Ikeda Sound Labs 9TT

Ikeda Sound Labs

9TT

Introduced 2011$4,600 MSRP

The 9TT is a moving-coil cartridge from Ikeda Sound Labs, a small Japanese manufacturer founded by tonearm and cartridge designer Isamu Ikeda and continued as a specialist analog workshop producing cartridges and tonearms in limited numbers for a niche global audience.

MSRP

$4,600

Used market · Good

$1,950

-58% vs MSRP
as of Sep 1, 2026

MSRP to used market

From $4,600 at launch to $1,950 today.

Specifications

Price
$4,600 retail
Weight
10 g
Compliance
7
Stylus type
Solid diamond, line contact
Coil impedance
2.0 Ω at 1 kHz
Output voltage
0.16 mV (5 cm/s)
Cantilever material
Double-layered duralumin pipe
Recommended tracking force
1.8 g ± 0.2 g

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