Sumiko Blue Point Special EVO III High Output MC Cartridge 2.5mV
Brand: Sumiko

Share:

Sumiko Blue Point Special EVO III High Output MC Cartridge 2.5mV

$548.99
 
Availability: Discontinued
In Stock An In Stock item is available to ship normally within 24 business hours.
Preorder A Preorder is an item that has not yet been released. Typically the label will set a projected release date (that is subject to change). If a projected release date is known, we will include this in the description in red. Other Preorders are set to release 'TBA.' This means that release date is yet 'To Be Announced'. The Preorder can be released anywhere between weeks, months or years from its initial announcement.
Backordered An Out Of Stock item is an item that we normally have available to ship but we are temporarily out of. We do not have a specific date when it will be coming.
Awaiting Repress Awaiting repress titles are in the process of being repressed by the label. No ETA is available at this time.
Expected On When an item is Out Of Stock and we have an estimated date when our stock should arrive, we list that date on our website in the part's description. It is not guaranteed.
Special Order A Special Order item is an item that we do not stock but can order from the manufacturer. Typical order times are located within the product description.
 
SKU:
SUMMCBPSE3H
UPC:
844682000039


This item not eligible for any further discount offers!

Trade In Pricing:
Only $449.99 with Sumiko Blue Point Cartridge trade in! (Working or Non-Working Qualifies!)

Re-Tip/Exchange:
Only $398.99

Trade instructions: If you purchase this cartridge with a trade-in, please note when you check out your total will show the normal sale price of this item and NOT the trade in price. However, when we process your order, you will be charged ONLY the trade in price. When you have received your new Sumiko cartridge, please carefully pack and ship your trade-in cartridge to us (see our website for address).

Raises the performance bar even higher at this highly competitive price point!

The evolution of the ever-popular Blue Point Special, the BPS EVO III raises the performance bar even higher at this highly competitive price point. Its tonal balance is remarkably smooth, exhibiting a fundamental richness and overall warmth without sacrificing musical detail and resolution. Sound stage focus and channel separation are exemplary, as is the cartridge’s ability to maintain a coherent consistency that reproduces music as a perceptual whole.

Chemically coated aluminum cantilever with 0.3mm x 0.7mm elliptical stylus. Ultra low-resonance open generator design and resonance controlled mounting system provides the lowest mechanical impedance. The BPS EVO III is highly compatible with most modern tonearms.

"Sumiko's Blue Point EVO III is an updated version of the firm's popular Blue Point Special (BPS)... The EVO III provided a big helping of moving-coil goodness, yet was refreshingly free of common moving-coil quirks and foibles. Enthusiastically recommended." - The Absolute Sound, April 2004

Blue Point Special High Specifications:
Cartridge Type: MC
Frequency Response: 12Hz-40KHz
Output Voltage/Channel: 2.5mV
Channel Separation: 30dB
Channel Balance: 0.5dB
Compliance: 12x10-6 cm/dyne
Stylus Size/Shape: .3x.7/Elliptical
Load Impedance: 47k Ohms
Tracking Force Range: 1.7-2.1 grams
Recommended Force: 2.0 grams
Cartridge Weight: 8.3 grams
Customer Reviews
4.0 Based on 1 Reviews
5 ★
0% 
0
4 ★
100% 
1
3 ★
0% 
0
2 ★
0% 
0
1 ★
0% 
0
Write a Review

Thank you for submitting a review!

Your input is very much appreciated. Share it with your friends so they can enjoy it too!

Filter Reviews:
DL
12/11/2019
DAVID L.
United States

Good as always

I've been using the BPS on my SOTA Star and Premier FT3 for over a decade. Jerry Raskin's Needle Doctor used to offer a "retip" service with a $100 credit on a replacement cart. For some reason they summarily canceled my order and didn't respond to questions. I'm also a longtime ED shopper but never thought of ordering it from them before. They also offer the "retip" credit, so I went with ED. There's no evidence, or none that I can find, that cart they sent was an inferior re-manufactured unit. I haven't had a chance to compare sounds of different carts in a long time and mostly rely on reviewers. This one sounds great to me, lots of "presence" compared to releases also available digitally e.g. Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances/Dallas Symphony (which ED stocks last time I looked). Plenty of detail. Tracking has improved so much compared to cartridges of yore that I don't think mistracking is an issue with any decent modern one. It certainly isn't with this one. I like the way the stylus sticks out making cuing easier. It also means I have to be extra careful not to ruin it. One thing I do not like is the absence of a stylus guard of any kind for use while installing it. This should not be difficult to manufacture and should be included with a cartridge at this price level. I recently did a test with one of the Shure test records of the cartridge/arm resonance. I don't know why I never tried this before. I found the resonance of the BPS/Premier to be spot on the ideal 10hz, and the damping on the Premier still works fine after all these years. I won't worry my head about that issue again. I have so far not been tempted to do a trade-in to a more expensive cartridge. I might try a low output version some day but I'm not completely confident switching my Parasound P7's input to "MC" wouldn't introduce audible hum, so I went with what has always worked for me.

Sumiko Blue Point Special EVO III High Output MC Cartridge 2.5mV
Share   |   Facebook  •  Twitter
Was this helpful?  3    0

Customers Also Like