Transfiguration Audio Phoenix S MC Cartridge

Offered here is a Transfiguration Phoenix.
Winner of Absolute Sound 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2013. Rave reviews
from Michael Fremer at Stereophile. When you hear it, you'll understand why. 

This one was a dealer demo for about 1 year before I purchased it. I have used it sparingly as this is a back up cartridge - I have others and I rotate my carts.  The sound is magnificent, especially midrange vocals. As you see from
the pictures, the stylus is straight. I have a loop to see that the diamond is
similarly fully intact. I ranked it as 8/10 being conservative. This cartridge has not been mistreated rather just the
opposite. The turntable/tonearm combo are a Brinkmann Bardo with an Origin Live Conqueror tonearm, I use precision alignment tools so all
adjustments were fine tuned to protect the albums and the stylus. All records are cleaned prior to playing using a VPI vacuum cleaning system. The SN is 2447. Buy with confidence with a regular Audiogon A+ buyer/seller. If you pay with Pay Pal there is an additional 3% to cover fees.

Specifications --

Design: Yokeless double-ring magnet musically natural MC
cartridge

Body: Aluminum, resonance controlled

Cantilever: 0.3mm diameter solid boron

Stylus: PA (3 x 30um), solid diamond

Core/coils: High grade permalloy square core with pure
silver coils

Magnet: Neodymium (rear) & Samarium cobalt (front)

Weight: 7.8g

Output voltage: 0.4mV (3.54cm/sec, 1kHz)

Internal impedance: 1-2 ohms

Frequency response: 10Hz - 20kHz +1.5dB / 20Hz - 40kHz +2dB

Channel separation: Greater Than 27dB, 200Hz - 1kHz

Channel balance: Less Than 0.5dB, 1kHz

Tracking ability at 315Hz at the tracking force of 2g:
Greater Than 70um

Dynamic compliance: 12 x 10 to the minus 6cm/dyne