Koetsu
Coalition Black
Introduced 1980$2,995 MSRP
The Koetsu Black is a handmade Japanese moving-coil cartridge, Koetsu's original and longest-running model, built in an anodized aluminum body with copper coil wiring, a samarium-cobalt magnet, and a boron cantilever. It dates back to roughly 1980 as the company's lower-priced offering alongside the original Onyx and Rosewood models.
MSRP
$2,995
Used market · Good
$2,140
-29% vs MSRP
as of Sep 1, 2026MSRP to used market
From $2,995 at launch to $2,140 today.
Specifications
- Body
- Anodized aluminum
- Price
- $2,995 current Koetsu USA list price
- Magnet
- Samarium cobalt
- Weight
- 10.2–10.8 g depending on listing/era
- Cantilever
- Boron (solid rod)
- Coil wiring
- Copper
- Output voltage
- 0.4 mV
- Recommended load
- 75–500 Ω per Koetsu USA; other dealer listings cite 30–1,000 Ω range
- Channel separation
- 25 dB at 1 kHz
- Frequency response
- 20 Hz–100 kHz
- Recommended tracking force
- 1.8–2.0 g
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