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Yasuo Ozawa left the legendary audio company Fidelity Research in 1986 to form his own phono cartridge company, Shelter. Since then, under Ozawa-san’s guidance, each Shelter cartridge is painstakingly hand-made to truly artisan standards of precision. His philosophy is just this: anything that smacks of gimmickry or, in any way, may prove deleterious to sound or reliability is eliminated. Ozawa-san believes that the simplest, most direct path is always to be prefferred. The cartridges bear this out. Detailed, nimble, and expressive, each Shelter cartridge, from the budget classic 201 to the state-of-the-art Harmony, conveys the heart and soul of music without coloration. Call us for recommendations regarding table/tonearm/phonostage matching. |
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A long-time Tweak Shop favorite: the Shelter 501 II: $995.00 Our choice for best "bang-for-the-buck". |
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Above left: The Shelter Harmony, one of the finest cartridges ever made. Unequalled at revealing the inner workings of orchestral music, but also at home puching out The Doobie Brothers! $5,300.00; Above center: The Shelter 301 II. Don't let the fact that this is Shelter's "entry-level" moving coil cartridge put you off - it's an amazing performer at just $895.00. Above right: The Shelter 201. Shelter's only high-output moving magnet offering and a steal at $250.00; Below: The Shelter 5000, 7000, and 9000, all masters of performance at their pricepoints ($1,950.00; $2,800.00; and $3,500.00, respectively). |
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