FAQ's
Eroica - Q. What is “enamelled-copper”?
Answer: The windings of each coil must be insulated from each other and this is achieved these days by a thin layer (2 microns) of polyester. In the past, coil windings were dipped in an enamel varnish which was much heavier and thicker and is no ...
Eroica HX / LX - Q. What is the difference of the “new pure-iron cross-armature design” to the iron armature of Eroica LX?
Answer: The two designs are very similar which means that the HX and LX are now much closer in performance – however, the fewer windings on the LX means that the moving mass is still even lower than the HX, and because it must work into an MC phono ...
Eroica HX / LX - Q. In comparison to Eroica LX: Do you raise the voltage by using a stronger magnet or by more windings on the coils?
Answer We use extra coil windings. The reason for this is that in order to work into a high-impedance MM input the output impedance of the Eroica HX needs to be raised accordingly and this can most easily be achieved by increasing the number of ...
Eroica HX / H - Q. What are the differences between the new Eroica HX and the old Eroica H?
Answer: The main difference is that the traditional square core armature which will be found on many traditional MC cartridges produced today and which we used in the Eroica H, this has been exchanged for a modern cross-shaped pure iron armature core ...
Goldring MC - Q. I have an EAR MC3 step-up transformer and have 40ohm, 12ohm, 4ohm options, which should I use with Elite cartridge?
Answer: Goldring MCs have quite high outputs compared to the number of windings so, they don’t need much “stepping up”. On the EAR MC3 40 ohm setting you have a gain of x10 which gives an output level to your MM input of 5 mV which is perfect. On ...
Eroica H/LX - Q. What's the static and dynamic compliance of these cartridges?
Answer: The Eroica H/LX have an average static compliance of 18 mm/N and a dynamic compliance of 10 mm/N at 10 Hz which makes them compatible with tonearms of an effective mass of between 8–30g . As the cartridges are hand built, both these figures ...
Elite - Q. What is the stylus tip to mounting point height and distance?
Answer: The stylus tip to mounting point measurements for the Elite cartridge are as follows Height: 16.6mm Distance: 9.4mm
Eroica - Q. What is the stylus tip to mounting point height and distance?
Answer: The stylus tip to mounting point measurements for the Eroica cartridge are as follows Height: 16.7mm Distance: 9.4mm
Ethos/SE - Q. What is the stylus tip to mounting point height and distance?
Answer: The stylus tip to mounting point measurements for the Ethos and Ethos SE cartridges are as follows Height: 17.1mm Distance: 8.1mm
Legacy - Q. What is the stylus tip to mounting point height and distance?
Answer: The stylus tip to mounting point measurements for the Legacy cartridge are as follows Height: 19.9mm Distance: 8.1mm
Ethos - Q. What size are the mounting screws with my Ethos cartridge?
Answer: The Ethos include both M2.5 x 6mm and M2.5 x 4mm screws to attach it to the head shell.
Elite - Q. What size are the mounting screws with my Elite cartridge?
Answer: The Elite uses M2.5 x 8mm screws and M2.5 nuts to attach it to the head shell.
Eroica - Q. What size are the mounting screws with my Eroica cartridge?
Answer: The Eroica uses M2.5 x 8mm screws and M2.5 nuts to attach it to the head shell.
Goldring - Q. The recommended loading for an Ethos cartridge is 100 ohms, can I set my phono pre-amp lower/higher?
Answer: The 100 ohm loading is just a recommendation. You can go higher (470R and above) and this will increase the high frequency transient response of the cartridge because it reduces electrical damping of the cantilever. If you go lower you get ...
Ethos - Q. Which turntable is best to use with my Ethos cartridge?
Answer: The Goldring Ethos cartridge will work well in any turntable with a medium to low mass arm (i.e. anything 12g or less), but we don’t think there is a better turntable than the Linn Sondek. You can start with the base model, and you can ...
EROICA - Q. Will a Goldring EROICA cartridge be compatible with my Naim ARO tonearm?
Answer: Unfortunately the EROICA has a tip to mounting bolt distance of about 11mm, so I'm afraid that it would not be compatible with a Naim ARO tonearm. The ARO was designed for LINN 3 point mounting cartridges such as the Troika, and luckily LINN ...
Elite - Q. Can I use a Goldring Ethos with my EAR 834P phonostage and Onkyo MT-2 step-up transformer?
Answer: If the transformer has a 24 ohm input impedance and load impedance of 47k, it would have a gain of 44 which means that the output of the an Ethos would be stepped up to 22 mV. This might be too much for the EAR pre amp which has a sensitivity ...