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Recommended Component 2025 – Stereophile
Reviewers Choice Award – Part-Time Audiophile
Detailed, Transparent, and Natural MC Cartridge Crafted for Purists
Crafted with a purist approach for the audiophile, the StudioSilver MC moving coil phono cartridge embodies the pinnacle of precision and innovation from MoFi Electronics.
Born from the same passion for authenticity that drives all MoFi creations, the StudioSilver MC, meticulously assembled in Japan, offers a listening experience that transcends the ordinary. It's not just about playing records. It's about bringing the artist's studio into your listening room with unerring accuracy and depth.
Purity. That’s the heart of the Mobile Fidelity Electronics StudioSilver MC cartridge, which remains true to the brand’s credo to bring you (much) closer to your favorite artists and the environs in which they record.
"Recommended Component" Honors
Stereophile honored the StudioSilver MC by awarding it the magazine's coveted Recommend Component status for 2025.
"This low-output, aluminum-bodied MC employs a boron cantilever with a "Nude MicroLinear" tip. MoFi recommends loading the StudioSilver with less than 100 ohms, and at 100 ohms HR [Herb Reichert] found that it 'effortlessly depicted enormous wavefronts of massed strings with purring-cat textures and supple, billowing forms.'"
"Changing to 500 ohms, the StudioSilver kicked up the energy and enjoyment factors. Comparing the StudioSilver with the Benz Micro Gullwing SLR, HR noted that it was not as dark or dense, tonewise and basswise, but it was lighter on its feet. 'A high-value pickup that's easy to recommend,' he concluded."
Award-Winning Performance
"The MoFi StudioSilver MC did an excellent job of laying the foundation of the music and getting that sharp biting edge that brass can often have that is difficult to record well. The brass really leaps out on this recording and the Studiosilver MC got me to jump in surprise every time," raves Graig Neville. His March 29, 2024 review for Part-Time Audiophile honored the StudioSilver with a Reviewers Choice Award.
"It gets the vocal timbre and tonality so right – it truly feels like the artist is talking or singing directly to you right through the speakers."
"Delivers Far in Excess of Its Price Point"
"MoFi's new StudioSilver moving coil's excitements could be mistaken for those of a cartridge costing several times its asking price," observes Herb Reichert, Stereophile, October 24, 2024, terming it "a high-value pickup that's easy to recommend."
Esteemed analog guru Michael Fremer notes in his review for trackingangle.com, July 5, 2024, "The StudioSilver is a genuine bargain that delivers far in excess of its price point, especially in terms of vocal verisimilitude."
StudioSilver Takes No Shortcuts
Detailed, transparent, and natural, StudioSilver takes no shortcuts when it comes to high-end build quality. A sleek aluminum body with threaded inserts not only ensures problem-free mounting, but also effectively minimizes unwanted vibration and lets you enjoy enhanced openness, presence, and black backgrounds.
In addition, a neodymium magnet and permendur yoke complement pure copper by Ohno continuous casting (PCOCC) coils to drive home its emphasis on clarity and true-to-the-source faithfulness.
Delve into a Soundscape of Unrivaled Clarity
Equipped with a nude microlinear stylus that comes mounted on a high-grade boron cantilever, the Japanese-made StudioSilver traces LP grooves with surgical-like precision to retrieve the details many cartridges in this range (and many above) simply miss. That is a key difference between just listening to and truly experiencing, feeling, the music. StudioSilver bridges that gap, and beyond.
Delve into a soundscape of unrivaled clarity and intricate detail, backed by a frequency response that captures the essence of every note. This is the sound of precision; this is the sound of the StudioSilver MC.
Unyielding Clarity with PCOCC Coils
Harnessing the power of its Neodymium magnet and permendur yoke, the StudioSilver MC brings energy and life to your music. The pure copper coils, crafted from Ohno Continuous Casting (PCOCC), provide a path of least resistance for the audio signal, ensuring a clarity that is as astonishing as it is pure.
Encapsulated in a meticulously designed aluminum body, the StudioSilver MC is not just an instrument of playback – it's an artifact of sonic excellence, allowing every subtlety to emerge with pristine fidelity.
Compatible with a Wide Array of Tonearms
Rated with a 0.35mV output voltage and 1.8-2.2g tracking force, StudioSilver is compatible with a wide array of tonearms, turntables, and phono preamplifiers. Discover what more and more music lovers are finding out on a regular basis: MoFi cartridges rank among the audiophile industry’s finest values.
