ZYX

The new VX power generation system
The VX-MC power generation system is designed to supply a strong magnetic field to the power generation coil via a yoke that has a flat iron yoke at the front of the power generation coil and what is known as a ‘pole piece’ which holds the vibration system at the rear.
During playback, there are eddy currents which create an inverse magnetic field on the surfaces of both yokes; these are in proportion to the strength of the power generation signal from the power generation coil. Although this current is very small, it has a major negative effect on the generated audio signal of the coil. As the eddy currents generated in the yoke and the pole piece are in opposite phase to each other, the ZYX ‘EX’ series then was used this phenomena to cancel out the eddy currents.
This eddy current cancellation method in the ‘EX’ series proved to be very effective. However, as the distances from the coil to the yoke and coil to the pole piece are not equal, these eddy currents were not uniform and so could not be completely cancelled. For this reason, it was necessary to devise a new method which could completely eliminate the eddy currents.

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,natrulness 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)

Diamond Cantilever
The Ultimate VX DIAMOND utilizes a State-of-the-Art cantilever design using a square diamond rod (□0.22mm). This creates a cantilever of low mass, the highest rigidity and superior dampening that allows the DIAMOND to track and respond to the most dynamic passage with great accuracy and extremely low resonance. In addition, this light and rigid diamond cantilever provides the quickest sound transmission of any material, allowing the fastest time response of the magnetic circuit.

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 amplifirer through the ground line of right channel output.
You must listen the purest sound by eliminated capacitance between 4 terminal pins.

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	Natural Diamond□0.22mm
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)×25mm(L)×16.5mm(H)
Net Weight	7.9gm(TB2 pre-mounted), 9.1gm(SB2)