{"id":180168,"date":"2024-03-15T11:50:52","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T11:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=180168"},"modified":"2024-03-15T11:50:52","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T11:50:52","slug":"techdas-tdc-01-dia-ms-cartridge-with-a-diamond-stylus-and-titanium-body","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/techdas-tdc-01-dia-ms-cartridge-with-a-diamond-stylus-and-titanium-body\/","title":{"rendered":"TechDAS TDC-01 Dia: MS cartridge with a diamond stylus and titanium body"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TechDAS, a brand under the Japanese audio equipment company Stella Inc., has unveiled its latest offering, the TDC-01 Dia MC cartridge. This new product is distinguished by its diamond cantilever, which the company asserts is the superior material for this application, offering unmatched speed and response characteristics. Crafted from titanium, both the cartridge body and its base underscore the brand&#8217;s commitment to quality and durability.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_180169\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-180169\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-180169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TechDAS-TDC-01-Dia.jpg\" alt=\"TechDAS TDC-01 Dia\" width=\"1000\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TechDAS-TDC-01-Dia.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TechDAS-TDC-01-Dia-800x456.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TechDAS-TDC-01-Dia-100x57.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TechDAS-TDC-01-Dia-776x442.jpg 776w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-180169\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">TechDAS TDC-01 Dia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Featuring a wide operating frequency range from 10 Hz to an impressive 50,000 Hz, the TDC-01 Dia boasts an internal impedance of 1.4 ohms and requires a tracking force between 2.0 and 2.5 grams. Weighing in at 17 grams, it also specifies a loading recommendation of 100\u2013200 Ohms, channel imbalance of just 0.5 dB, and a minimum channel separation of 30 dB.<\/p>\n<p>Available for purchase in Japan, the TDC-01 Dia is priced at 1,540,000 yen, which is approximately $10,400, based on current exchange rates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TechDAS, a brand under the Japanese audio equipment company Stella Inc., has unveiled its latest offering, the TDC-01 Dia MC cartridge. This new product is distinguished by its diamond cantilever, which the company asserts is the superior material for this application, offering unmatched speed and response characteristics. Crafted from titanium, both the cartridge body and [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/techdas-tdc-01-dia-ms-cartridge-with-a-diamond-stylus-and-titanium-body\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":180170,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[642],"tags":[779],"class_list":["post-180168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hi-fi","tag-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=180168"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180168\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/180170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=180168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=180168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=180168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}