Dynavector DV20X2A-L Low Output MC Cartridge
The Dynavector DV20X2A-L Low Output MC Cartridge establishes an ultra-low-impedance 5-ohm generator interface engineered specifically for high-gain moving coil phono stages and discerning vinyl listeners. As part of a celebrated lineage of precision phono cartridges, this model houses an annealed magnetic circuit within a solid aluminium body to suppress stray vibration before it reaches the signal path. Its combination of a nude Micro-Ridge stylus tip and rigid aluminium pipe cantilever ensures accurate tracking of intricate groove geometry across demanding pressings.
Build
- Solid Aluminium Body: Dampens unwanted mechanical resonance to maintain signal purity and low-level detail retrieval.
- Micro-Ridge Diamond Stylus: Traces high-frequency modulations with microscopic accuracy while reducing record groove wear.
- Annealed Magnetic Circuit: Integrates neodymium magnets and flux damping to eradicate magnetic distortion.
Listening
- Tonality & Soundstage: Reviewers praise the DV20X2A-L for an open, deep, and dimensional soundstage with a remarkably neutral, non-fatiguing top end.
- Dynamics & Speed: It delivers fast transients, punchy low-end extension, and great rhythmic drive ("PRaT"—pace, rhythm, and timing) without sounding thin or aggressive.
- Tracking: The micro-ridge stylus tracks complex, densely layered, or high-volume orchestral and choral passages with high stability.
Reviews
"It's sound is balanced, transparent and dimensional, and it strikes a very high performance to cost ratio. The 20X2-L provided the best sound I have heard in my home, and I hate to part with it. Highly recommended!"
read the review in TNT Audio
"The Dynavector DV-20X2A delivers the goods in spades and is able to see off some well-respected rivals at the price. I recommend it wholeheartedly."
read the review in The Ear
Technical Specifications
- Cartridge Type: Low-output moving coil (MC) cartridge with flux damper
- Output Voltage: 0.3 mV (at 1 kHz, 5 cm/s)
- Frequency Response: 20 Hz – 20,000 Hz (± 2 dB)
- Channel Separation: 25 dB (at 1 kHz)
- Channel Balance: 1.0 dB (at 1 kHz)
- Stylus Profile: Nude Micro-Ridge diamond
- Cantilever: 6 mm length hard aluminium pipe
- Internal Impedance: 5 ohms
- Recommended Load Resistance: > 30 ohms
- Tracking Force: 1.8 – 2.2 g (2.0 g recommended)
- Dynamic Compliance: 12 mm/N
- Weight: 9.2 g
