Audio-Technica 1983 AT1000MC, AT1000T, AT-LSEMT - turntables | ShowaAudio

Brochure for the Audio-Technica AT1000MC moving coil cartridge and the AT1000T toroidal transformer made for it. AT1000MC is priced at ¥200,000: natural diamond stylus with rectangular tip, 0.06mg weight, beryllium brass dual-tapered cantilever, independent channel separation, custom-machined aluminum block body with alumite finish, headshell included. AT1000T is a purpose-built toroidal transformer with three input impedance settings (3/20/40 ohm), 5-80,000Hz bandwidth, and up to 34dB step-up. The brochure also covers the AT-LSEMT adapter for EMT tonearms.

Model	Type	Price
AT1000MC	MC cartridge	¥200,000
AT1000T	MC step-up transformer	¥150,000
AT-LSEMT	accessory - adapter	¥12,000

Model

Type

Price

AT1000MC

MC cartridge

¥200,000

AT1000T

MC step-up transformer

¥150,000

AT-LSEMT

accessory - adapter

¥12,000

Technical terms	Translation
デュアル・ムービングコイル	dual moving coil
天然ダイヤモンド無垢針	solid natural diamond stylus
トロイダルトランス	toroidal transformer

Technical terms

Translation

デュアル・ムービングコイル

dual moving coil

天然ダイヤモンド無垢針

solid natural diamond stylus

トロイダルトランス

toroidal transformer

Marketing terms	Translation
オーディオは夢の世界です。何もない空間にオーケストラが広がり、ソロイストの姿が浮かびます。心にだけ見える風景のすばらしさにいちどとりつかれてしまったら…。その先は申し上げるまでもないことでしょう。けれど、そんな夢の世界を構築するオーディオ機器もしだいに工業製品の趣きが強くなり、エクストリーム・マニアの夢をかきたてるものは少なくなりました。高価な製品はむしろふえているにせよ、高価さと夢の大きさを対応させることはそれほど容易でないと私たちは考えます。	Audio is a world of dreams. An orchestra spreads across empty space, and the figure of a soloist appears. Once you have been captivated by the wonder of a landscape that only the heart can see... what comes next hardly needs saying. But the audio equipment that builds such a world of dreams has gradually taken on more of the character of an industrial product, and fewer things stir the dreams of extreme enthusiasts. Even if expensive products are, if anything, increasing, we believe it is not so easy to make high price correspond to the size of the dream.
AT-1000の開発にあたって、当然ながら私たちはすべてを音に賭けました。日ごろ抱いている技術者の夢を、あらいざらい実行してみました。と同時に、不確かな実験的要素を残さず必要不可決な本質的要素を100パーセント生かしきるという技術の基本を守りぬきました。	In developing the AT-1000, we naturally staked everything on sound. We tried to carry out, without exception, the dreams that engineers hold day to day. At the same time, we held firmly to the basic principle of engineering: to leave no uncertain experimental elements and to make full, one-hundred-percent use of the essential elements that are indispensable.
あらゆる基本性能を正攻法に徹した妥協のない設計でキメ細かく磨きあげ、最良の音を追求してゆくこと、AT-1000の特異さとAT-1000の音を明確に特徴づけているものは、ですから素材ではなく構造でもありません。それは、多年にわたる技術集積の粋を傾注した無形のノウハウとケタ外れな精密工程なのです。	Polishing every basic performance to a fine finish with an uncompromising design that sticks to the straightforward approach, and pursuing the best sound: what clearly characterizes the singularity of the AT-1000 and the sound of the AT-1000 is therefore neither the materials nor the structure. It is intangible know-how into which the essence of many years of accumulated technology has been poured, and an extraordinarily precise manufacturing process.

Marketing terms

Translation

オーディオは夢の世界です。何もない空間にオーケストラが広がり、ソロイストの姿が浮かびます。心にだけ見える風景のすばらしさにいちどとりつかれてしまったら…。その先は申し上げるまでもないことでしょう。けれど、そんな夢の世界を構築するオーディオ機器もしだいに工業製品の趣きが強くなり、エクストリーム・マニアの夢をかきたてるものは少なくなりました。高価な製品はむしろふえているにせよ、高価さと夢の大きさを対応させることはそれほど容易でないと私たちは考えます。

Audio is a world of dreams. An orchestra spreads across empty space, and the figure of a soloist appears. Once you have been captivated by the wonder of a landscape that only the heart can see... what comes next hardly needs saying. But the audio equipment that builds such a world of dreams has gradually taken on more of the character of an industrial product, and fewer things stir the dreams of extreme enthusiasts. Even if expensive products are, if anything, increasing, we believe it is not so easy to make high price correspond to the size of the dream.

AT-1000の開発にあたって、当然ながら私たちはすべてを音に賭けました。日ごろ抱いている技術者の夢を、あらいざらい実行してみました。と同時に、不確かな実験的要素を残さず必要不可決な本質的要素を100パーセント生かしきるという技術の基本を守りぬきました。

In developing the AT-1000, we naturally staked everything on sound. We tried to carry out, without exception, the dreams that engineers hold day to day. At the same time, we held firmly to the basic principle of engineering: to leave no uncertain experimental elements and to make full, one-hundred-percent use of the essential elements that are indispensable.

あらゆる基本性能を正攻法に徹した妥協のない設計でキメ細かく磨きあげ、最良の音を追求してゆくこと、AT-1000の特異さとAT-1000の音を明確に特徴づけているものは、ですから素材ではなく構造でもありません。それは、多年にわたる技術集積の粋を傾注した無形のノウハウとケタ外れな精密工程なのです。

Polishing every basic performance to a fine finish with an uncompromising design that sticks to the straightforward approach, and pursuing the best sound: what clearly characterizes the singularity of the AT-1000 and the sound of the AT-1000 is therefore neither the materials nor the structure. It is intangible know-how into which the essence of many years of accumulated technology has been poured, and an extraordinarily precise manufacturing process.