most natural, most dynamic and true to source sound that you have ever experienced.

Cartridge Case For REAL STEREO

Item 11,12 and 13 of the vital design points make very complex demand of the body's electrical properties. Non metallic body which has two kinds of hard material is necessary in order to achieve these properties, and to prevent external disturbances from influencing the generator system and also it prevents eddy currents in the case from effecting the generator output signal and the resonance occuring on the body surfaces.

Super High speed reproduction engine

This circuit is specially processed to null magnetic resistance within magnetic gap, and enables high speed power generation against signals over entire bandwidth straightly without time delay. And besides this circuit can perfectly eliminate any eddy currents remaining at once.

Micro-Ridge Stylus

The stylus used Ultimate series has the edges of the diamond shank set parallel to the sides of the cantilever. Using this type of stylus, the hardest axis of the crystal is aligned to act as the contact point with the record groove. This gives stable and smooth tracing and produces a very refined sound, with the additional benefit of giving the stylus an extended life time 2000 hours. The stylus is of the Micro-ridge type, which was originally developed in Japan and offers the highest performance. The contact radius is always 3μm by the ridge made with 6μm thickness.

Pure 6N OFC Crystal Copper Wire Generator Coils

This perfect crystal copper wire produced by special process, in order to achive an even sound balance across the entire audible range.

Technical Data:

HO:High output Model

Type Moving Coil (Dynamic)

“REAL STEREO” Generator System

Cryogenic Treatment Temperature: -196 ℃ (-320оF)

Coil Wire X type

  XX type

  S type

X:6N Crystal Copper φ 0.035mm

XX:5N Large Crystal Copper φ 0.035mm

S:5N Silver φ 0.035mm

Output Voltage 0.24mV (HO:0.48mV) (3.54cm/sec, 1kHz)

Frequency Response

±1dB 10 Hz - 100 kHz

20 Hz - 20 kHz

Channel Separation ＞ 30dB 〔 1kHz 〕

Channel Balance ＜ 0.5dB 〔 1kHz 〕

Recommended Tracking Force 2.0gm 〔 20 ゜C-25 ゜C 〕

Tracking Force Range 1.7gm - 2.5gm

Trackability ＞60μm /2.0gm

EQ Compliance horizontal

  vertical

15×10-6cm/dyne

12×10-6cm/dyne

Internal Impedance X, XX:4.0 Ω (HO:8.0 Ω)　S:2.5 Ω(HO:4.0 Ω)

Load Impedance ＞ 100Ω

Cantilever Material C-1000 Carbon φ0.30mm

Stylus Micro-Ridge Solid Diamond□0.1mm

Contact Radius, Life Time 3μm×60μm, 2000Hour/2.0gm

Output Terminals φ1.25mm K18 Solid Gold 〔EIA〕

Terminal Board Composite Carbon Plate

Dimensions 16.8mm(W)×25.0mm(L)×16.5mm(H)

Net Weight 7.9gm(TB2 pre-mounted), 9.1gm(SB2)