Miyajima Labs Sabotten L

You likely know that the Saboten L was well-loved by Art Dudley, but in case you don't, click this link to read Art's review.

We took this cartridge in trade, and it had 1 hour on it when we received it. We put another 10 hours on it for evaluation purposes.

Between the Kuzma 4Point-11, 4Point-9, and the long (282mm)Schröder CB, we found the best match to be the 4Point-9 (13 g. effective mass). The 4Point-9 (at 13 g.) sits between the medium mass arms and high mass arms like the 4Point-11 and the longer Schröder.

Even though the Sabotten L is a lower compliance cartridge, the most authoritative bass response was observed with the 4Point-9.

Package pricing (with the tonearm of your choice) is available.  Click this link for questions as well as for package pricing with the tonearm of your choice.

Note that we also have a second Myajima cartridge available - the Premium BE Mono (.7 mil stylus). This cartridge has about 25 hours on it. Click this link to our "Bargain Bin" for details on the BE Mono.

Questions, Ordering and Payment Options:

Contact us directly (click this link) and we'll work directly with you from specification, through invoicing, and payment.

Payment can be made by PayPal, major credit cards, check (with time to clear) and of course, old fashioned cash.

Consistent with Audiogon dealer guidelines, we'll work directly with you to ensure you make the right choice for your system.

Delivery times vary depending on the product. All of our cables are built to order and our power and speaker cables receive an extended burn-in, so factor that in to your delivery expectations.

We were early pioneers in the rigid drive belt concept - an architecture that renders a rim-drive like immediacy to our turntables' performance.

We sell manufacturer direct and in many instances, we’ll travel to set up your system.

Record cleaning shouldn't be drudgery.

An idler drive turntable that is as quiet as belt drive? You bet!

You want an escape clause? It's convertable to belt drive.

Our NiWatt, 300B power amplifier combines the beauty of a smaller triode with the muscularity of an 845.

The secret is in our split power supply design. With four independent power supplies for each channel, the NiWatts take no prisoners.

These are not your grandfather's 300B.

The NiWatt amplifiers were the catalyst that drove development of a cable line that we're extremely proud of.

We've gone up against some of the very best, and our cables have nothing to apologize for.

When we receive a Galibier turntable in trade, we re-manufacture it to "factory new" condition. This is pretty rare, because Galibier owners rarely trade in their gear. Subscribe to our mailing list for early notification of specialdeals.

Trade-in Policy:

• We have a liberal trade-in/upgrade policy for Galibier products, and one of the first turntables we ever sold in 2001 is running at current specifications. Contact us for details.


• We generally don't take trade-ins of other manufacturers products, but we will consign them - placing them on our Bargin Bin and frequently advertising them here as well.

Visiting Galibier:

We're located in the Denver, Colorado metropolitan area, about 35 minutes from the airport.

We offer travel reimbursement for many items auditioned and subsequently purchased. Details are on our "Purchase page".