Phono cartridge

A cartridge upgrade can transform the sound of your turntable. We look at some of the best and most popular cartridges today.

Frequency Response: 20-25,000 Hz Channel Separation: 28 dB at 1kHz Channel Balance: 1.0 dB Tracking Force: 1.0-1.8 grams Vertical Tracking Angle: 20 Degree

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The four new moving magnet cartridges from Sumiko include the Rainier, Olympia, Moonstone and Amethyst. The two new moving coil cartridges, the Songbird and Starling which will be part of the Reference Series product line The Sumiko Rainier, Olympia and Moonstone all utilise a common housing and generator assembly, so the stylus assemblies are interchangeable....

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Shure M97

For the past 30 years or more, with a few exceptions, Moving Coil cartridges have been variations of the same basic design. Very little has changed in 30 years. The principle of a coil moving withi…

London Reference Phono Cartridge -

I began to haunt flea markets and old book and record stores looking for vinyl treasures. I still had a decent turntable, and had recently upgraded the cartridge, but my phono preamp was at least 10 years old and not the best to begin with. It sounded ok, but the next logical upgrade was a more serious audiophile phono preamp.