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Sumiko Wellfleet Overview

Sumiko Phono Cartridges proudly presents Wellfleet, the latest addition to the renowned Rainier collection. Building upon the award-winning design of the Moonstone cartridge, Wellfleet features an upgraded suspension and a highly polished nude elliptical diamond stylus, delivering an unparalleled listening experience.

Key Features

• Nude Elliptical Stylus: Wellfleet utilizes a nude elliptical stylus, eliminating the bonding between the stylus tip and shank. This design reduces the tip mass, resulting in a faster, more direct, and accurate response. The highly polished diamond enhances speed and focuses central images, pulling them toward the listener with increased detail.
• Enhanced Sound Quality: With Wellfleet, vocals are immediate, clear, and detailed, revealing the warmth of human voices with hints of rasp and emphasized subtleties. The cartridge also delivers tight and well-controlled bass, improved surface noise, and a more distanced backdrop, creating a deeply suspended image.
• Versatile Upgrade Path: Wellfleet is compatible with 5 stylus variations within the Rainier series. Rainier owners can easily upgrade to Olympia, Moonstone, and Wellfleet by simply swapping the stylus. This flexibility allows you to experience the best of Sumiko's design innovations.
• Resonance-Optimized Housing: The housing of the Wellfleet cartridge is designed to disperse and dissipate resonance, ensuring transparent and effortless sound with intimate nuances. This innovation results in a natural voicing that captures the harmonics, space, and attack and decay of voices and instruments.

Our Latest Oysters

Designed for discerning audiophiles who value performance and affordability, the Rainier, Olympia, Moonstone, and Wellfleet cartridges enhance and refine the sonic character that Sumiko is known for. The new designs address resonance issues, providing honest voicing and transparent sonics with a diminutive backdrop that enhances sonic images akin to moving coil designs.

Upgrade Path

The replacement styli for Rainier, Olympia, Moonstone, and Wellfleet are interchangeable, allowing you to follow the upgrade path and experience the best that this design has to offer.

Hand-Crafted in Japan

Each Sumiko phono cartridge, from Oyster to Reference, is meticulously hand-crafted in Yokohama, Japan. Using the finest materials, each design is auditioned until perfected, ensuring precision and quality. Sumiko cartridges are designed to deliver an exceptional listening experience, making them a perfect addition to any analog system.

Sumiko Wellfleet In Brief

• High-performance nude elliptical diamond stylus
• Enhanced suspension and resonance-optimized housing
• Immediate, clear, and detailed vocals with tight bass
• Compatible with Rainier, Olympia, and Moonstone styli for easy upgrades
• Hand-crafted in Japan for precision and quality
• Designed for discerning audiophiles seeking transparent and natural sound

The Sumiko Wellfleet cartridge offers a refined and engaging listening experience, making it a top choice for audiophiles looking to enhance their analog system with high-quality sound reproduction.