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Kiseki News
20.09.2018
We are happy that we can inform you that our PurpleHeart
N.S.is recommended by Stereophile as Class A component in
the category: Turntables, Tonearms & Cartridges.
Class A stands for
Best attainable sound for a component of its kind, almost
without practical considerations; "the least musical
compromise." A Class A system is one for which you don't
have to make a leap of faith to believe that you're hearing
the real thing.
Conclusion
Following an absence from the market of nearly a quarter
century, Kiseki's handmade MC cartridges are back,
manifested in two separate lines: New Old Style (NOS),
built in 2010–2011 using a mix of old and new parts, and
New Style (NS), which are new in every way. The PurpleHeart
NS is among thelatter, and features a metal mounting plate
with tapped holes and a solid-boron cantilever with an
elliptical stylus. Specs include a 42-ohm internal
resistance, 0.48mV output, and a recommended VTF of 2.46gm,
in accordance with the Kiseki's moderate compliance. In
MF's system, the PurpleHeart NS produced "rich, supple
sound with a tube-like tonality and musical flow," albeit
with "less-than-full expression of macrodynamics." All in
all, MF found the Kiseki to be "a physical and sonic
beauty. [It] offers a sophisticated sound well beyond what
you'd expect at its $3299 price."
Ken Kessler & Paul Miller of Hi-Fi News recently awarded
our Blue N.S. as Highly "Commended"
"Where the Blue N.S. shines is in the warm-and-cuddly mid
band. The blatantly nasal vocal delivery retained its
wonderfully sleazy quality, especially with the now-
questionable ‘Li’l Red Riding Hood’, which joins
‘Aqualung’, ‘Good Morning, Little Schoolgirl’ and ‘Sweet
Little 16’ as post- #MeToo no-nos."
N.S.is recommended by Stereophile as Class A component in
the category: Turntables, Tonearms & Cartridges.
Class A stands for
Best attainable sound for a component of its kind, almost
without practical considerations; "the least musical
compromise." A Class A system is one for which you don't
have to make a leap of faith to believe that you're hearing
the real thing.
Conclusion
Following an absence from the market of nearly a quarter
century, Kiseki's handmade MC cartridges are back,
manifested in two separate lines: New Old Style (NOS),
built in 2010–2011 using a mix of old and new parts, and
New Style (NS), which are new in every way. The PurpleHeart
NS is among thelatter, and features a metal mounting plate
with tapped holes and a solid-boron cantilever with an
elliptical stylus. Specs include a 42-ohm internal
resistance, 0.48mV output, and a recommended VTF of 2.46gm,
in accordance with the Kiseki's moderate compliance. In
MF's system, the PurpleHeart NS produced "rich, supple
sound with a tube-like tonality and musical flow," albeit
with "less-than-full expression of macrodynamics." All in
all, MF found the Kiseki to be "a physical and sonic
beauty. [It] offers a sophisticated sound well beyond what
you'd expect at its $3299 price."
Ken Kessler & Paul Miller of Hi-Fi News recently awarded
our Blue N.S. as Highly "Commended"
"Where the Blue N.S. shines is in the warm-and-cuddly mid
band. The blatantly nasal vocal delivery retained its
wonderfully sleazy quality, especially with the now-
questionable ‘Li’l Red Riding Hood’, which joins
‘Aqualung’, ‘Good Morning, Little Schoolgirl’ and ‘Sweet
Little 16’ as post- #MeToo no-nos."
