SUT-1M Step-up Transformer
The MK Analogue SUT-1M builds on the development of the SUT-1L – and transfers its impressive virtues to the transmission ratios 1 : 5 and 1 : 10. Clear the stage for Denon, EMT, Audio Technica, Shelter, Clearaudio, Dynavector, Benz Micro and other fantastic cartridges with medium and higher impedances.
This is how the SUT-1M ‘sounds’ in the phono chain
Our SUT-1M simply disappears. It gives free rein to the music and the characteristics of the pickup. The sound is natural, clear, tidy, direct, and supremely confident – exactly what the pickup manufacturer had in mind. The music flows, and the listener enjoys.
The SUT-1M’s design is utterly uncompromising in terms of:
Frequency Response
‘Perfect’ Shielding
The transformer is shielded against electromagnetic interference, but also against resonance and direct sound. So it is like a pillar, providing stability to the whole chain:
- MU metal encapsulation for the actual transformer;
- Brass body lined with bitumen mats surrounding the MU-metal capsule;
- Aluminium housing lined with bitumen mats;
- Sandwich construction: connection of the base plate with an additional stainless steel plate;
- Sorbothane feet for decoupling from the ground.
‘Direct’ Premium Wiring
As for the SUT-1L, the SUT-1M offers two transformer stages: 14 dB and 20 dB voltage boost – two separate inputs are used, the signal lines are directly connected – without switch. And the number of connection points is reduced by 70 %.
We use specially manufactured and individually twisted strands as well as self-sufficient, individually shielded signal conductors with capacity reduced by 60 %.
Fully Balanced
The pickup signal is inherently balanced, and this signal is much less susceptible to interference than an unbalanced one.
Technical data and details, price for the SUT-1M
| Structure | fully balanced |
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| Termination impedance without matching plugs (47 kohm) |
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| Frequency response |
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| Signal-to-noise ratio | 115 dB (– 10 dB V) |
| Distortion | K3 < 0,01 % (f = 40Hz, – 10 dBV) |
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| Output Impedance | 400 Ohm |
| Feet | Sorbolution (Sorbothane) |
| Connectors | Neutric |
| Dimensions (including feet) | 145 x 95 x 160 mm (width x height x depth) |
| Weight | 2.75 kg |
| Colours | black, silver |
| Retail price incl. VAT | 3.190 €, including 2 pairs of matching plugs for a final impedance of 400 (14 dB), 200 (14 and 20 dB) and 100 Ohm (20 dB) |
A Non-exhaustive List of Pickups That Work Very Well with the MK Analogue SUT-1M:
- Audio Technica: AT-33SA, AT33EV, AT ART20, ART9XI, ART9XA, OC9X-Serie, AT-33 mono, AT3 Mono
- Benz Micro: Ace SL, Wood SL, Ruby Z, LP(-S), Glider SL, Ruby SLR Gullwing
- Clearaudio: Talisman V2 Gold, Concerto V2, Stradivari V2, Jubilee MC, Da Vinci V2, Titanium V2, Goldfinger Statement
- Denon: DL-103, DL-103R
- Dynavector: Karat 17D3, 10×5 Neo MK II
- EMT: HMD 025, HSD 006, JSD 5/6, JSD Pure, JSD VM, JSD Novel Gold/Titan
- Goldnote: Donatello Red, Donatello Gold, Tuscany Red
- Miyajima: Takumi L, Takumi, Waza, Carbon, Kansui, Madake, Destiny, Spirit Mono, Zero Mono, Infinitiy Mono (manche Miyajimas passen auch hervorragend zum SUT-1L, da heißt es Probieren!)
- Shelter: 501 III MC, Harmony MC
- Soundsmith: Hyperion MKII, Sussurro MKII, Paua MKII
- Sumiko: Blue Point No. 3, Songbird, Starling, Celebration 40, Palo Santos Presentation
- Van den Hul: The Crimson, The Crimson XGW, The Frog Gold, The Gran Cru, The Colibri XGW Stradivarius Signature, The Colibri XGP, The Black Crimson
