Miyajima Saboten: When Craftsmanship Becomes High Fidelity

HARDWARE UNDER REVIEW — #02 Summer Edition

The Miyajima Saboten is a phono cartridge that translates Noriyuki Miyajima’s research into deliberately unconventional technical solutions.

Its cactus-spine cantilever and Cross Ring Method are not decorative curiosities but elements of a design philosophy developed through decades of analogue work.

In listening, the Saboten favours coherence, presence and the ability to follow musical texture, while requiring careful turntable, arm and cartridge setup.

Riccardo Mozzi