Cartridge

London Decca Release Reference Type II, MA Cartridge All Image Credit: London Decca London Decca has announced the Reference Type II, a new flagship moving armature (MA) cartridge that builds on the brand’s long-running design, first established in 1951. The Reference Type II is not like conventional two coil MM […]

London Decca Release Reference Type II, MA Cartridge

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Nagaoka New Flagship MP-700 Moving Permalloy Cartridge All Image Credit: Nagaoka Nagaoka is celebrating its 85 years of cartridge manufacturing, by releasing the flagship Nagaoka MP-700 Moving Permalloy (MP) cartridge. This design differs from conventional Moving Magnet (MM) cartridges by using a lightweight piece of permalloy attached to the cantilever, […]

Nagaoka New Flagship MP-700 Moving Permalloy Cartridge

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Rega Nd Series Moving Magnet Cartridges – Quick Look All Image Credit: Rega Rega have just announced their Nd series of affordable and handmade moving magnet cartridge’s, the Nd3 and more recently the Nd5. According to Rega; “the Nd range (patent pending) we believe is a world first to use ultra-high powered […]

Rega Nd Series Moving Magnet Cartridges – Quick Look

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Goldring Adds Ethos SE MC Flagship Cartridge – Quick Look All Image Credit: Goldring Goldring have just announced the Ethos SE moving coil (MC) cartridge, a special edition of its Ethos moving coil cartridge line. According to Goldring; “Sitting at the very top of Goldring’s range of moving coil cartridges, […]

Goldring Adds Ethos SE MC Flagship Cartridge – Quick Look

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Vertere Launches XtraX And Dark Sabre Cartridges All Image Credit: Vertere Vertere have just released two new phono cartridges. The high-end XtraX, that sits above Vertere’s Mystic moving coil cartridge and the Vertere Dark Sabre that is the next step above Vertere’s Sabre moving magnet cartridge. Both models are said […]

Vertere Launches XtraX And Dark Sabre Cartridges

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Goldring E4 Moving Magnet Cartridge – First Look All Image Credit: Goldring Analogue audio specialist Goldring has announced its flagship E Series moving magnet cartridge, the E4. It has been designed as a significant upgrade for any budget or midrange turntable, with the E4 representing the pinnacle of E Series […]

Goldring E4 Moving Magnet Cartridge – First Look

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Nagra Reference MC Cartridge – Coming Soon All Image Credit: Nagra The following is from Nagra’s September News Letter release. Nagra has introduced its first ever phono cartridge at the Munich show 2022. The first units will be delivered mid-November! The Nagra Reference cartridge is the product of a number […]

Nagra Reference MC Cartridge – Coming Soon

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Cartridge Alignment - An Introduction 4
Cartridge Alignment – An Introduction Introduction Having spent what seemed like an eternity trying to wring out the last ounce of performance from my Hana SL, I thought that my experiences could provide a few of my readers with a good insight into the basics of cartridge alignment. Comparing disc […]

Cartridge Alignment – An Introduction

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