Tiger Eye Platinum

About the Tiger Eye Platinum

The Koetsu Tiger Eye Platinum is a pinnacle of cartridge design, crafted from a block of high-quality tigereye stone that is carefully selected for natural grain and polished to a fine finish. This moving coil cartridge uses silverplated copper wiring, rare platinum magnets, and a boron cantilever to deliver a sublime analog listening experience characterized by harmonious, cohesive sound with exceptional detail, focus, and imaging. It produces a low output of 0.3 mV and is known for its smooth, warm, and richly textured sound signature. The cartridge weighs 12.5 grams and has a compliance of 5 x 10^-6 cm/dyne at 100 Hz, making it a superior tracker. Recommended tracking force is 1.8-2.0 grams, with a recommended load impedance between 75 and 500 ohms. The Tiger Eye Platinum is handmade in small numbers, embodying both technical excellence and aesthetic beauty, making it a highly sought-after cartridge for audiophiles seeking reference-level analog playback.