Transfiguration

Proteus

Introduced 2014$6,000 MSRP

The Proteus is Transfiguration's long-running flagship low-output moving-coil cartridge, designed by Seiji Yoshioka with a precision-machined, resonance-controlled aluminum body, a solid boron cantilever, and a PA (micro-ridge) diamond stylus (Elusive Disc; Hi-Fi+). It uses a yokeless double-ring-magnet generator with ultra-pure (99.9997%) 5N silver coils positioned at the focal point of the magnetic flux field, giving an unusually low 1-ohm internal impedance (Hi-Fi+).

MSRP

$6,000

Used market · Good

$3,250

-46% vs MSRP

as of Sep 1, 2026

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MSRP to used market

From $6,000 at launch to $3,250 today.

Specifications

Coils: 5N silver coils on 3S µ-metal square core
Price: $6,000 US / £3,995 UK
Weight: 7.8 g (without stylus cover)
Body material: Precision-machined solid aluminum, resonance controlled
Output voltage: 0.2 mV (3.54 cm/s, 1 kHz)
Tracking force: 1.7–2.2 g, 2.0 g recommended
Cantilever stylus: 0.3 mm solid boron cantilever, PA (3 x 30 µm) solid diamond stylus
Channel separation: >30 dB (200 Hz–1 kHz)
Dynamic compliance: 13 x 10⁻⁶ cm/dyne
Frequency response: 10 Hz–20 kHz +1.5 dB, 20 kHz–40 kHz +2 dB
Internal impedance: 1 ohm